Perhaps best known as the Bic Biro, the pen has been ubiquitous since its launch, with a clear, hexagonal plastic case and bold cap. Its manufacturer, Société Bic, revealed in 2006 that it had sold ...

The Biro, or Bic Crystal ballpoint pen, is, to the say the least, a successful everyday design. Everyday, some 14m are sold worldwide. In 2005, the total sales figure reached, and passed, one hundred ...

Almost everywhere you go, from the doctor’s office to the library to the car dealership, there’s one ubiquitous design gem hidden in plain sight: the Bic Cristal. This unsung hero of the writing desk ...

Laptops and smart technology dominate talk of back-to-college kit but there’s always a need for a biro – the generic name (and for a good reason) for the disposable and cheap ballpoint pen. In 1938 ...

The Biro brothers fled Nazi persecution in Hungary and landed in Argentina in 1940, to begin manufacturing their miraculous pen capable of writing a line 2km long. Colin Bisset tells the story of the ...

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an outsized, light-up version of the iconic Bic Cristal ball-point pen, unveiled by designer Mario Paroli and Italian brand Seletti at ...