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The idea of enclosing a thin graphite lead in a wooden casing is several hundred years old; it was not new when my ancestor [Kaspar Faber] founded a pencil factory in 1761. But my great-great-grandfather Baron Lothar von Faber, who took over the family firm in 1839, was the first to turn the pencil into a genuine quality product — and the world’s first brand-name writing implement. He laid down standards for the length, diameter, and hardness of pencils; standards which apply to this day. He also created a series of fascinating products which continue to set an example of simplicity and design.
My grandfather, Count Alexander zu Castell-Rüdenhausen carried on this tradition. The Faber-Castell company, which takes its name from my grandfather’s marriage to Lothar von Faber’s granddaughter Ottilie, is not only the oldest manufacturer of wood-cased pencils, but also the world’s best-known name in graphite and colour pencils. And they still look very much as they did 150 years ago.
Inspired by selected writing instruments produced by my ancestors, I saw it as a personal challenge to rediscover these past products and use modern technology to transfer their timeless design to the present day. In 1993, my ideas took shape as the Graf von Faber-Castell Classic Collection. Various types of unusual wood combined with precious metals, and also painstaking craftsmanship, are what make the collection so unusual. The whole Graf von Faber-Castell Classic Collection embodies an awareness of quality represented by a harmonious combination of selected materials, excellent functionalism, and appealing aesthetics.
So writes Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, direct descendent of cabinet maker, Kaspar Faber, who founded the 18th century pencil factory that would ultimately become the oldest continuously operating, and still extant, manufacturer of chirographic instruments in the world. In 1978, after the death of Roland Count von Faber-Castell (1905-1978), Anton Wolfgang, his son and the 8th generation, took over as sole Managing Director.
The idea of enclosing a thin graphite lead in a wooden casing is several hundred years old; it was not new when my ancestor [Kaspar Faber] founded a pencil factory in 1761. But my great-great-grandfather Baron Lothar von Faber, who took over the family firm in 1839, was the first to turn the pencil into a genuine quality product — and the world’s first brand-name writing implement. He laid down standards for the length, diameter, and hardness of pencils; standards which apply to this day. He also created a series of fascinating products which continue to set an example of simplicity and design.
My grandfather, Count Alexander zu Castell-Rüdenhausen carried on this tradition. The Faber-Castell company, which takes its name from my grandfather’s marriage to Lothar von Faber’s granddaughter Ottilie, is not only the oldest manufacturer of wood-cased pencils, but also the world’s best-known name in graphite and colour pencils. And they still look very much as they did 150 years ago.
Inspired by selected writing instruments produced by my ancestors, I saw it as a personal challenge to rediscover these past products and use modern technology to transfer their timeless design to the present day. In 1993, my ideas took shape as the Graf von Faber-Castell Classic Collection. Various types of unusual wood combined with precious metals, and also painstaking craftsmanship, are what make the collection so unusual. The whole Graf von Faber-Castell Classic Collection embodies an awareness of quality represented by a harmonious combination of selected materials, excellent functionalism, and appealing aesthetics.
So writes Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, direct descendent of cabinet maker, Kaspar Faber, who founded the 18th century pencil factory that would ultimately become the oldest continuously operating, and still extant, manufacturer of chirographic instruments in the world. In 1978, after the death of Roland Count von Faber-Castell (1905-1978), Anton Wolfgang, his son and the 8th generation, took over as sole Managing Director.
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Thanks to a masterly crafted and carefully selected materials, the collection GRAF VON FABER CASTELL has earned a special place among fans of noble art of writing. Since 2003 the star of the collection is the luxurious Edition PEN OF THE YEAR.
Graf von Faber Castell Perfect Pencil Champagne Limited Edition
Perfect Pencil Limited Edition, Brown
The pleasure of writing and drawing with a classic pencil depends a good deal on it being well sharpened.
But where is the best place to keep a sharpener so that it is always to hand?
The Perfect Pencil provides a simple but elegant answer: just where it is needed, on the pencil itself, built into the protective cap that also serves to extend the pencil in use.
With the replaceable eraser under the end cap, you have everything together in an ideally compact form and always ready for use: for writing, correcting, and sharpening.
Perfect Pencil Limited Edition, Brown / Champagne - details
Special limited edition, 750 pieces worldwide
Pencil extender with a 22-carat gold coating in champagne colour
With built-in sharpener
Finely fluted, brown pocket pencil
Clip ring adorned by Charles Count Faber-Castell’s signature
All writing instruments are individually numbered on the cap (1/750)
A certificate attests to the limitation of 500 pieces
With brown wooden gift box
GRAF VON FABER-CASTELL PERFECT PENCIL - MATITA PERFETTA 260th
Perfect Pencil Anniversary Edition 260th years Faber-Castell
The pleasure of writing and drawing with a classic pencil depends a good deal on it being well sharpened. But where is the best place to keep a sharpener so that it is always to hand? The Perfect Pencil provides a simple but elegant answer: just where it is needed, on the pencil itself, built into the protective cap that also serves to extend the pencil in use. With the replaceable eraser under the end cap, you have everything together in an ideally compact form and always ready for use: for writing, correcting, and sharpening.
Perfect Pencil Anniversary Edition 260th years Faber-Castell - Product details
Perfect Pencil 260th Anniversary edition
Limited to 750 pieces with engraved serial number in the clip ring of the extender
PVD coating made of titanium in anthracite
Faceted jade stone adorns the top of the cap
Delicate engraved cap with stylised pencils as reference to Faber- Castell
Extender with built-in sharpener
Eraser under the top of the cap of the pencil
Finely fluted black pocket pencil with B lead
High- quality wooden gift box with certificate of the limitation
LIMITED EDITION PEN OF THE YEAR 2014
LIMITED EDITION PEN OF THE YEAR 2014LIMITED EDITION PEN OF THE YEAR 2014
LIMITED EDITION PEN OF THE YEAR 2014LIMITED EDITION
LIMITED EDITION