France’s Architect Le Corbusier, the prophet of vertical living who thinks that even Manhattan skyscrapers are too small, came in for some criticism last week in London’s Economist.

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

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You also gain built-in Find My support. Take it from someone who’s lost more than a couple of Apple Pencils — that last benefit alone is worth the added splurge.

Well you’re in luck, because the price of both the Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Apple Pencil Pro just dropped. Right now you can pick up the Apple Pencil Pro for $91 over at Amazon, which is $38 off ...

Pencils, erasers, ballpoint pens - it was always fun to start a new term with a new brace of equipment in your pencil case. And have you ever thought about the history behind those school essentials?

Learn more As someone who's been drawing since I could hold a crayon, I've been through my fair share of graphite pencils, sketchbooks, and paint sets. I've tried dozens of different brands over ...

Luckily for all artisans – both scientific and virtuosic – stationery experts over in Japan have mastered the art of crafting ingenious pens and pencils with which to perfect your skills.

A batch of graphite has just been delivered to this pencil factory in Germany. Once it’s been thoroughly mixed with clay, it’s ready to go into production, with around 550 pounds of the stuff ...

Coloured pencils can be blended on the page and their tone can be altered by pressure. Some coloured pencils are water-soluble. Water can be brushed over them, or they can be used on wet paper to ...

First things first, its staying power is superb. When I wore this pencil to a bachelorette party in June (a.k.a in peak Manhattan heat), it was the only product on my face that didn’t smudge or ...

On that front, the mini is compatible with Apple’s Pencil and Pencil Pro, bringing more flexibility for artists and those who simply prefer to write notes. The rear-facing 12-megapixel wide ...