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PEN OF THE YEAR 2009
CREATING THE UNUSUAL

　Few creatures have inspired people’s imagination as much as the horse. Stone Age cave paintings preserve it in lively colour. Many deities are depicted on horseback, some even in equine form. The winged steed Pegasus brought thunder and lightning to Zeus as insignia of his power, and in reward was immortalized as a constellation in the heavens.

　The wondrous mane and tail of a horse are not just naturally beautiful but also able to withstand the elements. Towards the end of the 18 th century, horsehair began to enjoy a high status as an elegant material for chair coverings. At first it was woven exclusively by hand, but in 1872 the first mechanical loom for the coveted material was constructed.

　Its natural properties and the difficulty of processing mean that horsehair is still used for extravagant furnishings and luxurious fashion accessories

A NEAR-FORGOTTEN ART
　Producing horsehair fabric of top individual quality is an art that only a few weavers have learned to master. There is but a single such expert in Germany: Dorit Berger. "I always wanted to learn to spin. There’s something fairytale about it. And the fascination has never let me go." After training as a master weaver she discovered the material as her very own.

　Horsehair presents a special challenge. The tail hairs of a horse are relatively stiff and short, and so cannot be spun to a continuous thread. They certainly cannot be woven in the conventional way.

 A MASTERPIECE OF THE FINEST NUANCES
　So as to create the filigree pattern of the Pen of the Year 2009, the hairs first have to be carefully selected for colour and uniform thickness. Then roughly 70 hairs are woven individually for each centimetre of fabric. That is extremely time-consuming. Hair by hair, a weave comes about with changing texture, light and dark, that contrasts so excitingly with the cool platinum-plated metal parts of the pen – so that each one brings out the finest nuances in its own way. Every horsehair fountain pen is an absolutely unique work of art!

PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE
　The Pen of the Year 2009 represents an exclusive and individual sense of writing. Carefully ‘run in’ by hand, the 18-carat bicoloured gold nib is available in the widths M, B and F. The platinum-plated end cap protects the knob for the plunger mechanism, on which each pen is individually numbered.

　An accompanying certificate bears Dorit Berger’s signature, attesting to the limited edition and certifying the quality and genuineness of the horsehair used. On request, a pen can be specially made from the tail hairs of your own horse.

LUXURY OF NATURE
　The writing instruments, desk sets, and leather accessories in the Graf von Faber-Castell Collection are distinguished by particularly painstaking craftsmanship and above all a combination of precious metals and valuable types of wood. Since 2003 this claim has been emphasized by the "Pen of the Year" edition. Each pen is produced for twelve months using exclusive materials such as mammoth ivory, amber, or Indian satinwood in a luxurious setting. The numbers produced in each limited edition are announced at the end of the year.

 　

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