Lamy Safari
The Safari is a noted design by Wolfgang Fabian[1][2] and Bernt Spiegel of the Entwicklungsgruppe Mannheim[3] which remains in production from 1980. The Safari and the derived AL-star and Vista lines are intended for students/young writers and feature a non round grip section optimized to be held with a 'tripod pen grip'. The Safari receives a new limited edition color every year, usually with a matching bottle of ink.
Special Editions
2004 Orange (Flame)
Orange body and red clip.
2006 Sky Blue
Light blue body and red clip.
2007 Black
Black body with chrome clip and silver nib.
2007 White
White body with grey ring, chrome clip and silver nib.
2007/2008 Blue (Sweden Edition)
Blue body with yellow clip.
2008 Lime Green (Black Cross)
Lime green body with black cross on the cap.
2009 Orange
Orange body and chrome clip.
2009 Pink (Pink Dot)
Pink body with chrome clip and silver nib. Pink dot on the cap.
2010 White (Japan only)
White body with red clip and red dot on the cap.
2010 30 Years Lamy Safari (Japan only)
White body with red clip. Limited to 1000.
2011 Pink (Pink Cross)
Pink body and chrome clip. Pink cross on the cap.
2011 Aquamarine
Light blue body with chrome clip and silver nib.
2011 Lime Green (Lime Cross)
Lime green body with lime cross on the cap.
2011 150 Jahre Freundschaft
Black body with yellow clip and red dot on the cap. To commemorate 150 years of friendship between Germany and Japan.
2012 Apple Green
Apple green body with chrome clip and silver nib.
2012 Red (China Edition)
Red body with yellow clip and yellow cross on cap.[4]
2012 Eslite
For the Taiwanese book store Eslite. There are three version. Matte black, red and yellow. All with red clip.
2013 Neon Yellow
Neon yellow body with chrome clip and silver nib.
2014 Neon Coral
Neon pink body with chrome clip and silver nib. Available as a fountain pen, rollerball and ballpoint pen.
2015 Neon Lime
Neon yellow body and chrome clip and silver nib.
2015 Line Friends
Matte brown body with black clip and various Line Friends clip-ons. [5]
2016 Dark Lilac
Dark lilac body with black clip and black nib.
2017 Petrol
Matte petrol (buel/green/grey) body with black clip. [6]
2017 Lamy x Laimo
Cooperation with Japanese artist Laimo. There are two versions: Black with white Laimo writing on cap and White with black Laimo writing on cap.
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean
Like the Petrol edition, but comes with a skull on the clip, a pen roll and a box. [6]
References and Notes
- ↑ Lamy – Product Designers, .
- ↑ Lamy – LAMY Safari (Manufacturers site), .
- ↑ Lamy – Design History, .
- ↑ Visiting Lamy’s store in Shanghai’s Raffles City, Bleistift Blog
- ↑ Lamy Line Friends, Bleistift Blog
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lamy’s Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean pens, Bleistift Blog