The Lamy safari has been made since 1980. Its grip section is not round. It is shaped for the three-finger grip used in writing. Bernt Spiegel of the Entwicklungsgruppe Mannheim, one of its designers, also designed the Lamy abc for children who are learning to write. Lamy says its grip promotes a healthy pen posture.
STABILO sells its EASYoriginal pens with grip zones and shapes matched to the child’s age, developed together with scientists. There are versions for left-handers and for right-handers.