Faber-Castell este cea mai mare si cea mai veche firma(din 1761) ce produce materiale de birou (agrafe,

radiere, etc) , pixuri, creioane s.a.

Cu sediul in Stein, Germania, firma are 14 fabrici si aproximativ 7000 de angajati imprastiati in mai mult
de 100 de tari.

Firma a fost infintata de familia de Faber-Castell, familie care si acum conduce firma. Familia Faber a fost
innobilata in 1861, Lothar Faber devenind Baronul Faber. Nepoata acestuia se casatoreste cu contele
Alexandru Castell, fiu al unei familii nobiliare, acesta preluand firma si numind-o Faber-Castell.

Principalele fabrici se afla in Germania, Brazilia(3), Austria, Peru, s.a.

"I wanted to tell you about a kind of Faber pencil I discovered.

They are thick, very soft and better quality than carpenter's pencils, the black they give is excellent and
they are perfect to work on big sketches."

Vincent van Gogh to his friend Anthon van Rappard in 1883