Portable Ballpoint Pen - Classic Renaissance - YAKIHAKU
ystudio Classic Renaissance YAKIHAKU portable ballpoint pen, decorated with foil by the Japanese artisan workshop Rakugei using the traditional "flat foil" technique derived from kimono. Collaboration piece, 139 mm, 0.7 mm gel refill.
YAKIHAKU PEN - extraordinary craftsmanship "Flat foil"
YSTUDIO collaborates with Rakugei in Japan, a traditional art workshop. Mr. Kohei Murata, owner of Rakugei and third-generation successor of his family’s foil technique, began learning the "Flat foil" technique from his father while studying at university. Since then, Mr. Murata has won numerous awards in the field of traditional craftsmanship.
The "flat foil" originally is a special weaving method used on the traditional Japanese garment, the kimono. Now, Mr. Murata is dedicated to applying this technique in other fields.
In this collaboration, Mr. Murata uses a rare material called "Unryū (meaning cloud dragon) Foil" and applies it to the YSTUDIO pen with a delicate and highly skilled traditional technique. Through this process, the foil reveals the unique shade of vulcanized silver, like a dragon flying through the clouds.
The YAKIHAKU ballpoint pen embodies the beauty of classic Japanese aesthetics and traditional craftsmanship in the style of the YSTUDIO brand.
*The YAKIHAKU ballpoint pen won the Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award 2022
- Box: 80x20x185 mm
- Refill: ystudio 0.7 mm black gel ink refill, also compatible with Parker-style ballpoint pen refills
THE WEIGHT OF WORDS
How long has it been since you picked up a pen and wrote from the heart?
When writing to your loved ones or friends, you will find touching feelings, love, and tranquility between the lines. With our love for words and materials, we would like to introduce you to YSTUDIO stationery. Through YSTUDIO, we want to tell you a story about writing.
Let’s set aside electronics for a moment. And rediscover the warmth of writing and the weight of words. Let’s write with our sincerest feelings and revive the disappearing culture of handwriting.
LEARN MORE ABOUT YSTUDIO
What YSTUDIO creates is not just the object itself, but also the true meaning behind it. They believe every object embodies a deeper significance. Through their products, they hope to bring more imagination into people’s lives, which is why they design products for everyday use.
YSTUDIO values simplicity in design very highly.
Features
- Dimensions
- 9 × 10 × 139 mm
- Weight
- 166 g
- Material
- Brass
- Color
- Gilded
- Origin
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Brand since
- 2012
Designed in Taipei, decorated in Japan
The Classic Renaissance editions were born from a collaboration between ystudio in Taipei and Rakugei, a traditional art workshop in Japan. At Rakugei, Kohei Murata is the third generation in his family to work with foil, a technique his father taught him while he was studying at university. On some pieces, the foil is applied using the flat foil method, inspired by kimono weaving. Others revive the old Unryūhaku, a silver foil discovered in Kanazawa before World War II. Still others feature kazari kanagu, the metal engraving found on temples and Buddhist altars, on a copper foil inlaid into the pen body. Here, the value lies in the gesture made on the metal.
THE CLASSIC RENAISSANCE EXPERTISE
What sets these editions apart
The leaf, not the patina
On these editions, everything depends on the decoration applied to the metal rather than the aging of the bare brass. These surfaces are meant to be admired.
The flat foil of the kimono
Flat foil originally refers to a weaving method used on kimonos. Kohei Murata learned it from his father and has since dedicated himself to applying it to other objects, including these pens.
The old Unryūhaku
This silver leaf was discovered in Kanazawa by the founder of Rakugei, Kohei Murata's grandfather, before World War II. Since the technique is hardly documented, the Murata family is working to revive it.
錺, metal chasing
The kazari kanagu adorned temples, shrines, Buddhist altars, and mikoshi. Here, the patterns are engraved on a copper sheet embedded in the body of the pen.
The orchid and the dragon
The orchid, a flower symbolizing elegance in Taiwan, is paired with arabesque patterns engraved on copper. The dragon has its own adornment: a gold presentation box, a brass ink bottle, and a 14K gold nib on the fountain pen.
Two workshops, two countries
ystudio designs the pen in Taipei, Rakugei decorates it in Japan. Two editions make up this artisanal series, Heritage and Renaissance.