Stabilo and Kiko Milano have launched a co-created collection of lip products that reworks the silhouette of the Stabilo Boss Mini highlighter into a make-up format. The two companies said the range rests on a shared view that creativity is a form of self-expression and that colour gives people the confidence to show who they are.
For Stabilo, the partnership is presented as a visible step in a shift away from a purely writing-instrument identity towards what the company calls an emotional, lifestyle-oriented one. Kiko Milano is described in the announcement as the number one make-up brand in Italy.
Five shades drawn from the language of writing
The centrepiece is a reinterpretation of the Boss Mini shape as a lip product, creating a link between highlighting on paper and expressing personality through make-up. The collection comprises five shades whose names borrow from the vocabulary of writing, documents and personal expression:
- FINE PRINT — brown
- AFTERTHOUGHT — mauve
- DON'T QUOTE ME — orange
- ON MY RADAR — red
- PINK(ER) — fuchsia
The naming device ties the make-up line back to the stationery heritage of one partner while speaking the colour language of the other. Both companies framed the palette as an invitation to explore colour and individual style, pointing to the quality and attention to detail associated with their respective brands. The announcement did not disclose pricing.
How the two chief executives frame the tie-up
Michele Molon, CEO of Stabilo International, said the company had helped generations express themselves through colour and was now carrying that spirit beyond the page into new dimensions of creativity and self-expression. He described the Kiko Milano project as an example of two iconic brands from different worlds challenging conventions to create something unexpected, and said that kind of bold, imaginative thinking would shape the next chapter for Stabilo.
Simone Dominici, CEO of Kiko Milano, said the aim was to push the boundaries of colour and creativity further and to inspire the brand's community to highlight its own individual personality. Working with Stabilo, he said, allows Kiko Milano to carry that philosophy across product categories alongside a partner that shares its passion for colour and its commitment to creative consumers.
Where the collection will be sold
The collection is to be available in stores and online in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom, and through Kiko Milano's directly operated e-commerce platforms in Europe and the Middle East. No launch date was specified in the announcement.