Blackwing Volume 343 Pencil

Blackwing Volume 343 Pencils

Blackwing 343 is a limited-edition series dedicated to the unique gathering moment that broadcast television created. Do you remember those nights when millions of screens lit up at once, and millions of people held their breath together? This pencil was born from the spirit of those very moments.

Broadcast television reached an apartment in the city center and a village house at the edge of a rural town in equal measure. It brought everyone together around the same story without asking for qualifications or sending invitations. This quiet yet powerful shared experience wove the fabric of a common culture for decades. The number 343 honors precisely that legacy: a reference to the 343 scan lines in early CRT televisions, a tribute to the unseen effort that meticulously built each image line by line.

The color bar pattern covering the barrel takes its inspiration from the NTSC test card. Those colored bars that ap Show More