Mind-bending ‘Hollow Pencil’ reduces wood and waste by almost 85%
By replacing wood with honeycombed paper, the Hollow Pencil presents an absolutely audacious redesign of perhaps one of the most ‘classically perfect’ inventions of all…
Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.
By replacing wood with honeycombed paper, the Hollow Pencil presents an absolutely audacious redesign of perhaps one of the most ‘classically perfect’ inventions of all…
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