Lamy hoped to expand that export share to 50 percent of turnover, which stood at approximately 40 million Deutschmark (DM) for 1985.
[6] Lamy invested in their "innovation workshop" in Heidelberg, in 1996, along with approximate expected turnover being 113 million DM.
[7] 1999 showed Lamy reporting stable turnover of approximately 120 million DM, though domestic demand has fallen.
[9] The feeds are made of ABS plastic and after injection molding are chemically etched with polyethylene glycol (PEG).
Lamy's abc beginner's fountain pen was designed by Bernt Spiegel to be used by children while learning to write.
The body is normally made from maple wood and includes a name sticker in the cap to assist in identifying each student's pen.
The Lamy Safari was designed by Wolfgang Fabian[12][13] and Bernt Spiegel of the Entwicklungsgruppe Mannheim[14] which remains in production from 1980.
The Safari and the derived AL-star and Vista lines are all cartridge/converter filled and are intended for students and young writers.
The Vista line is a transparent demonstrator version and the AL-star features an anodized aluminum body and cap with a semi-transparent grip section.
[15] In 2016, Lamy released a more expensive variant of their AL-star line called the LX that comes in five colors all named after precious metals, with the exception of the Marron special edition.
In addition to the fountain pen, the Safari, AL-star, LX and Vista lines are also available in a ballpoint, rollerball, and mechanical pencil configurations.
[15] The Dialog is a cap-less fountain pen with twist action to expose the 14 carat gold nib.
[18] The pen comes in a variety of barrel materials and features a grip section that can be swapped for a customized appearance.
The piano black and palladium Studio versions are more expensive as they feature nibs containing gold.
[21] In addition to normal production mechanical pencil, ballpoint and four-color ballpoint versions, a commemorative fountain pen version was produced for the new millennium called the Edition 2000, which features an inverse design of the original: a stainless steel body with Makrolon ring and polished clip.
The Scribble, also designed by Hannes Wettstein,[12] is a large-bodied pencil with triangular shapes on the body to help the grip.
It features the same elegant and classic design and has a black matte finish and a high-quality writing mechanism.
The writing tool is developed with a conical and retractable tip and has a texturized grip made of Macrolon resin.
Lamy provide the widest range of colours in what it designates as T10 cartridges, with black, blue, blue-black, red, green, turquoise and violet.
[36] For using bottled fountain pen ink Lamy offers several proprietary piston operated converters.
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 protrusion prevents the pen from rolling on a flat surface.