Our Story

How this started

This wasn’t designed in a lab.

It started at the kitchen table.

My daughter, Eloise, was struggling with writing.

She held her pen the “right” way — exactly how she’d been taught.
But something wasn’t working.

She pressed too hard.
Her hand became tired quickly.
And as schoolwork increased, writing became more and more difficult.

We tried everything.

Different pens.
Different grips.
Advice from school.

Nothing really solved the problem.

Seeing the real issue

Watching her write closely, one thing became obvious:

Her index finger and thumb were gripping the pen so hard, the joints were becoming unstable and bending the wrong way.  Her hand was working too hard to stabilise the pen, so she compensated by gripping tighter and this made everything worse.

The other grips that we had tried attempted to directly control the position of the fingers and thumb, but these grips prevented Eloise from holding her pen in a normal tripod grip and moving the pen conventionally using her fingers.

I realised that supporting the web space between the thumb and index finger would prevent the grip from collapsing inwards. However this web space is offset from the side of the pen and angled differently from the direction in which a pen is held.

The first prototype

The first version wasn’t complicated.

It was a small piece of rolled cardboard. Placed between her thumb and finger. And almost immediately — her hand relaxed.

 

 

From there, the idea evolved:

  • refining the shape
  • adjusting the angle
  • testing different sizes

Until it became something that worked consistently.

What makes it different

Most grips focus on where your fingers go.

This one focuses on what your hand needs:
stability without force.

Why it matters

For many children, writing isn’t optional.

They can’t avoid it.

So if writing is painful or exhausting, it affects:

  • learning
  • confidence
  • daily school life

This grip was created to change that.

To make writing feel easier.
More natural.
And far less painful.

And it’s already helping

Parents and users have told us:

  • writing feels smoother
  • hands stay in a better position
  • pain is reduced

And most importantly —
children can keep going for longer.