In the autumn of 1948, Marcel Bich, owner of a company located north of Paris that produced ink cartridges for fountain pens, pushed a wheelbarrow in his garden in the village of Rhuis. He considered ...

As a form of meditation, French artist Jonathan Bréchignac creates intricately detailed Muslim prayer rugs on paper using ballpoint pens. French designer Jonathan Bréchignac makes some of the most ...

BIC, makers of stationery, lighters, and shavers, has announced the launch of its continent-wide art competition. BIC is searching for talented ball pen artists to submit their exceptional artworks ...

LOCAL artist Samukelo Gasa has won the national Bic Pen Art Master 2017 competition. Gasa (29), of Sweetwaters, won the competition through a public vote, getting 6 000 more votes than the next best ...

IT’S A KEEPER: This is one pen you won’t be lending. French jeweler Tournaire and Bic have teamed up to give the inexpensive Bic Cristal, no less than the world’s most-sold ballpoint pen, a precious ...

For anyone who loves writing by hand, there’s nothing like a good pen to give their penmanship a little boost. Though cursive handwriting is no longer a required part of current curriculums, and the ...