It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

Inside, spacious rooms and custom built-ins give the 70-year-old home a modern feel. The home was built for a man on the cutting edge, Fred Ferber, an innovator of the low-cost ballpoint pen.