This pen is designed based on the character of Nurse Ratchet in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, namely her deceiving appearance and her gradual loss of control over both herself and the hospital.
My main inspiration for materiality was Parker Pens. I lathed a very thin shell for the outer part of the pen, destroying the end of it slightly to serve as a timeline of her loss of control.
Victoria University, Wellington, NZ 2011
The inner metal was a piece of steel that brought an unexpected weight to the pen. I did this to represent Nurse Ratchet’s kind, motherly appearance that contrasted greatly with her cold-hearted ability to sign off on such terrible therapies for her patients.
Cuckoo’s Nest Pen
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