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Collection Caran d’Ache + Paul Smith Edition 5
Caran d’Ache + Paul Smith Edition 5
A BOLD COLLECTION WITH A SUBTLE BRITISH DESIGN
For more than ten years, Caran d’Ache and Sir Paul Smith have celebrated their shared passion for colour, design and bold creativity. With this fifth collaboration, the Swiss Maison and the British designer unveil a new Special Edition with a distinctive character, where Swiss Made excellence meets the creator’s singular elegance.
Through refined contrasts, hidden details and a signature aesthetic, this collection transforms every gesture – writing, sketching, dreaming – into a true expression of style and personality.
For more than ten years, Caran d’Ache and Sir Paul Smith have celebrated their shared passion for colour, design and bold creativity. With this fifth collaboration, the Swiss Maison and the British designer unveil a new Special Edition with a distinctive character, where Swiss Made excellence meets the creator’s singular elegance.
Through refined contrasts, hidden details and a signature aesthetic, this collection transforms every gesture – writing, sketching, dreaming – into a true expression of style and personality.
STRIPES WITH ATTITUDE
WHEN STRIPES BECOME A MANIFESTO
True emblems of Paul Smith, the iconic stripes become the guiding thread of this 5th Edition. Vibrant and bold, they appear on every piece as an instantly recognisable graphic signature. Whether engraved or expressed through colour, they bring rhythm, energy and surprise to the collection’s universe, with the designer’s unmistakable playful twist.
True emblems of Paul Smith, the iconic stripes become the guiding thread of this 5th Edition. Vibrant and bold, they appear on every piece as an instantly recognisable graphic signature. Whether engraved or expressed through colour, they bring rhythm, energy and surprise to the collection’s universe, with the designer’s unmistakable playful twist.
THE ECRIDOR, A COLLECTOR’S CENTREPIECE
WHEN SWISS PRECISION MEETS
BRITISH CHARACTER
For the first time in the history of the collaboration, an Ecridor ballpoint pen joins the collection. This Exceptional Piece reveals an original “Shadow Stripes” guilloché, where engraved lines interact with mirror-polished surfaces in a subtle play of light and depth. Engraved with the handwritten signatures “Paul Smith” and “Write it down” , the designer’s true creative mantra, it comes with an embossed leather holder, turning it into an essential collector’s item.
BRITISH CHARACTER
For the first time in the history of the collaboration, an Ecridor ballpoint pen joins the collection. This Exceptional Piece reveals an original “Shadow Stripes” guilloché, where engraved lines interact with mirror-polished surfaces in a subtle play of light and depth. Engraved with the handwritten signatures “Paul Smith” and “Write it down” , the designer’s true creative mantra, it comes with an embossed leather holder, turning it into an essential collector’s item.
THE ICONIC 849™ REINVENTED
WHEN BOLDNESS REVISITS AN ICON
The emblematic 849™ ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil are available in two exclusive versions: a satin black lacquered model and a raw silver version, both enhanced with Paul Smith’s signature stripes in eight colours. Refillable, durable and designed for everyday use, these writing instruments embody the boldness of Caran d’Ache design and the precision of Swiss Made craftsmanship. They are presented in a matching metal box designed to be kept and reused.
The emblematic 849™ ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil are available in two exclusive versions: a satin black lacquered model and a raw silver version, both enhanced with Paul Smith’s signature stripes in eight colours. Refillable, durable and designed for everyday use, these writing instruments embody the boldness of Caran d’Ache design and the precision of Swiss Made craftsmanship. They are presented in a matching metal box designed to be kept and reused.
CREATIVITY IN A NOMAD FORMAT
WHEN INSPIRATION FITS IN YOUR POCKET
In the same creative spirit, the collection expands with an exclusive colour set composed of 12 two-tone pencils, offering 24 water-soluble shades. Presented in a reusable metal case, they invite all artistic souls to explore colour freely.
Inspired by Paul Smith, who always keeps a pocket notebook close at hand to capture an idea or sketch a few lines, Caran d’Ache also introduces an A6 notebook into the collection, featuring small illustrations hand-drawn by the designer. Along its spine appears the inscription “Always keep a notebook handy”, a nod to this creative ritual.
In the same creative spirit, the collection expands with an exclusive colour set composed of 12 two-tone pencils, offering 24 water-soluble shades. Presented in a reusable metal case, they invite all artistic souls to explore colour freely.
Inspired by Paul Smith, who always keeps a pocket notebook close at hand to capture an idea or sketch a few lines, Caran d’Ache also introduces an A6 notebook into the collection, featuring small illustrations hand-drawn by the designer. Along its spine appears the inscription “Always keep a notebook handy”, a nod to this creative ritual.
BECAUSE EVERY IDEA DESERVES AN EXCEPTIONAL COMPANION
This fifth Caran d’Ache + Paul Smith edition does more than reinterpret icons: it invites people to experience writing and colour as spaces for spontaneous personal expression. Each piece becomes an everyday companion, designed to last and to inspire.
To give or to treat yourself, this collection with a so-British twist brings together design, material and creativity to accompany every idea, from the first line to the final signature.
This fifth Caran d’Ache + Paul Smith edition does more than reinterpret icons: it invites people to experience writing and colour as spaces for spontaneous personal expression. Each piece becomes an everyday companion, designed to last and to inspire.
To give or to treat yourself, this collection with a so-British twist brings together design, material and creativity to accompany every idea, from the first line to the final signature.
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