Candy Stripe Pen by Lella Vignelli for Acme Studio
"Candy Stripe" Pen, a design by designer Lella Vignelli, comes from ACME Studio's Stiletto Collection. This collection is designed by women for women. This pen features the design wrapped around its thin barrel. The pen is presented in an ACME clear tube with a black sleeve.
LELLA VIGNELLI (1934-2016) was born in Udine, Italy. She received a degree from the School of Architecture, University of Venice, and became a registered architect in Milan in 1962. In 1958, she received a tuition fellowship as a special student at the School of Architecture, MIT, Cambridge.
In 1960, Ms. Vignelli with Massimo Vignelli, she established the Vignelli Office of Design and Architecture in Milan. In 1965, she became head of the interiors department for Unimark International Corporation in Milan and in New York (1966). In 1971, Vignelli Associates was established, where Lella Vignelli was initially Executive Vice President, and is now CEO. Seven years later, they formed Vignelli Designs, a company dedicated to product and furniture design, of which she is President.
Ms. Vignelli’s work is widely featured in design publications in the United States and abroad. Examples of her work have been included in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Montreal, and Die Neue Sammlung in Munich. Lella Vignelli is a frequent speaker and juror for national and international design organizations. She is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AlGA), the International Furnishings and Designer Association (IFDA), and the Decorators Club of New York.
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