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Viarco ArtGraf

ArtGraf is a tablet of watersoluble graphite in a tin.
While there are a few watersoluble graphite pencils and crayons on the market, this is the first larger format offering aimed at brush users that I’m aware of.

Viarco, a small Portuguese pencil company that we’ve mentioned once before, introduced ArtGraf last year.

The product extends watersoluble [...]

June 26th, 2008 | Tags: , | Category: pencils | 7 comments

Red and Blue pencils IV – Viarco

Must a successful pencil manufacturing business be part of a multinational conglomerate? Is there any room for smaller firms in the current marketplace?
Many of us may not have heard of Viarco. They are a 94 year old pencil company from João da Madeira, Portugal, who produce a wide range of pencils – writing pencils, drawing [...]

May 26th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: pencils, red and blue pencils | 6 comments