Unfortunately, no longer family owned, as of 2024, Lamy was bought by Japanese stationery powerhouse Mitsubishi Uni. Nevertheless Lamy remains German run, with its state of the art factory in Heidelberg which produces 95% of pen parts needed to build a full writing implement. Night and day the factory is able to produce parts unmanned. Similar to the Japanese pen making philosophy, Lamy believes in limiting outsourcing (mostly nibs which are made in smaller workshops in the area), all the tooling is produced in-house, which is nothing short of amazing from an industrial point of view. Our visit to the factory in 2023 corroborated much of the above impressions.
The company was founded by Josef Lamy in 1930. Prior to starting his own business, Josef Lamy had in fact been working as a sales rep for Parker. This influence can be found in Lamy's early pens, which used the same filling system as Parker, and whose conservative designs were loosely based on the classic 1921 Duofold. 
Where he, and his son Dr. Manfred Lamy, did innovate radically is by using moulded plastics - as opposed to hand-turned acrylics and celluloids. Much like Braun and Olivetti, post-war companies interested with ideas of modernity, Lamy broke with the past by creating mass-manufactured quality writing tools with a design focused approach.

This pen is made of brushed stainless steel. The nib, 14k platinum-coated gold, will adjust and form to the users handwriting as it is used more and more. The hooded design means the pen is less susceptible to drying when left uncapped. It's still considered one of the best writing experiences by so many pen lovers.

Length: Closed 13.8cm, Posted 15.4cm
Diameter 1.4cm
Weight: 55g
Body material: Stainless brushed steel
Nib Size: Fine or Medium
Nib Material: 14k gold with platinum coating
Cap Type: Slip cap
Refill type: Piston refillable mechanism (built in, does not require cartridges, but refills from an ink bottle using fountain pen ink)
Included: Presentation box

Made in Germany

All Lamy pens are tested at the factory as part of quality control, this means a little bit of blue ink residue is normal and doesn't mean the pen isn't in new condition. Generally a wash before first using the pen is recommended.

We do not recommend posting this pen as it can make marks on the barrel.

This Lamy 2000 uses a built-in piston fill system. This works in a similar way to the converter filling method. Start by simply twisting the tail section of the pen to prepare it for filling. Submerge the nib in the ink, and twist the tail section clockwise to draw the ink into the pen.