Drehgriffel – a pen with a century old history

Leuchtturm Drehgriffel is the pen which was restored to the market in 2020 after a hundred years of absence. Popular in the 1920s this writing instrument was straightaway given the prize in prestigious contest of Red Dot Design Award 2020.

Drehgriffel is made from brass and milled aluminium and its body is covered with paint in nine colors matching the colors of Leuchtturm notebooks. Double-barreled name where Dreh means twist and Griffel means graphite comes from the old German language handwriting script by Ludwig Suetterlin which was used naturally in the 20s of XX century. Besides, the name itself is not a coincidence, because of the turning mechanism which twists the refill outside or inside the body. 

Orignal royal blue refill may be replaced by the black one.

Although small, Drehgriffel has a fair weigh of 12 g which has no impact on writing comfort even for a longer time. The pen is not afraid of falling down or having adventures inside ones bag or a backpack.