Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural
ambition. Mid-century design with four color
variants and our extra-firm graphite.
Vol. 71 - The Frank Lloyd
Wright Collection
Blackwing Vol. 71 -
Frank Lloyd Wright
Blackwing Vol. 71 -
The Frank Lloyd
Wright Pencil
Tribute to the architect
featuring a mid-century palette
with our extra-firm graphite.
VOLUME 71
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
American architect & designer
Few of the structures built by Frank Lloyd Wright during his historic career exemplify his never-ending pursuit of beauty better than his Usonian homes. Wright created the Usonian design philosophy to show that a practical and affordable home can still be a beautiful home. He brought best-in-class architecture to the middle-class when he built his first Usonian home at the age of 71.
Wright sought harmony between form and function, natural and artificial construction, and positive and negative space. The perforated boards that adorn the windows and laylights of these Usonian homes have become symbols of his unique design approach.
The Blackwing 71 is a tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural ambition. Each pencil features a silhouette of one of Wright’s iconic perforated boards printed in a muted, midcentury palette. The area around the board is unfilled, letting the natural wood of the pencil shine through. Each pencil also includes a copper ferrule and our extra-firm graphite.
Tabletop Games
The types of games we play and the way we play them have evolved. Some of the earliest tabletop games—like chess, mancala, and senet—were games of strategy. Today, math, language, storytelling, and more help forge unique gameplay experiences for countless different games.
With just a pencil, notebook, and a set of dice, you can become a real estate tycoon, a wordsmith, or an adventurer on a quest. You can team with others to solve a mystery, or build the ultimate baseball team to crush the competition. The only limit is your imagination… and the rules of the game, of course.
Blackwing 20 celebrates tabletop games and the cherished moments they can create. Each pencil features a raised poly-hedron design inspired by gaming dice and our firm graphite that is perfect for keeping track of hit points, or tallying a final score.
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Blackwing Volumes
Blackwing Volumes is our subscription program. Each quarter, we come out with a new limited edition pencil celebrating the people, places and events that have defined our creative culture. We’ve paid tribute to everything from John Steinbeck’s writing ritual to Ada Lovelace’s contribution to computer science.
Subscribe and you’ll get a 12-pack of each new design for a full year, starting with Volume 20. Each shipment also includes a sealed pencil archive tube for your collection and some subscriber-exclusive goodies.
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLUMES
Subscribe and you’ll get a 12-pack of each new design for a full year, starting with Volume 710. Each shipment also includes a sealed pencil archive tube for your collection, some subscriber-exclusive goodies and 10% off our website for the duration of your subscription. The Vol. 710 subscription box contains:
- 1 x Vol. 710 Frank Lloyd Wright Pencils (Set of 12)
- 1 x Vol. 710 Archive Tube Pencil
- 1 x Exclusive Frank Lloyd Wright Color Pencil Collection Sticker
- 1 x Blackwing Colors Pencil
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