Bauhaus Pens?

[psrivats]

Hsve you looked at Worther pens? There was a review on FPN a little while ago ...

[attika89]

Didn't Moholy-Nage work with Parker? You can't get much more Bauhaus than that.

 

As I know Moholy-Nagy worked with Parker, but not on the '51'.....

 

"Moholy-Nagy did work for Parker, but his contributions all postdated the introduction of the 51 in 1941."

Source

 

 

I don't recall mentioning the 51. In any case, most of the early 'modernists' learned their chops by attending Friedrich Froebel kindergartens in the 19th century.

 

My bad! I'm sorry...

Did not pay enough attention :embarrassed_smile:

[dasmart]

the only reason i can see platinum plating over the steal is that platinum is more springy than steel, so it wont hinder the flexy ness of the soft gold as much(if plating is even thick enough to affect it any). having just plain gold would still be better if you were looking for springy-ness.

 

if the gold nib was tehre because of springy-ness for the nib, FACT -then plating it with platinum is a dumb move, i believe platinum is both less malleable and less ductile than yellow gold, functionality it is better off with just the plain yellow gold.

 

if it is purely about the scratches then hardened, stainless, or surgical steel could have easily have been cheaper than the gold, though more rigid, it serves its purpose.

 

If my info is wrong then i'm sorry, it has been some years since i've taken chem, since i'm a physics major. Feel free to correct any properties, i take no offensive in being corrected.

 

in the end, in my opinoin platinum plating serves no purpose except to trick people who don't know their chemistry, though the body may or may not be "bauhaus" the nib is DEFINITELY not from what i know.

 

as for the gold trim thing i saw posted, i believe nickel/chrome plating like the other guy said can offer just as good of a protection against corrosion. IF by chance gold is better, i don't believe it is so significant to constitute the price. though i dont' know nickel/chrome prices i'm sure they are FAR less than golds. n since we are talking about functionality, the price diff does not in my opinion constitute a functionality.

[dasmart]

on a side note, sorry if my post was off the original thread topic, n if it seemed agressive O_O (wasn't trynna be), but yeah just thot i'd point out some extra stuff, for future references on other pens

[SweepHand]

Examples?

Yes, that is precisely what I am asking for.

[mstone]

Examples?

Yes, that is precisely what I am asking for.

 

Well, you're the one who said that you "were looking at" things, so it wouldn't seem that hard to link to them. But here's a nice example: http://en.wikipedia....haus_Dessau.PNG or here: http://en.wikipedia....essau_innen.JPG or here: http://www.moma.org/...=1&sort_order=1 or here: http://en.wikipedia....and-Ottoman.jpg

[Bo Bo Olson]

I was up in the Furniture Museum in Frankfurt, and was surprised first by the Thonet Chairs from 1860-80, and from the Bauhuas chairs that are 'modern'. Every thing I've seen as 'modern' from the '70 or Italian modern seems to be rooted in Bauhaus.

 

I've been to the Thonet museum a couple of times. Wonderful designed light, comfortable and sturdy chairs. The first to bend wood by steam.

Surprising how modern 1870 can be. :blink:

[Shaughn]

Having read all this, I'd say the Parker 25 is quite Bauhausig, so zu sagen.

 

All function, almost no form ; how much less more can you have?

[Garageboy]

Does it matter than the Lamy 2000 isn't Bauhaus?

 

I love how the pens that we are passionate about HAVE to fit in to a category or we shall not rest (look back at the FPN discussion on what was Art Deco and what wasn't)

[SweepHand]

 

Well, you're the one who said that you "were looking at" things, so it wouldn't seem that hard to link to them. But here's a nice example: http://en.wikipedia....haus_Dessau.PNG or here: http://en.wikipedia....essau_innen.JPG or here: http://www.moma.org/...=1&sort_order=1 or here: http://en.wikipedia....and-Ottoman.jpg

The teapot illustrates the point nicely enough. Particularly in profile you can see the placement of the handle, well back from the center of gravity:

http://www.tecnolumen.com/42/Marianne_Brandt_Tea_pot.htm

 

This is visually striking and heavily stylized while still being very simple, but it also comes at the consequence of function. It makes the pot prone to tipping forward and spilling as it's lifted. Also, the way that the base is oriented makes it less stable for tipping forward off its base, something that could be improved by rotating it by 45 degrees in either direction. It appears to be silver plated*, which may have been a purely functional decision but brings to mind the back-and-forth regarding the Lamy 2000's coated gold nib in this thread.

 

*or at least other teapots in her series were, and MT49 makes even more obvious compromises in handle functionality than your example does:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/style/16iht-design17.1.8763227.html

[SweepHand]

Does it matter than the Lamy 2000 isn't Bauhaus?

 

I love how the pens that we are passionate about HAVE to fit in to a category or we shall not rest (look back at the FPN discussion on what was Art Deco and what wasn't)

It doesn't matter at all to me, actually. I was just searching for a word that might convey my preferred style of pens and inviting more suggestions along those lines. This diversion into what does or does not constitute Bauhaus is certainly interesting and educational for me, though, so I really have appreciated everyone's input.

[mstone]

The teapot illustrates the point nicely enough. Particularly in profile you can see the placement of the handle, well back from the center of gravity:

http://www.tecnolume...ndt_Tea_pot.htm

 

This is visually striking and heavily stylized while still being very simple, but it also comes at the consequence of function. It makes the pot prone to tipping forward and spilling as it's lifted. Also, the way that the base is oriented makes it less stable for tipping forward off its base, something that could be improved by rotating it by 45 degrees in either direction. It appears to be silver plated*, which may have been a purely functional decision but brings to mind the back-and-forth regarding the Lamy 2000's coated gold nib in this thread.

 

*or at least other teapots in her series were, and MT49 makes even more obvious compromises in handle functionality than your example does:

http://www.nytimes.c....1.8763227.html

 

I believe the one I linked is solid, not plated. For other, I'm not sure whether the plate was intended as a design feature, or only because it was a prototype. Ditto the utility (since one of the objectives--as with all bauhaus designs--was mass production, the whole example could be written off as a failed experiment to some degree, regardless of its aesthetic and historical value).

 

For the rest, I think you're overemphasizing one part of the bauhaus philosophy. (And it was a whole philosophy, not just a simple design guide.) But I won't rehash what I wrote above.

[RNHC]

Hsve you looked at Worther pens? There was a review on FPN a little while ago ...

 

+1 Worther Compact looks like Rotring 600 on steroid.

[framebaer]

I don't really understand what you mean by "impute functionality".

Imply? Give the appearance of? In the aesthetic style of? Maybe impute was the wrong word.

 

Impute is grammatically and functionally correct.