KARL LAGERFELD and Faber-Castell launched the KARLBOX, a limited-edition collection of high-end drawing tools and artists’ supplies in 2016. Established in 1761, Faber-Castell is one of the world’s most renowned manufacturers of fine art and graphic products, and the KARLBOX celebrates this heritage fused with Karl Lagerfeld’s modern and innovative spirit. Only 2,500 of the KARLBOX were made and are available at Faber-Castell stores, KARL LAGERFELD boutiques worldwide and in select department stores and specialty stores, including the MOMA in New York City. The Karlbox retails for $2,850.
Anchored in simple elegance, the KARLBOX contains 350 fine quality art tools for drawing and painting, all in a sleek black box that has been designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Produced with exemplary craftsmanship, its wooden frame resembles a Chinese wedding cabinet; inside, drawers store the art supplies, sorted by color shades, all of which have been personally selected by Karl Lagerfeld and symbolizes the synergy between fashion, art and design. The individual drawers are removable in order to set them up for creative work. Every one-of-a-kind box has a serial number and certificate of authenticity, making each completely unique and unmistakeable.
As one of the world’s most celebrated fashion designers, Karl Lagerfeld is globally renowned for his aspirational and cutting-edge approach to style. The iconic designer’s namesake fashion house reflects his own signature aesthetic through creative, cool and accessible-luxe apparel and accessories.
KARL LAGERFELD delivers distinctive style and quality to consumers through a breadth of collections including ready-to-wear for men, woman and kids, accessories, bags, watches and eyewear. These collections are complemented by LAGERFELD – a line of casual but refined urban menswear – and premium fragrances, which were added to the portfolio in 2014. In 2015, the company announced the launch of its online global women’s flagship store on Karl.com.
The KARL LAGERFELD brand integrates its unique approach to design with an innovative digital strategy and global 360-degree vision, reflected through an expanding network of retail stores and wholesale locations worldwide.
Faber-Castell is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of high-quality products for writing, drawing and creative design. Founded as a pencil factory in 1761 in Stein, near Nuremberg, today the firm is one of the oldest industrial companies in the world and remains a family-owned business even after more than eight generations of family ownership. Faber-Castell is represented in over 120 countries, with production sites in nine countries and sales companies in 23 countries. Its product range includes more than 2,000 items divided into the areas of “Playing & Learning”, “Art & Graphic”, “Premium”, “General Writing” and “Marking”.
Faber-Castell’s Art & Graphic product range embodies 255 years of entrepreneurial experience in the design and manufacture of exclusive artist products par excellence. It has always been highly regarded by creative minds. Renowned artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka and Neo Rauch appreciated and continue to appreciate the assortment’s diverse shades of colour and qualitative promise. These characteristics remain just as true today – high-quality pigments guarantee the greatest extent of light resistance and colour brilliance, creating works of art for the ages.
“Since I was a child in Germany, Faber-Castell has been the most famous brand, known for its especially good quality,” said Karl Lagerfeld. “That reputation remains just as true today, particularly for artist pencils.”
Over the course of his illustrious career, the designer has used Faber-Castell products to create countless works of art. From fashion and design to writing and penmanship, Karl Lagerfeld most often turns to pen and paper to bring his ideas to life, with each brush of a pencil or pastel expressing a new vision from within his creative mind.
“What amuses me while drawing is the fact to draw,” added Karl Lagerfeld. “To me, drawing is like breathing and writing. These are things that almost relax me.”
The KARLBOX collection features a varied selection of premium artists’ tools including Albrecht Dürer and Polychromos colour pencils, highly pigmented Pitt Artist ink pens, Castell 9000 graphite pencils and Pitt crayons and -pastels, watercolour brushes and accessories like a foldable water cup, an eraser and sharpeners. Crafted with the highest degree of quality, shades are sorted by primary and secondary colours, ranging from soft pastels to vibrant and intense pigmentations. Karl Lagerfeld’s own favourite product line is the Albrecht Dürer artist range of watersoluble color pencils, and all 120 shades are included in the KARLBOX.
Content:
120 Albrecht Dürer Artists’ Watercolour Pencils – 60 Polychromos Artists’ Colour Pencils –60 Polychromos Artists’ Pastels – 60 Pitt Artist Pens Brush – 13 Pitt Artist Pens Fineliner –
3 Pitt Artist Pens Metallic – 12 Castell 9000 Pencils – 5 Castell 9000 Jumbo Pencils –
5 Graphite Aquarelle Pencils – 4 Pitt Graphite Crayons – 1 Watercolour Brush – 1 Dual Sharpening Box Castell 9000 – 1 Dual Metal Sharpener – 1 Sharpening Knife –
1 Sandpaper Block – 1 Clic & Go Watercup
Wooden Case: Beech wood, black lacquered
Weight: 35 lbs.
Dimensions: Width 29.5 cm; Height 38 cm; Depth 39
Limitation: 2.500 Pieces
Price: $2.850
