THE MAGIC OF FORM

Made by craftsmen from choice materials, the Pen of the Year 2017 brings the Viking age into the present day in a fascinating way:

something of the elegant verve with which the famed longboats hastened through the waves is apparent in every stroke of this pen. Such a discovery is worth grasping in the hand. 

The version with a tough anthracite-coloured PVD coating has a particularly masculine appeal. Matt-grey smoked oak – the preferred wood for building the Viking ships – stands in exciting contrast to the gleaming metal parts of fountain pen and roller-ball pen, which change their appearance with every movement. A grey shimmering smoky quartz adorns the cap of all writing implements of this edition.

Admired as daring masters of wind and wave, feared as ruthless invaders and valued as merchants, the Vikings set up a trading network that span across continents. The revolutionary construction of the Viking longboats, the mystic force of the runes and the curly birch as one of the characteristic trees of the Nordic world inspired us in designing the Pen of the Year 2017. Both editions come with an 18-carat gold nib that is run in by hand. An end-cap protects the rotary knob of the plunger mechanism of the plunger-type fountain pen.

• Barrel with a tough anthracite-coloured PVD coating made of titanium

• Five thin slivers of matt-grey smoked oak are inserted with great precision

• The name Graf von Faber-Castell is engraved in the end piece in runes

• 18-carat gold nib with ruthenium plating, inscribed by hand

• Available in the nib width M

• The cap is adorned by a grey shimmering smoky quartz

• Individually numbered writing instruments

• Exclusive, brightly polished black wooden box with an attractive brochure and the certificate of authenticity

• An additional insert offers space for six more writing instruments

• Limited to 230 pieces

Roller Ball Pen

• Barrel with a tough anthracite-coloured PVD coating made of titanium

• Five thin slivers of matt-grey smoked oak are inserted with great precision

• The name Graf von Faber-Castell is engraved in the end piece in runes

• The cap is adorned by a grey shimmering smoky quartz

• Long–lasting black rollerball refill

• Individually numbered writing instruments

• Exclusive, brightly polished black wooden box with an attractive brochure and the certificate of authenticity

• An additional insert offers space for six more writing instruments

• Limited to 70 pieces

  HIGH QUALITY PRESENTATION

  Pen of the Year 2017

  The platinum-plated fountain pen comes with an 18-carat, bicolour gold nib that is inscribed by hand. Each pen is a unique work of art and is individually numbered: the fountain pen is a limited edition of 500, the roller-ball pen of only 150. The special edition is limited to 230 fountain pens and 70 rollerball pens. 

  The fountain pen comes with an 18-carat gold nib with ruthenium plating that is inscribed by hand. Each of these writing implements is presented in a brightly polished black wooden case. A certificate bearing the signature of Count Charles von Faber-Castell confirms that this is a limited edition.