Madrid-based design firm enPieza has constructed an unusual, 'writerly' chandelier made of Bic pens: VOLIVIK. It comes in three chandelier models: Volivik 347 nn, Volivik 347 nna, and Volivik 895 nn.
Although the smaller chandeliers are limited to editions of 30 units, the largest Volivik has no stated production cap. The yellow Volivik is the same iconic color as those No. 2 pencils children use at school. This model doesn’t do much to reflect light: the yellow plastic of these pens is opaque. You can, however, enjoy the illumination as it peeks between the vertically hung pens.
Volivik 347 nn and 895 nn allow you to examine the capillaries of ink because of their transparency. With these chandeliers, you can truly admire the refraction of light. An obvious choice for writers, Volivik would also be an ideal ceiling light for educational institutions and libraries. If elementary schools were outfitted with products like enPieza’s Volivik, we might inspire children everywhere to grow up with a talent for defamiliarizing everyday objects—and these future citizens of the world might do a lot in the way of sustainable product design.
The 347 nn and 895 nn models use clear and black plastic pens, while the 347 nna uses yellow and black plastic pens. Both 347 models measure 80 cm h x 52 cm w; the grandiose 895 measures 120 cm h x 90 cm w.
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Text credit: A. Rodriguez
