The pencil pot: a multiplicity of shapes and materials. The writing with the pen required for a long time ink and writing, small felling boxes containing ink, goose feathers and wax to be stamped. Waterman's commercialization of the fountain pen at the end of the 19th century, the invention of the ballpoint pen by the B-er brothers in 1938, and the appearance in 1950 of the first disposable Bic ballpoint pen, made the old writing material obsolete. Pencil pots will now be multiplied to store pens, felts and pencils. The Pencil pot a decorative object. First showing wise shapes inspired ...
... by industrial office equipment, the pencil jar has now become both practical and playful. The reclaimed spirit always inspires the zinc pencil jar inspired by potholes and cans. The design diverts shapes and materials, such as the famous Essey that mimics, ceramic, a crumpled plastic cup, while other models have the shape of the cap of the Bic pen. The third trend shows the use of rich textures such as faux fur or, on the contrary, ecological materials: pencils come to be noted in a raw log or stand in the center of a green plant pot.
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