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Lamy ( company, the leading producer of Fountain Pen s in Europe , especially Germany . Josef Lamy, who was a Sales Representative for Parker in Germany , founded his own business in 1930, with the preexisting Orthos pen manufacturer. Lamy was also a pioneer in the use of moulded synthetic plastics in its manufacture. Lamy is now run by Josef Lamy's son, Manfred Lamy. PRODUCT RANGE Lamy's product range reflects the intended practicality LAMY product criteria – five steps to quality of the products. Like other writing instrument companies, Lamy products have a descriptive name much like an artistic title that evokes an idea related to the product (such as "scribble" for a mechanical pencil, a variant of which can take 3.15mm graphite refills, useful for sketching). Lamy refers to the products by prefixing "Lamy" to these descriptive names, here we simply use the descriptive name. Many designs in Lamy's product range have won numerous design awards, and many designs such as the 2000 aforementioned and the Safari amongst others have been produced continuously since their inception -- for example the 2000 fountain pen was originally released in 1966 and is still in production today, with a large number of product variants including multisystem pens, mechanical pencils, all with the 2000 design. Fountain pens Lamy produce a number of fountain pens. The most recently released product is the Studio, designed by 068 LAMY studio Palladium finishes. The steel Studio pens come with steel nibs, though the palladium Studio comes with a gold nib. The Safari is also a noted design by ). Lamy's flagship fountain pen is the 2000. Designed by influence on Lamy pens, and that of "form follows function" Lamy-Design since 1966 . Ballpoint and rollerball pens Lamy is also notable for its Ballpoint and Rollerball pens. Ballpoints The pico is a pocket telescoping ballpoint pen designed by Franco Clivio 287 LAMY pico pearlchrom . Lamy also produces a leather carrying case uniquely for this pen. The dialog1 is a triangular ballpoint, coated in titanium, and was designed by Richard Sapper , designer of the ThinkPad . It comes with a Beech carrying case. LAMY dialog 1 Lamy's agenda is a small ballpoint specifically designed to be used in paper diaries and notebooks, with the sliding, adjustable clip to help it fit in the pen holder of the diary or notebook. This ballpoint was also designed by Wolfgang Fabian 281 LAMY agenda Natur The 2000 is available in a Makrolon ballpoint design that remains faithful to the fountain pen design, but also comes in special 203 LAMY 2000 taxus editions, which both carry palladium fittings. The 2000 also comes in a four colour variant 401 LAMY 2000 . The Studio and other designs such as the Safari come in ballpoint form. Rollerballs Other designs such as the Safari and Studio come in rollerball form too, though certain designs such as the Swift are uniquely rollerball pens. The distinguishing design feature of the Swift is the retractable clip. When the point is extended, the Swift's clip retracts to be flush with the body of the pen, which helps the pen sit in the hand more comfortably, and also serves as a preventative reminder not to reinsert the pen into one's pocket with the point extended which may cause staining. 330 LAMY swift Palladium Lamy pens , Rick Conner, 2005 Lamy is also one of the few pen manufacturers to produce a cartridge rollerball, the Balloon. It takes the ink cartridges for the fountain pens, but has a rollerball mechanism, and has an elastic clip.[http://www.lamy.de/en/endverbraucher/produkte/schreibsysteme/patronenroller?writesystem=9&program=0&targetgroup=1&language=2&prodgroup=1&highprice=0&lowprice=0&newest=0&ref=self&produktid=414&detailmode=detail 311 LAMY balloon] This is one of Lamy's newest products. Multisystem pens Lamy produce a number of multisystem pens, which combine a ballpoint and another feature within the one pen. The Pickup integrates a ballpoint and a highlighter into one body. The highlighter is released from the body of the pen by depressing a button on the body of the pen, and can be reinserted into the body of the pen. 629 LAMY pickup . A reinvented version with aluminium body, and spring action clip has been released as the Pickup Pro in 2006. 649 LAMY pickup pro The Pickup was also designed by Wolfgang Fabian. The Twin Pen IT, as the name suggests, integrates a ballpoint and a stylus together, and was also designed by Gerd Alfred Müller. 647 LAMY twin pen IT Mechanical pencils Lamy produce a wide range of mechanical pencils. Some of the other Lamy designs exist in mechanical pencil form, such as the 2000 and the Safari. The Scribble, also designed by Hannes Wettstein, is a large-bodied pencil with triangular shapings on the body to help the grip. It comes in 0.7 and 3.15mm lead variants. To make the pencil more comfortable when sketching, the clip on the pencil is removable. The 0.7mm pencil comes with an integrated eraser and needle which is used if the pencil becomes clogged with broken fine pieces of graphite.[http://www.lamy.de/en/endverbraucher/produkte/schreibsysteme/druckbleistifte?writesystem=2&program=0&targetgroup=1&language=2&prodgroup=1&highprice=0&lowprice=0&newest=0&ref=self&produktid=236&detailmode=detail 186 (0,7) LAMY scribble black] The Spirit, also designed by Wolfgang Fabian, is a slender mechanical pencil which is constructed from a single sheet of metal Lamy pens , Rick Conner, 2005, so the body and clip are integrated. 163 LAMY spirit Palladium Ink Lamy produces ink in bottles and cartridges. Lamy provide the widest range of colours in what it designates as T10 cartridges, with black, blue, blue-black, red, green, turquoise, and violet.[http://www.lamy.de/en/endverbraucher/produkte/zubehoer/minenundzubehoer?writesystem=0&program=0&targetgroup=1&language=2&prodgroup=3&highprice=0&lowprice=0&newest=0&ref=self&produktid=325&detailmode=detail LAMY T 10] Lamy ink bottles are provided in two forms, the slender T51 bottles providing ink in blue, black, red, and turquoise, LAMY T 51 while the T52 bottles are larger, and have a greater colour selection providing ink in blue, black, red, turquoise, and blue-black. The T52 bottles also provide a roll of blotter tape used to clean the pen after filling, or to blot writing. LAMY T 52 Both bottles are specially shaped with a wide neck and a basin to collect ink to aid filling when close to empty. Earlier designs Earlier Lamy designs includes the Lady and the Persona; "vintage" designs are varied but have numerical suffixes instead of descriptive names. The Lady was a design intended to appeal to women; the Lady is manufactured out of painted, hardened, porcelain and does not feature a clip as it was thought that women do not normally make use of the clip -- a small protrustion prevents the pen from rolling on a flat surface. The Lady was designed by Wolfgang Fabian and Sharon Jodjaja was responsible for the barrel designs. Lamy pens , Rick Conner, 2005 The Persona was designed by Mario Bellini . It features concentric ribs on the grip and parallel ribs down the barrel, a retractable clip that retracts flush with the cap, and a small protrusion again to stop the pen from rolling. Lamy pens , Rick Conner, 2005 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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