Bamboo Slip Pen Case — Azure Clouds Unfold

Zebra Stationery 3D Printed Works Description (Bamboo Scroll Pen Box — Azure Scroll Clouds Unfold)

Creative Description:
【Senior 1 — Magical Sea Urchin Repairs Computer】:
To align with Zebra's brand culture and product characteristics, we learned about the brand through its official website, selected 20 best-selling Zebra pens for practical testing and analysis, and finally decided on the creative concept for the bamboo scroll pen box. Inspired by traditional bamboo slips, the work replicates the portable classics of ancient literati, symbolizing "pen and ink at hand, literary charm accompanying," restoring the elegant and free-spirited brushwork of the ancients, and organically integrating modern stationery with traditional Chinese culture, allowing the charm of millennia-old Chinese aesthetics to empower daily stationery use.

【Azure Scroll Clouds Unfold】:
1. Functional Use: The work creates a bamboo slip-shaped component with six trapezoidal sections, connected and rolled up with an elastic cord, resembling rolling and unfurling clouds. It features three functional states: display, pen box, and pen curtain, adapting to diverse usage scenarios:
Display Function: When unfolded, the side panels at both ends can be folded and stored within the bamboo pieces, lying flat on the desk. The outer part of the component is segmented with carved ruyi and continuous vine composite floral patterns, which, when assembled, form a complete, intricate, and orderly texture; the inner persimmon calyx pattern is arranged unevenly, creating a rhythmic aesthetic with the elastic cord routing, combining stationery storage function with the value of a traditional Chinese style ornament, fully showcasing Chinese aesthetics.

Pen Box Function: Relying on the buckle grooves and magnetic attraction structure of the side panels at both ends of the component, it achieves two retracted forms: semi-open and fully closed. In the semi-open state, the middle is magnetically attracted, the lower part forms a storage compartment, and the upper double bamboo pieces have separate flip covers for convenient access; in the fully closed state, the bottom is magnetically attracted, the entire unit is fully enclosed, suitable for quick storage of various stationery items.

Pen Curtain Function: Designed to meet the needs of art students, when unfolded, it can securely hold sketch pencils and other stationery with elastic cords and persimmon calyx patterns, effectively preventing pen tips from breaking due to collision, while also reducing impact between stationery items. With the elastic cord, it can be easily hung next to a drawing board, integrating traditional culture into the daily lives of modern students.

2. Details and Material Design
Intricate Details: The side panels feature hollow Chinese window lattice designs, paired with a hexagonal frame when rolled up, replicating the simple form of palace-style window grids, allowing internal patterns to be faintly visible, creating a visual hierarchy of "outer lattice elegance, inner pattern beauty." We explored wiring designs, using wire slot holes, cross-wired persimmon calyx patterns, and cross-shaped guide cores, enabling the elastic cord to serve both the practical function of connecting the bamboo slips and securing stationery, and to become an integral part of the internal ornamentation; simultaneously, it reserves space for users to create their own designs, making it easy to try different wiring styles and material combinations to create an exclusive personalized style.
Material Colors: Focusing on "restoring the warm texture of bamboo slips and showcasing Chinese aesthetic," we experimented with multiple Bambu Lab PLA filament color schemes, finally settling on two matte series color schemes: Desert Yellow 11401 + Sea Blue 11600 + Dark Night Blue 11602, restoring the rustic texture of mature yellow bamboo; Bone White 11103 + Silk Blue 13604 + Dark Night Blue 11602, replicating the elegant style of blue and white porcelain.

As a high school student, this work allowed me to learn from and draw inspiration from traditional Chinese elements. I sincerely thank Bambu Lab and Zebra Stationery for providing the opportunity to share works and exchange ideas, and I hope to carry on Chinese traditions and convey beauty together with everyone.