Faber-Castell is a 255-year-old company that makes pencils. How does an established company like this think about innovation, particularly if and when to adopt a new technology? Harvard Business ...

According to Faber-Castell, “It is estimated that about 20,000 million black-lead and color pencils for all kinds of writing and drawing requirements are produced all over the world every year ...

By staying true to its roots and putting the consumer first, pencil-maker Faber-Castell remains as relevant as ever.

Have you ever wondered how your everyday pencil is made? In this video, take a rare look inside the Faber-Castell factory, one of the world’s most iconic pencil manufacturers, to see how ...

Staedtler celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010, while Faber-Castell will celebrate its 250th birthday in summer 2011. But despite this, the two companies have argued about which company can ...

In this fascinating behind-the-scenes video, we take you inside one of the most iconic pencil manufacturing processes in the world. Discover how Faber-Castell combines natural wood, precision ...

The Faber-Castell Grip 2001 Graphite EcoPencil is coated in a matte-silver paint, which contrasts nicely with the pencil’s black details. Its wood type isn’t listed, and it has a rougher look ...

For contrasting small details, Krusch likes another Faber-Castell pencil — the Clutch — with 0.5-mm lead (artist and licensed art therapist Margot Werner is also a fan of the Faber Castell ...

Author Plum Sykes is a devotee of the Perfect Pencil by Graf von Faber-Castell. She has owned it for years and has only had to replace the lead once.

Faber-Castell is the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of wood-cased pencils and the company is marking its 250th Anniversary with this Limited Edition Wood Case set.

Two rival pencil firms based in a small German town illustrate how privately-owned companies use innovation to prosper.