English design company Boex (founded by twin brothers Sam and Will Boex) have introduced their newest product: the Pencil Bench. The statement furniture piece is made up of 1,600 pencils, each one individually sprung and removable, to be used if the need ever arises. No wonder it was awarded the Best At Show at the […]

Cyclus, the brand behind this eco-friendly backpack, started with five basic principles: re-utilization of urban materials, recycling of raw materials, minimal use of resources, less excess production and the utilization of 100% environmentally friendly materials. With the addition of the Pangolin backpack to their collection of environmentally friendly products, they’ve yet again shown the path […]

If an artist should be thinking out of the box, perhaps an artist’s pencils should also be kept out of the box. Consider the easily portable flannel colored pencil roll by Charlotte Packe. The cloth casing holds 12 quality colored pencils by Lyra, and is made of 100% grey wool flannel, which folds neatly together […]

In 1761, German Faber-Castell launched the first branded pencil, and in a sense launched the entire industry of art material manufacturing. By now, Faber-Castell’s high quality pencils are standard issue artillery in every artist’s arsenal. To celebrate the company’s two hundred fiftieth anniversary, Faber-Castell has created a “Birthday Box” set worthy of its heritage. The […]

Angie H. Iver‘s artwork has a dream-like affect to it — surreal in content, and hazy and sometimes dark in execution. In fact, depending on your perspective, some might argue more nightmarish than dreamlike. Born in a “a pretty charming medieval town” in East Germany, Iver has since moved on to the larger Düsseldorf to […]

The content in these drawings are a complex entanglement of symbols — but the way they are rendered gives it a simple and peaceful aesthetic. As good as the color work is, the simple black and white charcoal drawings of cute animals and stylized humans are exceptional. Check out more of Berlin-based artist Corentin Grossmann’s […]

Pencils have been associated with art for hundreds of years as a tool for drawing and crafting, but artist Dalton Ghetti has literally shaped our views of how we view a pencil. Instead of using a pencil to draw, Dalton uses the pencil as a canvas to sculpt. As a child in Brazil, Dalton used […]

Knowing a handful of writers, I think this would make an elegant gift. To be completely honest tho, in the 21st century, I have yet to see a writer pick up a typewriter — nevermind a pencil. Still, this would be a great set to team up with a clean Moleskin notebook, just for old […]