A design tribute to
the plume or dip pen, the PILOT
Pluminix is as cheap as they come. You take it apart and it looks like flimsy
pieces of nothing. 12.5 cm posted, a mere 12cm unposted. And yet and yet the
Pluminix is a small wonder.
Perfect size for small
bags and pockets, lightweight (actually featherweight), takes any old
cartridge, has got a great ergonomic grip and
an italic nib. Palimpsest has many a time grabbed a Rhodia No.10 (the tiniest
size) and a Pluminix when there was simply no time to pose the age-old “which
pen – which pad” question of the nerd. When the camera bag was the only bag
possible, the Pluminix was there. When the jeans’ back pocket was the only
available storage, the Pluminix fitted fine. An evening out with the tiniest of
handbags? The Pluminix will keep its place inconspicuously.
A translucent green it
resembles a small-sized dip pen with its wider middle section and narrow tip – or
a quill (a feather, a plume). The
finger grip which creates a sort of dent on the section has prompted others
to liken the Pluminix to a marine animal, a squid – let’s then call it a
squill, if you wish. It won’t perhaps suit a writer with large hands but
Palimpsest finds it quite comfortable to hold and enjoys the firm, rough nib
with its pleasant italic writing.
Even the most mundane
of writing looks important in italic. Pluminix’s 1mm italic nib gives good
definition and is quite satisfactory coming as it is from a…squill. Shopping
lists become a pleasure, scribbled notes important statements, and a signature
looks simply regal. Even that first chapter of that novel looks like it may be the final version. One does need a bit of delusion in one's life. In praise of Pilot’s Pluminix, Palimpsest is a proponent of the
issuing of Pluminixes to the general population to replace BICs. Call them
Squills. See if it catches.
oh i love that color.. i thought the only colors they had were blue, purple, black and clear.. that looks like a lovely torquoise
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a great color. More green than turquoise though.
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