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“The Art of the Mannequin” doesn’t open at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design until March 31. But for those looking to bone up on the history of mannequins and how it all led in the late 1970s to exhibit star Ralph Pucci’s enhancements, there is today’s GOOD magazine article.

Staff writer Tasbeeh Herwees has compiled some fun historical info about both gender sides of the mannequin equation. She also sets the scene, nicely, for when Pucci started to work his magic:

Pucci designed his first mannequin in 1979. Pucci was bored with the stiff, motionless figures that populated store windows. A fitness craze had seized pop culture. The new Rocky film had just premiered. Jane Fonda was about to release her famous exercise videos.

Barbara Paris Gifford, a curatorial assistant for “The Art of the Mannequin,” said Pucci wanted his new mannequin to reflect the visual tastes of the period. “It was modeled after a really athletic guy. They dressed it in very tight clothing,” she said. “People related to them in a very different way.”

This is the first museum show honoring Pucci’s mannequin work. The exhibit will include more than two dozen RP mannequins as well as an in-gallery replica of his sculpture studio. Pucci master sculptor Michael Evert will be in residence as well during the show, which is scheduled to run through August.

Essentially, the show picks up where the 2009 book Show left off. Pucci is now also firmly established as a furniture designer.
 
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Rewind to school days and do you recollect absentmindedly play with the Pop-A-Point rainbow pen? Who knew that such a simple idea of a functional mechanical pencil would inspire a bunch of designers to create an innovation that revolutionizes the tool industry! I’m talking about the Tool Pen by mininch; so cool and well designed! It’s a pint-sized all-tools-in-your-pocket and everyone loves this idea!

Makes Everything Beautiful

The smart and versatile Multi-Tool feels like holding a sleek pen and the unique Pop-A-Point design is functional and flexible. You can fit any sized tool to the head and keep everything handy and safe in one compact implement.

Enchanting Tools

We spoke to the team behind the Tool Pen and asked them their story; “mininch is funded by Issey Tsai and Yu-Hung Cheng and the design has also won number of awards including iF Product Design award & Red Dot Award: Design Concept award. We have strived to create a good design that stands for making a better life, moving from concept to production.”

“The naming of mininch is derived from “mini-inch”, which simply indicates our design mindset and goal, making all products perfectly exquisite & sophisticated in every inch, and every detail. Furthermore, a single “i” in the middle also represents the spirit of innovation, improvement, and intelligence!”

What Makes The Tool Pen Different

mininch believes that outstanding design is not only thing, presenting a user-friendly interface, and improving customers’ perception of life is equally important. “We intend to design something that really helps solve existing problems or create the real benefits for users, instead of the gimmicky items. And it should be the high-grade product that we love & use ourselves.”

Take Tool Pen for example, this is the world’s first “Pop-A-Point” pen style solution, it’s the most innovative, handsome, and convenient-to-carry multi-tool. People had never seen such a special product, that’s why it was well received since its launch.

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