It's a drab gray asymmetrical block with pastel colors, I do not understand people who think that teenage engineering possesses any aesthetic sensibilities whatsoever. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
It looks like an off-brand 90s gaming console to me.
As for a design I personally consider timeless… how about the Lamy 2000 fountain pen?
Gorgeous bauhaus design, and completely user disassembleable by hand with 0 tools. The body is made from Makrolon, which is fiberglass infused lexan. Feels great in the hand, with a slight warmth and texture, and practically indestructable.
Writes like a dream, too. Been in continuous production for over 60 years.
I don't think Teeneage Engineering's looks is that different from Bauhaus, excluding maintainability.
Lamy 2000 is built with pure Bauhaus ideals and it nailed every one of them on the head. I have many and use them constantly. I think Lamy 2000 is the only "Objectively good" fountain I have ever seen and used, and it hides its properties so well, too. It's a very understated masterpiece of design and engineering.
There are three changes I’d make to it from a pragmatic standpoint, but it really is damn close to perfect
Those three are: engrave the nib size somewhere visible on the nib; make it in colors besides dark grey on a regular basis; and make the ink window out of a clearer plastic. If you could actually see the ink color that’s be nice.
