If you are an artist, art lover or grew up in Switzerland, you certainly have heard of the famed colored pencil (and pen) brand Caran d’ Ache. The family brand has been creating Swiss-made writing and ...

Carole Hubscher (PMD 73, 1998) remembers the first box of Caran d’Ache colored pencils she received as a child: the smell of hewn wood, the rainbow of bright hues, and the sense of unlimited ...

Since overseas travel may not be on your list of things to do in the short term, join me for “armchair visits” to fine pen manufacturers worldwide. Today Geneva, Switzerland, is the stop and Caran ...

The best part of going back to school: new school supplies. Before they saw heavy use at the art table that sharp new ruler, unscuffed plastic protractor, still-lethal compass and, most of all, the ...