Through its mission, kotmo promotes the design of sustainable promotional products by designing useful and local objects. One of the most popular promotional items still used by companies in 2021 is the pen. Easily customizable, they are used by everyone and are generally appreciated gifts by customers and employees. Many times, organizations turn to disposable pens since they can be easily ordered in large quantities.
"Since our beginning, we have always had a great demand for more ecological ballpoint pens. Unfortunately, the options are very limited, especially since pencils made in Quebec are almost non-existent," says Céline Juppeau, founder of kotmo.
In order to limit the use of disposable pens in Quebec, we are pleased to present our latest project: the Refillable pen Alum.
For those who want to make a difference
The concept of this refillable pen is simple: to present a durable ink pen by focusing on quality design and local manufacturing. With the help of designers Maxime Louis-Seize and Étienne Vernier, we succeeded in developing this pen from Quebec aluminum to make a quality pen that is light and easy to use every day.
« We consume a lot of pens without really realizing it. The Alum has been designed to be both attractive and practical for everyday use. », says Etienne Vernier.
This pen has been designed to enable companies to be part of the change and position themselves as a schoolader redefining their practices for the future.
« We think the Alum has all the criteria of a good promotional product: it's a beautiful corporate object that people will want to keep for a long time », adds Cindy Couture, partner at kotmo.
A unique design
Although the Alum refillable pen remains simple, every detail of its construction has been carefully thought out.:
Also, each pen comes with a refill cartridge and cartridge replacement instruction guide in a customized box featuring the company's brand image.
More than local manufacturing
Its Quebec aluminum design remains the main feature that sets the Alum apart from other refillable pens. « Aluminum is a highly symbolic raw material for Quebec. It has been at the heart of the province's industrialization, and many companies have developed considerable expertise in this field. », precise Maxime Louis-Seize.
In addition, 9 Quebec partners are involved in the manufacture and assembly of the Alum, including a social reintegration enterprise.
Although you won't find Canadian-made ink cartridges, we opted for a German-made Schmidt gel cartridge to promote good writing.
Local innovation for businesses
We believe that the Alum refillable pen enables organizations to demonstrate a significant environmental commitment. By offering the Alum pen as a gift to their employees and customers, companies have the chance to be part of the change and position themselves as schooladers.
