The iconic design of the BIC Cristal has remained virtually unchanged since its introduction in 1950. BIC began with Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard, who purch

The iconic design of the BIC Cristal has remained virtually unchanged since its introduction in 1950. BIC began with Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard, who purchased a factory near Paris in 1945 and initially manufactured parts for mechanical pencils and fountain pens. After recognizing the potentia…