I really like to browse through Kickstarter projects… you find gems like this; Duncan Shotton’s Rainbow-pencil. The Tokyo based designer came up with a pencil dat makes rainbows when you sharpen it. Each pencil has a 6-layer rainbow core of recycled paper. I love the way in which waste is transformed into the most beautiful part of this product… the little rainbows you make each time you sharpen the pencil. Something to encourage a depressed co-worker with;-)
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