The STAEDTLER box - a unique packaging idea is today used for a variety of product lines.

The STAEDTLER box concept is distinguished with the "red dot design award 2003" for exceptional design and functionality by the Design Centre North Rhine Westphalia.

In the year 2000, STAEDTLER  presents Lumocolor for the first time with the special DRY SAFE feature which enables pens to be uncapped for days at a time without drying up.
Even after longer breaks in writing, the uncapped universal pens remain ready for action without delay.
The DRY SAFE feature also significantly increases the storage life of the products.

2002 sees the launch of the STAEDTLER Lumocolor permanent special, suitable for a number of special applications, e. g. writing and marking on teflon and nano-treated surfaces.

In the optometry field, spectacle glass with a scratch-resistant, "easy-to-clean" coating is used.
The Lumocolor permanent special is currently the only fine marker worldwide which remains smudge-proof and waterproof when used on such surfaces.

What's more, it has a particularly colour-intensive, neutral-smelling, fast-drying and extremely lightfast ink. The black ink is even weatherproof and can therefore be used for outdoor applications.

In 2004, Lumocolor's anniversary year, another new member of the STAEDTLER Lumocolor family is due to be launched:
The STAEDTLER Lumocolor permanent compact is a compact-sized universal all-rounder.

Not only is it convenient and comfortable to use as a pen for writing purposes, it also doubles up as a compact marker for labelling and marking applications.

It comes equipped with a sturdy tip for variable line widths which is locked into the barrel. What's more, the STAEDTLER Lumocolor compact possesses outstanding lightfast qualities making it ideal for outdoor applications too.

The STAEDTLER Lumocolor range currently comprises 8 line widths in up to 8 colours which excel thanks to their high degree of lightfastness.

Flipchart markers and whiteboard markers are also part of the Lumocolor range, as are a variety of dry markers.

These products - available with either water-soluble or waterproof lead, as wood-cased pencils or in leadholder form - have become indispensable tools in a whole variety of sectors and are used, for example, by the car industry and well-known fast-food chains. It goes without saying that STAEDTLER will continue to work intensively on developing this product still further, constantly optimising and extending the range.