Faber-Castell, too, is no stranger to elegance and refined design. As one of the world’s oldest manufacturers of writing instruments—it was founded as a pencil factory in 1761 in Stein, ...

The fashion for adult colouring, where people have books of different themes and patterns to complete, like children, lifted Faber-Castell to record sales of 667 million euros in 2016/2017.

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 ...