180 years of innovative writing instruments, school and hobby products

Pelikan was founded in 1838 by Carl Hornemann in Hanover, Germany. Pelikan has a strong heritage in the production of ink and paint.

For more than 180 years, Pelikan has built on its knowledge and expertise and now also produces writing and hobby items for schools, offices and private homes.

Today, Pelikan has established itself as an innovative and market-leading brand that manufactures and distributes high-quality as well as innovative and award-winning products worldwide.

Griffix® – The winning 5!

The new griffix® brushes are the perfect complement to the griffix® “learn to write” concept, because painting is an important step in improving children’s fine motor skills.

The brush sizes have been selected by teachers as the 5 most popular and suitable brushes for all types of drawings and motifs.

The new griffix® quality brushes are specifically adapted to the needs of early primary school pupils and specially developed for use in teaching – and they also ensure lots of fun with painting.

The benefits are in the handle! The ergonomic, triangular handle has a length particularly well suited for children and a non-slip surface that provides a secure grip. The brushes are easy to clean thanks to the plastic handle, and they are suitable for many different painting techniques.

The most important element of the brush is the bristles, which are made of top-quality synthetic hair. They are robust and keep their shape. There is no annoying hair loss, and they are easy to clean and dry.

Handwriting is brainwriting!

The griffix® series offers the perfect “Learn to write” concept, which includes ergonomically correct wax crayons, mechanical pencils and ink pens,

It promotes the child’s ability to write and thereby supports children’s cognitive development, because handwriting helps information to be stored better in the brain.

With griffix, the child also learns faster to use the optimal grip around the pen and develops fine motor skills while writing or drawing and painting effortlessly, with a relaxed hand movement across the paper.

The pens and wax crayons are for both right- and left-handed users. Pelikan builds on the latest results in graphomotor skills. In this way, children learn to write more neatly and press less hard while writing.

Everyday small office helpers

With its global presence, extensive knowledge and insight, and timeless German heritage spanning more than 180 years, Pelikan aims to be the largest international brand within fountain pens, hobby products and writing supplies.

Pelikan offers a wide range of practical and durable must-haves within office supplies.

  • Jazz ballpoint pens in great colours for those who care about clean design, simplicity and quality
  • Practical and durable whiteboard markers and permanent markers
  • Glue for all everyday tasks; super glue, universal glue, hobby glue,
    paper glue and glue sticks
  • Pencil sharpeners
  • Erasers
  • Ballpoint pens with click mechanism or cap
  • Fineliners
  • Highlighters
  • Correction products
  • Carbon paper
  • Ink
  • Paper clips

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Pelikan works closely with its users, schoolteachers and researchers within the learning field.