Jan 23 2008Din-ink Pen Utensils: Never Without Flatware
These Din-ink pen cap utensils recently tied for first place in Designboom's 'Dining in 2015' contest. They're made of biodegradable materials and are pretty clever. These would be great for some people at work, but personally I'm not a big fan of using utensils. I like to eat standing over a sink with my meal wrapped in a paper towel. Sure it sucks for soups, pasta, and pretty much everything that isn't a sandwich, but I don't eat those things anyways. Unfortunately for me, there is no kitchen sink at work, so I only have three options for comfortable dining. 1. eating over the water fountain, 2. eating over a restroom sink, and 3. eating over a urinal. Please note: Due to health concerns I have lowered the 'dropped food rule' from 5 seconds to a much safer (and hygenic) 4 seconds.
Din-ink Utensils [notcot]
Reader Comments
1. damn luddites - January 23, 2008 12:16 PM
nothing says class like walking around with dirty utensil-pens in your shirt pocket all day.
2. none - January 23, 2008 12:28 PM
MMMMmmmmm nothing beats leaving work early like having to leave cause of ink poisoning!! YES!!! "can you pass the A1 sauce" "no, but i got a leaky pen with some yummy ink as a sauce!!"
3. JustBuzzed - January 23, 2008 12:39 PM
I chew on my pen caps enough as it is... I don't need food to help me out there.
http://theunsoberlife.com
4. Simon Kingston - January 23, 2008 4:54 PM
Looks a little too familiar to a project a friend and I worked on nearly 2 years ago if ya ask me...see for yourselves:
http://coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=158281&portfolio_id=544699&name=simon+kingston&sort_by=1&c=1&
or
http://coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=164229&portfolio_id=606711&name=james+rennick&sort_by=1&c=1&
Coincidence?? I can't help but be a little suspicious...
5. guate6 - January 23, 2008 5:53 PM
Plastic flatware (or sporks) not affordable anymore?? (hint: they're free at many fast-food places).
6. ErikHK - January 23, 2008 8:15 PM
Wow, an analogue pen cap in 2015? Right.
7. whistle - January 24, 2008 8:04 AM
Not functional at all. My pen caps fall off when a fly lands on them, no way this will withstand use as a peice of flatware.
8. nominus - January 24, 2008 10:57 AM
There is no spoon. Oh, wait, there it is.
9. Me - January 24, 2008 11:30 AM
Hey guys,
Looks like the winner of this competition was really "inspired" by James Rennick´s BIC Biro cutlery.
Here is the link:
http://coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=164229&portfolio_id=606711&sort_by=1&
See for yourselves.
Cheers.
10. Nick Adeemus - January 24, 2008 9:32 PM
Should have called them Pensils.