Yes indeed there is a connection. To quote from The Pencil by Henry Petroski, ...the Moscow born Paris illustrator and caricaturist Emmanuel Poire took his pseudonym from the Russian word for pencil, karandash. In turn, the Swiss pencil-making firm of Caran d'Ache was named after the artist, and a stylised version of his signature is now used as a company logo.
In their Geneva workshops. Caran d'Ache create writing instruments that are distinguished by their outstanding design, the superb quality of the materials employed, and their technical perfection. These qualities are brought together by the expertise of their specialist craftsmen. Their aim is to achieve authenticity and timelessness, together with absolute precision and reliability. Just like a Swiss watch.
This highly technical material has an exceptional lightness and strength that is most apparent in top-level sports. Inspired by car racing and sailing, Caran d/’Ache craftsmen have ingeniously interlaced 3000 ligns of carbon fibre to create rhodium-coated silver-plated writing instruments with a strong high-tech accent : the Carbon 300 line that radiates power and strength of character.
This highly technical material has an exceptional lightness and strength that is most apparent in top-level sports. Inspired by car racing and sailing, Caran d ’Ache craftsmen have ingeniously interlaced 3000 ligns of carbon fibre to create rhodium-coated silver-plated writing instruments with a strong high-tech accent : the Carbon 300 line that radiates power and strength of character.
