Category: 小売店限定
Mann Inc 的最新独家产品由 Richard 和 Kim 的八岁儿子 Thomas Mann 设计。他提出了这个想法，并画在纸上，成就了这一精彩设计。150 支限量版铅笔现已发售，与 5 月 13 日发售的 350 支同设计限量版圆珠笔相得益彰。
“我想设计一支真正的 Retro 51 钢笔，艺术是我在学校最喜欢的科目之一，我总是喜欢和 Richard Koehler 聊最近的设计，并且一直在认真思考什么会好看。我很高兴 Retro 51 喜欢这个设计，并且感到非常自豪它能被制作成真正的钢笔和铅笔。我热爱自然和动物，觉得如果能有一个支持当地野生动物慈善机构并鼓励钢笔收藏者制作昆虫旅馆的设计会很有趣。瓢虫有一个简单但有趣的图案，我喜欢它出现在钢笔和铅笔上的样子，希望 Retro 51 的收藏者们会喜欢我的想法。” - Thomas Mann
The 1.1mm lead is thicker than what I usually use, so it doesn't snap every five minutes like my old thin pencils did. Knowing an eight year old came up with the design makes it a fun one to keep at my desk.
The 1.1mm lead is that sweet spot between too thin and too chunky, and it holds a point longer than I expected. Knowing only 150 of these exist makes me weirdly nervous to actually use it, but I've been sketching with it all week anyway.
My kid spotted this before I could even open the box—the backstory behind the design is what sold me. It’s a solid piece of the limited 150 run, and knowing an eight-year-old sketched the whole thing makes it feel special to hold.
