2015-03-06

Lamy safari special editions

Lamy Safari was designed by Wolfgang Fabian and Prof. Bernt Spiegel (design patent USD 264854, USD 265212).
it started production since 1980.

Lamy Safari special editions are produced for a certain period only,
however, they may or may not reproduce again.

YearNameBodyClipNibCap TopRemark
2004FlameOrangeRed?Red dot
2006Blue & RedRoyal BlueRedBlackRed dot
2007BlackBlackChromeChromeBlack crossas regular model 2008
WhiteWhiteChromeChromeWhite crossWhite o-ring,
as regular model in 2010
2008LimeLight GreenChromeChromeBlack crossLight Green cross pen top for 2011
2009OrangeOrangeChromeChromeOrange dotOrange cross pen top for 2011
PinkPinkChromeChromePink dotPink cross pen top for 2011
black cross pen top for 2013,
as regular model in 2014
2011AquamarineAquamarineChromeChromeAquamarine cross
2012GreenBright GreenChromeChromeBright Green Crossaka apple green
black cross cap top for 2014,
as regular model in 2016
2013NeonNeon YellowChromeChromeBlack Cross
2014Neon CoralNeon CoralChromeChromeBlack Crosswith special ink cartridge
2015Neon LimeNeon LimeChromeChromeBlack Crosswith special ink cartridge
2016Dark LilacDark LilacBlackBlackBlack Crossmatt finish, with special ink cartridge
2017PetrolBlackBlackBlack Crossmatt finish, with special ink cartridge

In 2011, the pink safari appears with a pink cross pen cap top. the lime also has a green cross. and so as the orange one...

In 2013, the pink safari re-issued with black cross cap top. and it appears as regular model in 2014.

the "Green" safari is available with a black cross cap top in 2014.

here they are,






some of the regular production versions,
vista (transparent), hot (red), sky (blue), safari (yellow), s2 (charcoal), griso (grey), alpin (white).
the griso (grey) had matt finish and alpin (white with black clip) were available as matt and glossy finish. alpin and griso were discontinued. Lamy stopped using the term hot, sky and s2 in 2008, and replaced them with shiny red, shiny blue and matt charcol.

In 2010, the yellow, red and blue safari are replaced with the chrome clips and chrome nibs. and the yellow safari is "fresher" in color.




here are the alpin in two finishes.


here are the discontinued savannagrün (savanna green) and terrarot(terracotta). the "terrarot" name was suggested by christof,




other known variants,

more readings: haywoody's "Lamy Safari" on FPN
macthemaths' "Lamy Safari Colors" on FPN

2015-01-29

Lamy al-star collection

al-star is an upgrade to the safari, with aluminum body and semi-transparent triangular section.
it started production from 1997, and in recent year, some special edition are made for each year.

special edition color should be only in production for that particular year.
however, some colors become regular model after a few years.

here are some of the models, (from the right of the photo)


modelnameremarkspecial editionyear introduced
(regular)
discontinued
25al-star-19972015
26graphitblack nib,
changed to chrome nib since 2008
?
27silverblue?2010
24silvergreenblack clip and black nib?2008
24silvergreenchrome clip and chrome nib20082010
28ocean blue20072009
23raspberry2008--
29black purple20092011
22coffee2010--
21ruby2011--
20pearlaka champagne2013--
71black20132015
32bluegreen201420162020
42copper orange2015-
52charged green2016-
84pacific2017-
99vibrant pink2018-
27bronze2019-
23turnaline2020
gold black2020-


[ upto 2016 ] the horizontal one is a special editon for 50years of Design in 2016,
and the rightmost one is a special editon with signature of Bastian Schweinsteiger









there were some changes on the barrel logo in around 2010,
check the barrel "LAMY" logo where the letter "A" and "M" joins and also the middle triangle of the letter "A",
here is a comparison of the black purple al-star (2009) and coffee al-star (2010)



two silvergreen ?
the silvergreen was switched to a chrome chip in 2008, and it was discontinued in 2010.