Graf von Faber Castell Pen of The Year 2022

The pen of the Year 2022 is inspired by the Aztecs and their culture. 

The grip is made of  Obsidian, a naturally occuring volcanic stone, created when lava cools rapidly. 

Aztecs made swords, spearheads en arrowheads out of this cool, mat stone. 

The end pieces are turquise gemstones and engraved with skulls, considered to be the symbol of fertility; health and excess. 

The charcoal-grey barrel, which has a diamond-like carbon coating is inspired on the walls in Templo Mayor, which were made of rows of skulls. 

The cap of the pen is grooved shaped and respresents the prickly pear cactus that was growing on stony ground in the middle of the lake.