Graf von Faber-Castell introduced its first Pen of the Year in 2003, and an amazing cascade of annual limited editions followed. Each tells a different story, but always focuses on the development of ...

For centuries, the mere sight of a Viking longboat on the horizon was enough to strike fear into the hearts of entire populaces. Violent tendencies aside, the Scandinavian seafaring warriors were ...

Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell admits that when he took over running his family-controlled ...

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.