Saadane Afif BIC 4-colour pens

A set of three BIC 4-colour ball point pens, adapted by French artist Saadane Afif to mark the launch of Galeries Lafayette. In 2013 he created 'Noir c'est Noir', a black barelled pen with four black plungers that wrote in only one colour: black. Two years later he produced a second pen with a white barrel and plungers so that the user would not know which coloured ink they had selected until they wrote, named 'Au Hasard Balthazar'. Finally in 2016, a third pen was introduced, 'Faux-semblant', that had the appearance of the original 4C but with the colour cartridges mixed up so the plunger would not offer the expected ink. The BIC 4-colour biro (4C) was originally invented in 1969, based on an idea by BIC company founder Marcel Bich. See AIBDC : 008558.1-4 and AIBDC : 008604.1-3 for other examples.

moulded: "BIC. Made in France" (cap)

printed: "Noir C'est Noir. 2013. Saadane Afif. Pouk Lafayette Anticipations. Foundation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette." (barrel)

printed: "Au Hasard Balthazar. 2015. Saadane Afif. Pouk Lafayette Anticipations. Foundation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette." (barrel)

printed: "Faux Semblant. 2016. Saadane Afif. Pouk Lafayette Anticipations. Foundation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette." (barrel)

AIBDC : 009103