Last Stand
Last Stand is a pencil extender designed to keep short pencils in use. The body is 3D printed in resin and measures 15 millimetres in diameter and 150 millimetres in height. A moving centre piece, machined from aluminium alloy on a five axis machine, allows the pencil to be repositioned after each sharpening. A cap holds the pencil in place, and the back point can be used for craft work. The body is printed in two parts, the metal piece is inserted, and both parts are joined with the same resin. The aim is to reduce pencil waste.
Last Stand Office Gadget by Juan Ospina has been identified as a grand illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Awards. Last Stand Office Gadget earned the Iron A' Design Award in 3D Printed Forms and Products Design in 2023. The A' 3D Printed Forms and Products Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design recognition program that rewards outstanding design of products designed and realized with latest technologies, 3D printed products, prosthetics, architectural models, jewelry, furniture, automotive parts, fashion accessories, sculptures and more.
