Brand: Caran d'Ache

Caran d’Ache is best known for the coloured pencils which are available in almost every colour and every grade of finish. Caran d’Ache innovative spark is best illustrated by the water soluble pencils which they created. These allow the artist to first use drawing techniques and then develop their work into a water colour, painterly style of image.

Based around graphite, which is the key ingredient of pencils and can be found in the Swiss Alps, Caran d’Ache was established in Geneva in 1915. Nine years later, in the hands of its founder, it took the nom-de-plume of a famous illustrator, Caran d’Ache.

Every Caran d’Ache product is subject to the strictest quality controls, applied to the raw materials and their sources, as well as to the manufacturing processes used. This approach is an essential component of the Swiss Made quality label and the control system in place ensures compliance with the strictest criteria and standards. The company’s range of colour pencils are systematically tested for their lightfastness and colour performance.