MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

Peter Schreyer’s favourite design tool is undoubtedly his stubby, black, torpedo-shaped mechanical pencil, which he carries everywhere and continually uses in conversation to literally illustrate his points. Made by Faber-castell, a similar one will set you back about £100 if you go shopping online.

“It has become a habit,” says Schreyer. “I first started using a pencil while working with Giugiaro [who Schreyer credits as his favourite designer] on the Lamborghini Gallardo. Italdesign were still using plaster models. Tape wouldn’t stick to them, so Giugiaro would use a pencil to draw lines on the models, and I started doing the same. I do a lot of sketching – not just cars but all kinds of things that interest me – and I like the fact that the pencil never runs out.”