Mitsubishi uni No. 772 Red & Blue Pencil – Vermilion / Prussian Blue, 5:5, Set of 12 Regular Size The medium-hard lead writes smoothly

The medium-hard lead writes smoothly without tearing fine paper

This collection proudly showcases the combined signatures of LEUCHTTURM1917 and MONOCLE Magazine

or anything else that deserves a considered home on the desk

and the roster this time includes Shepard Fairey — the artist behind the Obama "Hope" poster and the OBEY campaign — whose illustration of the Big Sur Coast anchors the pack

Mitsubishi uni No. 772 Red & Blue Pencil – Vermilion / Prussian Blue, 5:5, Set of 12 Regular Size The medium-hard lead writes smoothlyThe Mitsubishi 772 is a double ended coloured pencil that has been a fixture in classrooms, studios, and offices across Japan for decades one of those tools that has earned its place by being genuinely useful rather than by being fashionable. One end is Vermilion red, the other Prussian Blue, split evenly 5: 5 down the hexagonal shaft. The ability to flip between two high pigment colours in a single pencil is as practical now as it ever was