TWSBI Diamond win reddot design award - 2010

[jonro]

Will the nibs be replaceable? Also, I was curious about what motivated you to start this project to design a new fountain pen?

[speedy]

Will the nibs be replaceable? Also, I was curious about what motivated you to start this project to design a new fountain pen?

yes, the nib will be very easy to be replaced, just twist the grip section off, pull out the nib..

We are a writing instrument maker for over 20 years, mainly OEM business. twsbi is to start our own brand, twsbi venezia series metal pen (http://store.pchome.com.tw/multipen/ just for your reference, sorry it is in Chinese in Taiwan) was my first attemp, but it was critisized by user saying it has no attractive features....hense the discussion start as a new brand what pen design will user like to have...

Edited March 18, 2010 by speedy

[speedy]

This is our ebay store address, but nothing on it yet.

 

http://stores.ebay.com/TWSBI-Pen-Store

[riff raff]

This is our ebay store address, but nothing on it yet.

 

http://stores.ebay.com/TWSBI-Pen-Store

 

Excellent! Added to my "Saved Sellers" page!

 

 

Now I only have to wait.

 

 

 

 

 

Are they done yet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about now?

 

:ltcapd:

[speedy]

Start thinking your wish list for our third project.... The second project of vacuum filling pen is on the way, hahaha!

 

Maybe a demonstrator lever or button filler with a crystal clear sac? (At least 1/2 in jest.)

you mean the piston system mechanism in clear material? Well, by PC (same material as body) is possible, but current one we use POM has sort of self lubrication feeling, reduce the friction, so it is more suitable for moving mechanism parts.

No, I mean a lever filling system like vintage Esterbrook J series pens have, or button fillers like the Merlin 33. Take a look at Richard Binder's filler reference page http://www.richardsp...ref/fillers.htm and look under 'Button' and 'Lever'. Both use a device to compress and release a flexible sac. About the only way it would make an interesting demonstrator would be if the sac was completely transparent and reasonably resistant to staining. I'm not sure that such a sac is available. I've never seen anything like this, the clear sac probably isn't practical. But this design would take a classic FP filling system and turn it into a demonstrator in the spirit of your first two TWSBI pens.

 

The up side is that there aren't very many lever/button fillers made today; add that to the the clear demonstrator look and you would have something completely unique. And you could do something interesting with the pressure bar, chrome, patterns on the bar, etc. A leverless filler would be in the same vain.

 

Downside, lever fillers are not that popular, and the technical issue might make the design not cost effective to manufacture.

 

Hope that explains what I meant.

Now I see what you are saying. it seemed sac is made by kind of rubber compound. As I know it is colored, no clear one, and to be not color stained present even more difficult I believe.

 

You are right about up and down side. Without a right number it is difficult to spen money on it.

 

In anyhow, thank you for your suggestion.

[OcalaFlGuy]

As far as colors, if this takes off (as I believe it will), how about many, many available colors? Give the Lamy and their Safari a run for their money! That's the ticket! :clap1:

alumimium piston, and more colors of barrel will come gradually.

Cheers.

 

Speedy, is the nib available in EF (0.5mm line) or EEF (0.4mm) for those of us who like fine nibs?

We only have M, F, EF, no EEF. pls refer my post about linewidth

http://www.bbs.twsbi.com/redirect.php?tid=195&goto=lastpost#lastpost

 

Speedy, actually, your chart in that post shows the availability of a B nib, is that not correct anymore?

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[DanDeM]

Watching this come together has been fascinating. Congrats, speedy, for making this happen and catching a well deserved award. The first of many, I'm sure.

 

Frankly, I don't care for demonstrators -- it's like looking in a stranger's sock drawer. But this is a pen of an other color. I'm in the queue and shuffling toward the sale date.

[speedy]

As far as colors, if this takes off (as I believe it will), how about many, many available colors? Give the Lamy and their Safari a run for their money! That's the ticket! :clap1:

alumimium piston, and more colors of barrel will come gradually.

Cheers.

 

Speedy, is the nib available in EF (0.5mm line) or EEF (0.4mm) for those of us who like fine nibs?

We only have M, F, EF, no EEF. pls refer my post about linewidth

http://www.bbs.twsbi...stpost#lastpost

 

Speedy, actually, your chart in that post shows the availability of a B nib, is that not correct anymore?

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

Oh yes, B was on the chart. It was what we set up for future B nib specification, sorry I did not make it clear.

[holgalee]

For future designs, I'll like to see brighter or more interesting colours, like purple, yellow and orange. I'm also very fond of pens with striations, like the Pelikan white tortoise and the Parker Vacumatic, so if you can revive that look, power to you! And I'll love to have a XXF nib that writes a 0.3-0.4mm line. That's my wish list for now, Speedy! Thank you and your colleagues for the great work, and for listening to us.

[mollzo]

NICE.

 

For a demonstrator pen it truly is awesome!

Congrats!

 

-Morten

[speedy]

For future designs, I'll like to see brighter or more interesting colours, like purple, yellow and orange. I'm also very fond of pens with striations, like the Pelikan white tortoise and the Parker Vacumatic, so if you can revive that look, power to you! And I'll love to have a XXF nib that writes a 0.3-0.4mm line. That's my wish list for now, Speedy! Thank you and your colleagues for the great work, and for listening to us.

About the linewidth pls refer my post of http://www.bbs.twsbi.com/viewthread.php?tid=195&extra=page%3D1 actually F nib is 0.3-0.4mm already.

 

We will make more colors in near futures. The striation design require special production process, it is not very easy to to do. it is actually two layers...; base is single color, 2nd layer is the patten design.

[holgalee]

Thanks, Speedy! I didn't see your earlier reply about line width. :embarrassed_smile:

[dimitri_livitz]

Speedy, I saw a post on the other site about a FPN special edition of this pen?

 

Any news on that?

[speedy]

Speedy, I saw a post on the other site about a FPN special edition of this pen?

 

Any news on that?

It was decided long time ago that there will not FPN edition, because I don't want people to think I intend to use FPN mark to make money.

 

I decide not to make any special edition until people get first production batch and say the pen is good, then we will consider some special edition. How about reddot award limited edition? hahaha!

[mana]

red dot award limited edition? I like the sound of that... Would just have to clear that with the red dot organization methinks but it would be a cool way to commemorate the award and your fine achievement.

 

Alternatively you could number each pen from the first batch individually or mark them with something like "First production run of xxxx pens". Or give them a name that signifies something like a forerunner or a point man and engrave that into the pen either in english or as a pictogram.

[dimitri_livitz]

Speedy, I saw a post on the other site about a FPN special edition of this pen?

 

Any news on that?

It was decided long time ago that there will not FPN edition, because I don't want people to think I intend to use FPN mark to make money.

 

I decide not to make any special edition until people get first production batch and say the pen is good, then we will consider some special edition. How about reddot award limited edition? hahaha!

 

Ahhh that makes sense!

 

Then another question:

 

Are you going to have date codes on the pen or not?

[riff raff]

red dot award limited edition? I like the sound of that... Would just have to clear that with the red dot organization methinks but it would be a cool way to commemorate the award and your fine achievement.

 

Alternatively you could number each pen from the first batch individually or mark them with something like "First production run of xxxx pens". Or give them a name that signifies something like a forerunner or a point man and engrave that into the pen either in english or as a pictogram.

I like the "First Production" idea.

 

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2478246010_273656290e_o.jpg

[speedy]

Speedy, I saw a post on the other site about a FPN special edition of this pen?

 

Any news on that?

It was decided long time ago that there will not FPN edition, because I don't want people to think I intend to use FPN mark to make money.

 

I decide not to make any special edition until people get first production batch and say the pen is good, then we will consider some special edition. How about reddot award limited edition? hahaha!

 

Ahhh that makes sense!

 

Then another question:

 

Are you going to have date codes on the pen or not?

date code, I don't have that plan in mind at the moment. It seemed this coding is not popular on fountain pen??

[speedy]

red dot award limited edition? I like the sound of that... Would just have to clear that with the red dot organization methinks but it would be a cool way to commemorate the award and your fine achievement.

 

Alternatively you could number each pen from the first batch individually or mark them with something like "First production run of xxxx pens". Or give them a name that signifies something like a forerunner or a point man and engrave that into the pen either in english or as a pictogram.

We have to consider we may not have enough space to put too much wording though.

Edited March 22, 2010 by speedy

[speedy]

Diamond status update 2010/03/23

detail pls refer

http://www.bbs.twsbi...&extra=page%3D1

 

Edited March 23, 2010 by speedy