Retro 51 Rollerball Pen Smithsonian Bijutsukai Museum Mobile A key source of inspiration

A key source of inspiration for his wide-ranging oeuvre

but for society at large

Step back in time and dream of your next vacation destination with this Pan Am Tornado™ pen

the Dot Pattern was produced for the first time by the Eames Office in conjunction with Maharam

and elsewhere through the use of this design

Retro 51 Rollerball Pen Smithsonian Bijutsukai Museum Mobile A key source of inspirationRollerball pens art comes from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives featuring art from Shin Bijutsukai magazine published from 1901 to 1906. Originating from the early Japanese pattern books of the 1660s, the magazines colorful and abstract designs reflected historical and technological shifts in Japanese society, influenced by Art Nouveau and Japonisme the Western European fondness for a mediated, Japanese aesthetic.