Bic Cristal

The Bic Cristal is an inexpensive, mass-produced yet reliable ballpoint pen.It is so ubiquitous, that for many people in the western world it is the archetype ballpoint pen. Many people would simply call it a Bic pen. Marcel Bich secured the patent rights to the ballpoint pen invented by Ladislao Biro, and in 1950 gave the world the Bic pen. He chose the name Bic as a shorter variation on his own name. Over time, from what was once seen as a disposable, humdrum, writing impliment it has, in some circles become an industrial design classic. Its honesty of form and material, its functionallity and reliability, and in may ways its ubiquity have all helped it achieve its classic status. The Bic Cristal is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art