Last week was a funny week. I've been a big fan of the Faber Castell PITT series of art pens for a long time so when Faber Castell contacted me with an invite over to Nuremberg as a guest to their International Drawing Awards and to visit the production processes and team behind the products I jumped at the chance. It was also a great chance to draw on some coffee cups and abandon them around Germany to run the gauntlet of claimed and taken home or trash bound.
It was a creative fuelled adventure that the Faber Castell staff organised and made me feel like a PITT pen carrying pop star. One thing I did pick up from talking to all the staff, from the web manager, the PR team all the way to the guy who is responsible for the pigments and testing how much pressure to put on the pencil lead before it breaks (yep - they even do that) was a passion for the heritage, the company and the products they create.
An added bonus was the company Faber Castell had put me with. Worldwide talents such as...
...which made me realise, after some time spent together how important (and how hard it can be at times) to follow your passion. We all had different paths, struggles and goals but there were many parallels that ran through us all, truly inspiring people.
Big thanks to Carlotta, Sandra and Teresa and all at Faber Castell.
Will hopefully see you again soon...