In  1761,  Kaspar  Faber  started  to  produce  pencils  in Stein,  near  Nuremberg.  When  the  fourth generation, Baron Lothar von Faber, took over the company in 1839 he turned the pencil into a true quality  product  and  the  world's  first branded  writing  instrument.  Over  the  centuries,  he  and  his descendants created remarkable products, and it wasa personal challenge for Count Anton Wolfgang von  Faber-Castell  to  rediscover  the  past  and  to  transfer  it  to  the  present  with  timeless  design  and modern  technology.  The  result  is  the  Graf  von  Faber-Castell  Collection,  a  range  of  extraordinary writing instruments and accessories. To Count Anton Wolfgang, they embody "Luxury in Simplicity" by combining selected materials, functionality and superb aesthetics.