So Long, Lamy SF — With Ink-Stained Fingers and a Full Heart
Well, that’s it. The Lamy flagship store in San Francisco has closed its doors as of June 15, 2025. And while a storefront shuttering isn’t supposed to make you feel like you’ve just lost an old friend… this one does. I still remember the first time I wandered into that temple of German precision and minimalism. It was during an RSA Conference—one of those frenzied tech-and-terrorism jamborees where everyone’s peddling zero-trust frameworks and quantum-safe buzzwords. My mind was buzzing with firewalls and threat matrices when I found myself, quite accidentally, standing before a glass shrine of pens. Real pens. Fountain pens. Lamy pens. Inside was peace. Ink. Order. And just like that, I was a child again. I’ve had my share of fine writing instruments. I own a Montblanc 149, and yes, it writes like a dream. There’s a Pelikan in my desk drawer that’s practically aristocratic. But my Lamy 2000? That’s my daily driver. It’s not a pen, it’s a companion. I’ve written entire no...