This 5-foot lamp is a supersized tribute to the world’s most iconic pen

January 19, 2026 Andrew Liszewski

The Seletti Bic Lamp hanging from a ceiling over an office desk.
The Bic Lamp can be hung, mounted, or used as a vertical standing lamp. | Image: Seletti

Seletti, an Italian design brand known for everything from furniture to tableware, has debuted an unusual tribute to an icon of design: the Bic Cristal pen. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Seletti has supersized the pen and replaced its ink cartridge with a long LED-filled tube to illuminate your living room, office, or that closet where they keep all the stationery at work.

The Bic Lamp, as it's simply called, was introduced at the 2026 Maison&Objet show in Paris - think CES, but for interior designers. Seletti says it was created at a 12:1 scale, which makes it just shy of six feet long given the Bic Cristal pen typically measures arou …

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