There are few things as exciting as when creatives challenge our perspectives and encourage us to perceive things in fresh new ways. At a time when careless consumption is causing unmitigated damage to global environments, it is refreshing to take more than a second glance at objects that are regularly discarded. Looking up at the amazing formation of the BIC structure, you are both confronted and encapsulated as you struggle to believe that such a bold yet delicate construction could consist of just ordinary pens. The designers explain; “The BIC Cristal pen was obviously not designed to be implemented structurally. However, it has mechanical and aesthetic properties that could change its function.”

Supported by Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires – Marne-la-Vallee, this project is a total rethink in regards to building materials and recycling. From the offset it was a highly ambitious design, but the fabrication team of architects Margaux Gillet, Yousef Anastas, Elias Anastas and Yann Santerre took on the challenge of constructing this incredible vision and the result is mind blowing. The structure is currently in Paris, with plans to be exhibited again in the future.