Description
Box of 12 Blackwing Pencils, "Volume" 55
The Golden Ratio Pencil
Limited Edition, Balanced & Smooth Graphite
The Golden Ratio is a mathematical ratio, often found in nature, art and design. It gives the world around us composition and symmetry that, for reasons we don’t fully understand, we find beautiful. It appears in the spiral of a seashell, the uncurling of a fern, and many other natural structures. When applied to the arts, it becomes a tool for creating balanced, organic works.
The Golden Ratio can be heard in the arrangements of Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach. It can be felt in the syllabic patterns of Sanskrit poetry. It can be seen in the works of artists and architects from Salvador Dali to Frank Lloyd Wright. It can even be applied in your day to day life by framing a portrait using photography’s “Rule of Thirds.”
The Blackwing 55 celebrates the Golden Ratio. It’s a reminder to slow down and savor the beauty around us. Blackwing designed this pencil using the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers that approximate the Golden Ratio. The width of each color block is the sum of the widths of the previous two color blocks (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, & 55mm). A simple formula with a magnificent result.
For writing, drawing and sketching. Balanced & smooth graphite core is firmer than Blackwing (Matte Black barrel), but softer than the Blackwing 602.
Details:- Color blocks approximate the Fibonacci sequence
- Silver ferrule & eraser clip
- Balanced graphite
- Silver imprint
- Box doubles as a pencil cup
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