Acme Studio Spring 2011 Introductions

Acme Studio Spring 2011 Introductions

Acme Studio has been manufacturing pens and accessories with strong graphic design qualities for over 25 years. We recently received a shipment of their newest designs.

Sorry Series by Emiliana Design

My favorite of the new releases is the Sorry series by Emiliana Design, which state, “Sorry, This is a Personal and Non-Transferable (Pen or Business Card Case).” The design can be interpreted in two ways- ownership and apology. Ownership in terms of, ‘this is mine and you cannot take it,’ and apology as a gift/statement to someone directly.

Thanks Markers by Allan Mccollum

I prefer the latter interpretation. This makes the design similar to the ‘Thanks’ markers by Allan Mccollum, who originally made bricks stating ‘THANKS’ as an installation (‘THANKS’ being such a difficult thing to state honestly). This concept was later produced in an unlimited series by Cerealart (also available at Unicahome). ‘Sorry’ is a far more difficult thing to state, and the user would have a reminder of the sentiment.

Other new introductions include:

Calligraphic Rollerball Pen and Business Card Case by Annett Wurm

ANNETT WURM, born 1964 in Germany, studied communication designs at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. During her studies her attention and commitment was soon attracted to the art of calligraphy. She also worked freelance on the topics of graphics, photography and animation for the governmental German TV broadcaster ZDF and for advertising agencies. In the years following she accompanied several companies of different branches and business segment with the main focus on corporate design. In assitancy she planned, organized and designed permanent as well as temporary presentations in Germany and Switzerland. Her exceeding aptitude for calligraphy led to long-term and solid engagement for well-known manufacturers of greeting cards in Germany and the United Kingdom. Annett currently licenses her artwork to companies such as: Albert Horn Söhne, Germany; Carlton Cards, Simon Elvin, RC Ritzenhoff Cristal, Germany; ACME Studio.

Circles Etched Rollerball Pen by Verner Panton

VERNER PANTON, (1926-1998), trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and initially worked at Arne Jacobsen´s architectural practice. He established his own design office in 1955. Panton is credited with the design of the very first single-form injection- moulded plastic chair: the Stacking Chair, designed in 1960. Some of Panton’s other renowned chair designs include the Heart Chair, and the Cone Chair, designed in 1958 and 1959, respectively.

Dollhaus Rollerball Pen and Business Card Case by Mandy Stehouwer

Raised in Cadillac, Michigan, MANDY STEHOUWER‘s creativity and passion for art and design lead her to the Cleveland Institute of Art. After winning the IDSA National Student Merit Award, she graduated with a BFA in industrial design and joined Continuum, a global design consultancy headquartered in Boston. Her multi-disciplinary skill set gives her the opportunity to design products, environments, and experiences in a variety of industries. Mandy’s inspiration comes from objects with an interesting history, such as old industrial parts from factories and antiques from mid-century homes. She enjoys refurbishing and up-cycling them into unconventional applications giving them a second life with new meaning. As Mandy spends a lot of her time working with space on a large scale, the opportunity to scale down her everyday workspace served as the inspiration for the “Dollhaus” design for ACME. We tend to think of dollhouses as children’s toys, but in their earlier history, they were filled with miniature household items and were solely the playthings of adults. This pen captures the vibrant, collaborative activities in the day-to-day working life of Continuum’s design studio. Coincidentally, Continuum’s West Coast office, is housed in the original Eames Office, whom ACME has also worked with for many years.

Sculpture Garden Cufflinks by Gene Meyer

After graduating from Parson’s School of Design, GENE MEYER worked for Donna Karan at Anne Klein Studio designing accessories. He then became Geoffery Beene’s design assistant, working closely with Mr. Beene for over ten years. While at Beene, he designed women’s ready to wear as well as women’s shoes. Gene started his own women’s made to order clothing business in 1989, and then branched out into women’s accessories. He added men’s neckwear to the mix in 1991. His neckwear earned him his first CFDA award (American Fashion Award) in 1994. By 1994, Gene was designing a complete menswear collection under his own label. In 1996 Gene received his second CFDA award for his menswear collection. Currently, Gene is developing his home licensing area which will include textiles, table settings, bed, bath, and beyond. Gene is also working with ACME Studios on a line of pens, watches and card cases.
ALL DESIGNS ARE CURRENTLY IN STOCK AT UNICAHOME

Designer notes by Acme Studio. Hey, I got lazy.

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