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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?... Listen and ...

Pen and pencil maker Faber-Castell’s earliest roots date to 1761, making it one of the oldest brand names associated with writing implements. But its now-famous hyphenated moniker came about over ...

Count Anton Wolfgang Lothar Andreas von Faber-Castell once flung 144 pencils from the top of his castle to prove their quality - and none broke. Interview by Rob Davies. The Americans spent millions ...

Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, who led the centuries-old German maker of the humble pencil used in classrooms around the world and added a line of jewel-encrusted pens, has died at the age of 74.

So when is the last time you picked up a pencil? These writing instruments, it often seems, have gone nearly extinct as a primary method of writing—a sad commentary, since their rich history is one of ...

Harry Wallop meets Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, whose company makes 2.4bn pencils every year, and has just made a £60,000 pen. Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell with the £60,000 'Pen ...

The proximity of Staedtler and Faber-Castell encourages innovation at both firms The ancient city of Nuremberg, steeped in medieval and Nazi history, is home to a cluster of fiercely competitive pen ...

The ancient city of Nuremberg, steeped in medieval and Nazi history, is home to a cluster of fiercely competitive pen and pencil manufacturers whose survival is driven by innovation. Staedtler and ...