Is the Lamy Studio a bit ugly?

[Joe McLaren]

I hate to go against the grain, but does anyone else find the Studio a bit boring? I think other people do this better than Lamy, and I think Lamy does better stuff than this. Also, I find the clip a bit fussy for a Lamy.

[LeoUK]

no, i do not think it is ugly, however, i think it is very special, good design, beautiful brushed steel, Studio in my opinion is just like the fashion show, a model, when you have it on your hand, it just like when people see bjork on the stage.

i do not like the traditional things, so i prefer studio, it is my own point of view.

[Glenn-SC]

There was a brushed chrome Studio with steel nib on Pentrace for $30.

The close-up photos turned me off.

Someone took it!

Other than the neat twist to the clip it doesn't do anything for me.

 

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Edited March 31, 2006 by Glenn-SC

[Guest Denis Richard]

I would not go as far as ugly, but it does leave me cold. I think the twisted clip actually enhances the boring feeling... in a contrasting way.

[davyr]

well...beauty is in the eye of the beholder. frankly, i think the lamy studio looks better than many popular pens here, including the pelikan souveran series and the namiki vanishing point.

de gustibus non est disputandum - there's no accounting for taste.

 

Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

pablo picasso

[Betty]

I love the look of the Palladium version!!! So pretty, but it's on the heavy side, so I passed. I think the Studio looks nicer than the 2000, which is the more popular pen.

[solaris]

I tested the Palladium version here in Paris. If I remember correctly, it has a very nice gold nib, two tone (the other two models have steel nibs). I am positive that I didn't like the clip, but the pen fits my hand as a glove, specially because is a heavy pen.

Im'not sure if I would push the plastic to buy a Studio, but if I do I would go for the palladium model. Very confortable pen.

I have the 2000, but that pen, IMHO, is in another league that the Studio, a league completely different.

Just my last $0,02...

[BobR]

I acquired a steel Studio in a trade and although I'm not a fan of metal pens, I do like this very much. It fits my hand well and is comfortable to use without being too heavy. I don't like ultra-sleek--this is just the right balance.

[KCat]

i think it's bland for the most part. Not necessarily beautiful but not ugly either. The clip has a way of making me fist think "ooh cool" followed by... "well, now wait a minute, is that cool or just odd?" The lines are clean and I've always appreciated minimalism in pens.

 

other than that, i don't like metal pens so i've not given it much thought

[TheNobleSavage]

I think in general, Lamy pens are the ugliest things I have ever seen, Along with the Vanishing Point. They have a very Sterile appearance and extremely bland. I find that there isnt much to them at all. In fact I dont see why people go crazy over them. Lamy this Lamy That, or Vp this and VP that, BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! YUCK!!!!!

 

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By the way, I own a Lamy 2000, Safari and 2 Vanishing Point. Oh did I mention that I am consider buying the Studio with the gold nib?? They are the ugliest pens in the world but one of the smoothest nibs I have ever encountered!!!

Edited March 30, 2006 by The Noble Savage

[KCat]

yeah - between these and the M200s, I'm just disgusted by the looks of these pens.

 

I hope I never have to see one of those hideous VP Radens in person.