History

The Faber-Castell family can look back on an eventful history spanning more than 250 years.

An exciting family history

80 years of posters, advertisements and packaging design

Product advertising between 1900 and 1980

The rapid developments in the field of transportation bring the world ever closer together.

Conquering the global market

We know that pencils have been in production since the 16th century. The old manual production methods have been consistently improved, mechanized and ultimately automated.

Pencil manufacturing through the ages