Lamy Dialog Urushi – Bright Leaves on Sale

Urushi has been used in traditional Japanese arts and crafts for thousands of years. The quality of this natural material is unrivalled even today – thanks to its resistance, its intensity and its auratic beauty which instantly casts a spell over onlookers.

An extraordinary symbiosis. Tradition and modernity. Asia and Europe.

Its combination with contemporary materials and processes puts urushi into a whole new light. Virtuoso painting is used on a fountain pen whose form and function also feature masterful craftsmanship and technical excellence: LAMY dialog.The designs of the mystic leaves and bright leaves models are based on the transformation of the visible structures of leaves onto the fountain pens using the properties of the urushi varnish. This transformation does not occur by simply painting the leaves on the surfaces of the fountain pens. The corresponding structures in the surface of the instruments are rather created through the specific properties of the varnish and special paintbrush techniques. At the same time, the nature of the varnish allows these structures to take on their own completely unique design.

The mystic leaves model has a blue layer of niobium which has been applied to the carefully pretreated stainless steel body components. In the bright leaves model, on the other hand, these components have been gold-plated using the PVD process. The initial layers of the urushi varnish are then applied. The structuring process is incorporated into the varnish using a paintbrush and pure alcohol. After drying, subsequent layers of the urushi varnish are applied and then polished. The mystic leaves model features a black PVD coating for its ball valve and clip, whereas these have been gold-plated in the bright leaves model.

Filling System: Proprietary Cartridge Converter (Included)