Blackwing VOL. 55 Limited Edition

The latest limited edition pencils are a nod to the golden division, a harmony also known as divine proportion.

Golden ratio is a mathematical proportion often found in nature, art and design. It gives the world around us a composition and symmetry that we find beautiful for reasons we don't fully understand.

The golden ratio can be heard in arrangements by Beethoven, Mozart and Bach. It can be felt in the syllabic patterns of Sanskrit poetry. It can be seen in the works of artists and architects from Salvador Dali to Frank Lloyd Wright. It can even be applied to everyday life by framing a portrait using the photographic "rule of three".

Blackwing 55 is a tribute to harmony, balance, and the golden division, while reminding us to slow down and enjoy the beauty around us. Each pencil features a design inspired by the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers that approximate divine proportion. The width of each color block is the sum of the widths of the previous two blocks: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55. The pattern was designed in millimeters and then scaled to fit on a Blackwing pencil.

These pencils also feature a balanced.