rOtring 800+ Mechanical Pencil and Stylus

A slick combination creative tool, housed in iconic cold metal

Founded amidst the Bauhuas design school era in 1928, Germany’s rOtring is known for precision-made writing devices and creative tools, designed and built with the highest sense of form and function. To bring the brand into the modern era, rOtring has officially re-launched their UK and US presence with the unveiling of the 800+, a combined mechanical pencil and stylus. We’re been using a sample …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NPR joins the internet, SFW adult coloring books, "Tatoueurs, Tatoués" in Paris and more in our weekly look at the web

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Under the Sign of [sic]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Art scholars might argue that concept, not flattery, was at the root Elaine Sturtevant’s work, in which she manually copied pieces by pop artists ranging from Roy Lichtenstein to Andy Warhol, at one point inspiring Claes Oldenburg to say he wanted to kill her. Intrigued yet? “Under The Sign of [sic]: Sturtevant’s Volte-Face,” is a challenging and informative …