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Sun-Star is a Japanese stationery company that plans, develops, manufactures and sells stationery and gifts with interesting and new design concepts.
The original Metacil was a pencil made entirely from metal. It was voted as the most popular product of 2022 by highly respected Japanese newspaper Nikkei MK and winner of the Paperworld Middle East 2023 stationery product of the year award.
But even with aluminium, an all-metal pencil was heavier than wood. And some people do prefer a more natural material, but would (wood?) still benefit from that super-long-lasting tip. So now we have the Metacil School Pencil - that same metal alloy for the tip, but affixed to a bamboo body, making it super light-weight, and rather pretty to look at too.
There are replacement tips for them of course and they're available in a range of half-body colours. 8mm diameter, 140mm long.
According to auto-translate from the Japanese, these also bring "A new sense of needle flower". We're not sure what that means, but it sounds nice.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.50 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £3.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
For more, see our Delivery Information page.
Sun-Star is a Japanese stationery company that plans, develops, manufactures and sells stationery and gifts with interesting and new design concepts.
The original Metacil was a pencil made entirely from metal. It was voted as the most popular product of 2022 by highly respected Japanese newspaper Nikkei MK and winner of the Paperworld Middle East 2023 stationery product of the year award.
But even with aluminium, an all-metal pencil was heavier than wood. And some people do prefer a more natural material, but would (wood?) still benefit from that super-long-lasting tip. So now we have the Metacil School Pencil - that same metal alloy for the tip, but affixed to a bamboo body, making it super light-weight, and rather pretty to look at too.
There are replacement tips for them of course and they're available in a range of half-body colours. 8mm diameter, 140mm long.
According to auto-translate from the Japanese, these also bring "A new sense of needle flower". We're not sure what that means, but it sounds nice.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.50 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £3.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
For more, see our Delivery Information page.