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0 pointsquirino2y ago0 comments

I personally find their products beautiful, they remind me a lot of Dieter Rams.

Which designs would you consider aesthetically pleasing?

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It looks like an off-brand 90s gaming console to me.

As for a design I personally consider timeless… how about the Lamy 2000 fountain pen?

Gorgeous bauhaus design, and completely user disassembleable by hand with 0 tools. The body is made from Makrolon, which is fiberglass infused lexan. Feels great in the hand, with a slight warmth and texture, and practically indestructable.

Writes like a dream, too. Been in continuous production for over 60 years.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v2YAAOSwQr9hMHAN/s-l1600.jpg

Video of dissasembly https://youtu.be/x7DQSJHSaHE

bayindirh2y ago

I don't think Teeneage Engineering's looks is that different from Bauhaus, excluding maintainability.

Lamy 2000 is built with pure Bauhaus ideals and it nailed every one of them on the head. I have many and use them constantly. I think Lamy 2000 is the only "Objectively good" fountain I have ever seen and used, and it hides its properties so well, too. It's a very understated masterpiece of design and engineering.

TylerE2y ago

There are three changes I’d make to it from a pragmatic standpoint, but it really is damn close to perfect

Those three are: engrave the nib size somewhere visible on the nib; make it in colors besides dark grey on a regular basis; and make the ink window out of a clearer plastic. If you could actually see the ink color that’s be nice.

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TylerE2y ago

It looks like an off-brand 90s gaming console to me.

As for a design I personally consider timeless… how about the Lamy 2000 fountain pen?

Writes like a dream, too. Been in continuous production for over 60 years.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v2YAAOSwQr9hMHAN/s-l1600.jpg

Video of dissasembly https://youtu.be/x7DQSJHSaHE

bayindirh2y ago

I don't think Teeneage Engineering's looks is that different from Bauhaus, excluding maintainability.

TylerE2y ago

There are three changes I’d make to it from a pragmatic standpoint, but it really is damn close to perfect

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