The pencil sharpener is definitely a stationary tool that hasn't really seen a unique redesign in some time, if ever; that all changes with the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener. A beautiful design, it brings a sense of care to the maintenance of one's writing and artistic tools.
Created by multidisciplinary design studio Free Time Industries, the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener may not offer the fastest way to sharpen your pencils, but it surely provides a very precise way. Inspired by pencil sharpeners from the olden days, "it individual functions of each part, we were able to combine elements and reduce visual complexity," as the designers put it.
Poetic and ritualistic, the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener is especially ideal for soft-leaded and color pencils.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Stationery Redesign
- The Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener provides an opportunity for companies to redesign traditional stationary tools.
- Artistic Tool Design
- The Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener presents an opportunity for companies to innovate in the design of artistic tools.
- Precise Functionality
- The focus on precision in the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener offers an opportunity for companies to innovate in precision-based products.
Where This Applies
- Stationery Supplies
- Companies in the stationery industry can explore designs that provide for more poetic and visually stimulating stationary tools for artists and writers.
- Art Supplies
- Art supply companies can leverage the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener design to explore innovative designs for sharpeners or other art tools.
- Product Design
- Companies that specialize in product design can learn from the aesthetic and functional design elements in the Swing Blade Pencil Sharpener for inspiration in creating their own unique products.
