Sprout World
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Stationery |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Michael Stausholm |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Plantable pencil |
| Website | sproutworld |
Sprout World is a Danish company that develops sustainable and plantable writing tools. The company was established in 2013 by Danish entrepreneur Michael Stausholm.
The company's main product is the Sprout Pencil,[1][2][3] which was originally invented by three students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, US.[4] Once the pencil is too short to use, it can be planted and a seed embedded in the end of the pencil can germinate and grow into a herb or flower.
Sprout is commercially successful in Denmark[5] and a number of other European countries including Northern America. Today, the company sells the Sprout pencils in more than 80 countries.
Currently, Sprout has offices in Denmark and the US.
References
- ^ "New pencil sprouts in shops". The Copenhagen Post.
- ^ Parija Kavilanz (4 November 2015). "These pencils sprout into vegetables, herbs and flowering plants". CNNMoney.
- ^ Matt McFarland (5 November 2015). "The pencil that you can plant in your garden". Washington Post.
- ^ "Flavors of Sprout". Kickstarter.
- ^ "Tænk, hvis din blyant kunne vokse..." (in Danish). Finans.dk. 25 March 2013.