The family company has been around since 1889 and operates in New Jersey. — -- Writing and drawing utensils from General Pencil Company, Inc., have been helping to bring imaginations to paper for ...

NOW IS A good time to revisit Leonard Read’s essay. In 1958, Read examined how a pencil is made — how it is miraculous that a pencil is made at all. The standard pencil begins when a cedar is cut down ...

All Pam Hoffman wanted was several items to give to her 20-something daughter as a Christmas present – yarn, pattern books and knitting needles. So, she paid a visit to her local yarn shop, and left ...

Michael Stausholm turned a simple plantable pencil into SproutWorld, a global brand inspiring sustainability one small idea ...

Designer Nicholas Hemingway has taken to Kickstarter for the 11th time to launch his new handmade 5.6 mm clutch pencil finished in reclaimed ebony. Offering a sustainable design for a green ...

This holiday season, Pencils of Promise (PoP), a nonprofit whose mission is to build schools in the developing world, is launching their Made with Pencils campaign. The Made with Pencils campaign ...

In this episode of MADE HERE, we’re taking you through the pencil-making production process—from colored pencils, to sketching pencils, and the everyday classic pencil. The beloved writing tool begins ...