Lamy’s pioneering achievements – forerunners of technical progress

Innovative design for Lamy means not only the demand for a contemporary design language of its own, but also the aim of developing technical innovations which lead to increased utility value.

The LAMY 2000 from 1966 is a good example:

Its solid stainless steel clip obtains its springing characteristic not from the material itself, which was previously the case for writing instruments, but from a spring mechanism concealed in the interior. What may appear at first sight simply as an impressive-looking solution proves to be an innovative advantage in use. This clip does what it is supposed to – it provides a tight hold, but gently, and without damaging the textile.

Further pioneering achievements which again increase utility value or expand the spectrum of use include writing instruments such as the LAMY swift, which has a retractable clip, so that it does not get in the way when writing. And the LAMY pico, a handy small pocket pen which when pressed lightly converts into a fully-fledged ballpoint.

And the LAMY spirit is an attractive example of Lamy innovations which have their origin in highly developed production technology. It is also a fine example of the economic use of materials: the body and clip of this extremely slim writing instrument are formed from a single stainless steel blank.

The solutions mentioned here are, of course, just a representative sample. Many other technical innovations have their origin in the pioneering spirit of Lamy, along with many examples of unusual and unmistakable product design.