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Lab Rat Kitsch

pipette-inspired stationary handmade with love in St. Louis, MO

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Circle of nine syringes arranged with needle tips pointing towards the center, in red, white, black, and blue colors.
Lab Rat Kitsch

lab rat

/ˈlæb ˌræt/ 

noun

  1. a domesticated rat bred for research and experimentation

  2. an individual who spends more time in the lab than at home

see also: academic, scientist, nerd

Model No. 02

Model No. 02

Pipette-Inspired Ballpoint Pen | Model No. 02
Pipette-Inspired Ballpoint Pen | Model No. 02

It took 50 iterations to get here.

We present a retractable click pen inspired by a lab classic.

Refillable. Customizable. Ergonomic. Just kitschy enough.

Designed for the bench and the notebook alike — the perfect gift for your labmates, a graduating scientist in the making, or your favorite lab rat.

Black and white illustration of a DNA double helix.

kitsch

/kiCH/ 

noun

  1. art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic way

  2. a pipette shaped pen

see also: double helix earrings, molecule tattoo, giant microbe

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