Industrial design professor Shim Jae-jin has been carrying a pen by the German fountain pen company LAMY in his suit pocket for 12 years. Over the years, he developed affection toward it to the point where he doesn’t go anywhere without it. “I always check whether I have the pen in my suit pocket and if it’s not there, I look for it everywhere,” said Shim. “It’s such a timeless design without unnecessary add-ons,” he added. Design greatly influences our lives, more than most of us realize. A…
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