Product Description
Type Rollerball and Ballpoint Pen Set (Signed)
Product Name BLUEPRINT by Constantin Boym
Manufacturer and Year ACME Studios - Released in 1999 - 2011
Length Ballpoint Pen: 5-11/16"; Rollerball Pen: 5-1/4"
Filling System The rollerball takes standard refills. A working Pelikan refill is installed. The ballpoint takes Parker compatible refills. A working Schmidt 9000 refill is installed.
Color Dark blue with white measurement specifications and chrome trim. The rollerball has black end pieces. The ballpoint has chrome cone and endpiece. Both pieces signed on the cap band by Constantin Boym.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a shiny, hefty pen set with all relevant measurements set out in white and indicated with arrows and lines. The rollerball pen has just light scratching on the cap and barrel. The cap has a tiny shallow scratch to the left of the end of the clip. The cap band and clip have moderate microscratching. The ballpoint pen has light microscratching on the body, trim, cap band and clip. All imprints and the Constantin Boym signatures on the cap bands are clear.
Constantin Boym opened his design practice in New York in 1986. In 2009, his studio Boym Partners Inc was a winner of the National Design Award. Boym brings a critical, experimental approach to a range of products that infuse humor and wit into the everyday. His work is included in the permanent collections of many design museums, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Since 2015, Boym has served as chair of industrial design at Pratt Institute.