diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a5016943..f972d424f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3906,9 +3906,9 @@
             }
         },
         "lamb": {
-            "version": "0.56.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lamb/-/lamb-0.56.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-M6x7t2Sd6/+5oIs/bhG84oV6rFCNpLfXhru1IIX78WMaOKxP3qi5ZhIyD70K8VqiGKYg5nkQqNRR0wXZRYltcw=="
+            "version": "0.57.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lamb/-/lamb-0.57.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-004bO5nBaYdVsmJ+X9b1yPXbYo75zSQ+ocuj6KSF2YM62MDuDAo6U6xc2KsCw2FjzBRHdhI9+fD2wI06dTYg7w=="
         },
         "lcid": {
             "version": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/components/dependent/package.json b/packages/components/dependent/package.json
index 936ec1e70..021106be5 100644
--- a/packages/components/dependent/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/dependent/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@
     "browser": "dist/index.js",
     "dependencies": {
         "@svizzle/hello": "0.1.0",
-        "@svizzle/hi": "0.1.0"
+        "@svizzle/hi": "0.1.0",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
+        "esm": "^3.0.84",
+        "mocha": "^5.2.0",
+        "rollup": "^0.67.3",
+        "rollup-plugin-buble": "^0.19.4",
+        "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^4.4.0",
+        "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0",
+        "svelte": "3.0.0-alpha16"
     },
     "description": "Svizzle Dependent",
     "files": [
@@ -16,18 +27,5 @@
         "build": "rollup -c"
     },
     "svelte": "src/index.html",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-    "devDependencies": {
-        "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
-        "esm": "^3.0.84",
-        "mocha": "^5.2.0",
-        "rollup": "^0.67.3",
-        "rollup-plugin-buble": "^0.19.4",
-        "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^4.4.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0",
-        "svelte": "3.0.0-alpha16"
-    },
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    }
+    "version": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/dependent/rollup.config.js b/packages/components/dependent/rollup.config.js
index 46abb3900..32d170276 100644
--- a/packages/components/dependent/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/components/dependent/rollup.config.js
@@ -16,12 +16,8 @@ const umdConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "umd",
-        name: pkg.name,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        name: pkg.name
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         // resolve(),
         // commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/components/hello/package.json b/packages/components/hello/package.json
index 314c686d0..1ba66941b 100644
--- a/packages/components/hello/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/hello/package.json
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 {
     "browser": "dist/index.js",
-    "description": "Svizzle Hello",
-    "files": [
-        "dist/*"
-    ],
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "main": "dist/index.js",
-    "module": "dist/index.mjs",
-    "name": "@svizzle/hello",
-    "scripts": {
-        "build": "rollup -c"
+    "dependencies": {
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
-    "svelte": "src/index.html",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
@@ -25,7 +15,17 @@
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0",
         "svelte": "3.0.0-alpha16"
     },
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    }
+    "description": "Svizzle Hello",
+    "files": [
+        "dist/*"
+    ],
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "main": "dist/index.js",
+    "module": "dist/index.mjs",
+    "name": "@svizzle/hello",
+    "scripts": {
+        "build": "rollup -c"
+    },
+    "svelte": "src/index.html",
+    "version": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/hello/rollup.config.js b/packages/components/hello/rollup.config.js
index 0058841cb..984486bf4 100644
--- a/packages/components/hello/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/components/hello/rollup.config.js
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ const umdConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "umd",
-        name: pkg.name,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        name: pkg.name
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/components/hello/src/index.html b/packages/components/hello/src/index.html
index 216183ff6..04e4269a9 100644
--- a/packages/components/hello/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/components/hello/src/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <p>Hello {name}</p>
 
 <script>
-    import _ from "lamb";
+    import * as _ from "lamb";
     import {join} from "@svizzle/utils";
 
     export let name = join([1, 2, 3], "@");
diff --git a/packages/components/hi/package.json b/packages/components/hi/package.json
index 1d8bf3e96..ccb293cbe 100644
--- a/packages/components/hi/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/hi/package.json
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 {
     "browser": "dist/index.js",
-    "description": "Svizzle Hi",
-    "files": [
-        "dist/*"
-    ],
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "main": "dist/index.js",
-    "module": "dist/index.mjs",
-    "name": "@svizzle/hi",
-    "scripts": {
-        "build": "rollup -c"
-    },
-    "svelte": "src/index.html",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "@svizzle/utils": "^0.1.0"
+        "@svizzle/utils": "^0.1.0",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
@@ -28,7 +16,17 @@
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0",
         "svelte": "3.0.0-alpha16"
     },
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    }
+    "description": "Svizzle Hi",
+    "files": [
+        "dist/*"
+    ],
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "main": "dist/index.js",
+    "module": "dist/index.mjs",
+    "name": "@svizzle/hi",
+    "scripts": {
+        "build": "rollup -c"
+    },
+    "svelte": "src/index.html",
+    "version": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/hi/rollup.config.js b/packages/components/hi/rollup.config.js
index 0058841cb..984486bf4 100644
--- a/packages/components/hi/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/components/hi/rollup.config.js
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ const umdConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "umd",
-        name: pkg.name,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        name: pkg.name
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/dev/package.json b/packages/tools/dev/package.json
index df66071ac..edff98cf7 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dev/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/dev/package.json
@@ -1,33 +1,28 @@
 {
     "author": "nestauk",
-    "description": "Svizzle dev utils",
-    "module": "index.js",
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "main": "dist/dev.js",
-    "name": "@svizzle/dev",
-    "scripts": {
-        "build": "rollup -c",
-        "test": "mocha -r esm"
+    "dependencies": {
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
-    "version": "0.1.0",
     "devDependencies": {
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0",
         "mocha": "^5.2.0",
         "rollup": "^0.67.3",
         "rollup-plugin-buble": "^0.19.4",
         "rollup-plugin-commonjs": "^9.2.0",
         "rollup-plugin-json": "^3.1.0",
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
-    },
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-buble": "^0.19.4",
-        "rollup-plugin-commonjs": "^9.2.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^4.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0",
-        "svelte": "^2.15.3"
-    }
+        "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^4.4.0",
+        "svelte": "3.0.0-alpha16"
+    },
+    "description": "Svizzle dev utils",
+    "module": "index.js",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "main": "dist/dev.js",
+    "name": "@svizzle/dev",
+    "scripts": {
+        "build": "rollup -c",
+        "test": "mocha -r esm"
+    },
+    "version": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/dev/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/dev/rollup.config.js
index fc7846089..90d2a111b 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dev/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/dev/rollup.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const config = {
         name: pkg.name,
         indent: false,
         globals: {
-            // lamb: "_",
             resolve: "rollup-plugin-node-resolve"
         }
         // extend: true,
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ const config = {
         // })
     ],
     external: [
-        // "lamb",
         // "rollup-plugin-buble",
         // "rollup-plugin-commonjs",
         // "rollup-plugin-json",
diff --git a/packages/tools/dom/package.json b/packages/tools/dom/package.json
index 06decc213..252e95445 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dom/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/dom/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     "browser": "dist/browser.js",
     "dependencies": {
         "@svizzle/utils": "^0.1.0",
-        "d3-selection": "^1.3.2"
+        "d3-selection": "^1.3.2",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
-    "description": "Svizzle dom utils",
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
     },
+    "description": "Svizzle dom utils",
     "files": [
         "dist/*"
     ],
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",
     "name": "@svizzle/dom",
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    },
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/tools/dom/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/dom/rollup.config.js
index 0824943d9..aedc02b63 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dom/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/dom/rollup.config.js
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
     plugins: []
 };
@@ -48,12 +45,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -64,12 +57,8 @@ const browserConfig = {
         file: pkg.browser,
         format: "umd",
         name: pkg.name,
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/dom/src/attrs.js b/packages/tools/dom/src/attrs.js
index a8c42dc9c..1ad04e069 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dom/src/attrs.js
+++ b/packages/tools/dom/src/attrs.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     isNumber,
diff --git a/packages/tools/dom/src/nodes.js b/packages/tools/dom/src/nodes.js
index 329f799ba..88880c234 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dom/src/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/tools/dom/src/nodes.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import * as d3 from "../vendor/d3";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/file/package.json b/packages/tools/file/package.json
index 7dce5742a..8a39301e0 100644
--- a/packages/tools/file/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/file/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "author": "nestauk",
     "dependencies": {
         "@svizzle/utils": "^0.1.0",
-        "d3-dsv": "^1.0.10"
+        "d3-dsv": "^1.0.10",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
     "description": "Svizzle file utils",
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/tools/file/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/file/rollup.config.js
index 54751a2bf..98187c776 100644
--- a/packages/tools/file/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/file/rollup.config.js
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -48,12 +44,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/file/src/path.js b/packages/tools/file/src/path.js
index 0a942a7d3..526c1b8fc 100644
--- a/packages/tools/file/src/path.js
+++ b/packages/tools/file/src/path.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {mergeObj} from "@svizzle/utils";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/file/test/read.spec.js b/packages/tools/file/test/read.spec.js
index 75fd7032b..591508298 100644
--- a/packages/tools/file/test/read.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/file/test/read.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 import path from "path";
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {readCsv, readJson, readJsonDir} from "../src/read";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/geo/bin/featuresDirToCollection.js b/packages/tools/geo/bin/featuresDirToCollection.js
index 3a039b544..694e35829 100755
--- a/packages/tools/geo/bin/featuresDirToCollection.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geo/bin/featuresDirToCollection.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import path from "path";
 import commander from "commander";
 import {featureCollection} from "@turf/helpers";
 
-import {setGeometryPrecision} from "../src/geojson";
 import {readJsonDir} from "@svizzle/file";
-
+import {setGeometryPrecision} from "../src/geojson";
 import {version} from "../package.json";
 
 commander
diff --git a/packages/tools/geo/package.json b/packages/tools/geo/package.json
index f2f111f2f..29622d5e8 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geo/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/geo/package.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
         "@turf/centroid": "^6.0.2",
         "@turf/helpers": "^6.1.4",
         "@turf/truncate": "^6.0.1",
-        "commander": "^2.19.0"
+        "commander": "^2.19.0",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
-    "description": "Svizzle geo utils",
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
     },
+    "description": "Svizzle geo utils",
     "files": [
         "dist/*"
     ],
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",
     "name": "@svizzle/geo",
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    },
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/tools/geo/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/geo/rollup.config.js
index 6c015d589..215f7a933 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geo/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geo/rollup.config.js
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -48,12 +44,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -64,12 +56,8 @@ const browserConfig = {
         file: pkg.browser,
         format: "umd",
         name: pkg.name,
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/geo/src/geojson.js b/packages/tools/geo/src/geojson.js
index 29f5495df..37df4982f 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geo/src/geojson.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geo/src/geojson.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 import bbox from "@turf/bbox";
 import centroid from "@turf/centroid";
 import {featureCollection} from "@turf/helpers";
diff --git a/packages/tools/geo/test/geojson.spec.js b/packages/tools/geo/test/geojson.spec.js
index fe18b3b4c..0ca93ddd5 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geo/test/geojson.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geo/test/geojson.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     getOrMakeBBox,
diff --git a/packages/tools/geometry/package.json b/packages/tools/geometry/package.json
index 679b0df5e..0ee50c028 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geometry/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/geometry/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
     "author": "nestauk",
-    "dependencies": {},
-    "description": "Svizzle geometry utils",
+    "dependencies": {
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
+    },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
     },
+    "description": "Svizzle geometry utils",
     "files": [
         "dist/*"
     ],
@@ -20,9 +22,6 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",
     "name": "@svizzle/geometry",
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    },
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/tools/geometry/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/geometry/rollup.config.js
index 6c015d589..215f7a933 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geometry/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geometry/rollup.config.js
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -48,12 +44,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -64,12 +56,8 @@ const browserConfig = {
         file: pkg.browser,
         format: "umd",
         name: pkg.name,
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/geometry/src/2DPoint.js b/packages/tools/geometry/src/2DPoint.js
index 3df9b2fbf..3629f4d3d 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geometry/src/2DPoint.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geometry/src/2DPoint.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
+import {__} from "lamb";
 
 import {vectorLength2D} from "./2DVector";
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {vectorLength2D} from "./2DVector";
  *
  * @version 0.0.1
  */
-export const makePosition2D = _.partial(_.make, [["x", "y"], _["@@lamb/placeholder"]]);
+export const makePosition2D = _.partial(_.make, [["x", "y"], __]);
 
 /**
  * Return the distance between two 2D points
diff --git a/packages/tools/geometry/src/3D.js b/packages/tools/geometry/src/3D.js
index 6c507187d..513e64625 100644
--- a/packages/tools/geometry/src/3D.js
+++ b/packages/tools/geometry/src/3D.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
+import {__} from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Creates a position object from an array of 3 numbers
@@ -11,4 +12,4 @@ import _ from "lamb";
  *
  * @version 0.0.1
  */
-export const makePosition3D = _.partial(_.make, [["x", "y", "z"], _["@@lamb/placeholder"]]);
+export const makePosition3D = _.partial(_.make, [["x", "y", "z"], __]);
diff --git a/packages/tools/request/package.json b/packages/tools/request/package.json
index 8ffc45c40..e30288f0d 100644
--- a/packages/tools/request/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/request/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "author": "nestauk",
-    "description": "Svizzle request utils",
     "dependencies": {
         "@svizzle/utils": "^0.1.0",
         "d3-fetch": "^1.1.2",
-        "d3-request": "^1.0.6"
+        "d3-request": "^1.0.6",
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
     },
+    "description": "Svizzle request utils",
     "files": [
         "dist/*"
     ],
@@ -26,9 +27,6 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",
     "name": "@svizzle/request",
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    },
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/tools/request/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/request/rollup.config.js
index 6c015d589..215f7a933 100644
--- a/packages/tools/request/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/request/rollup.config.js
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -48,12 +44,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -64,12 +56,8 @@ const browserConfig = {
         file: pkg.browser,
         format: "umd",
         name: pkg.name,
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/request/src/json.js b/packages/tools/request/src/json.js
index d486b2b35..b74bb8d65 100644
--- a/packages/tools/request/src/json.js
+++ b/packages/tools/request/src/json.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import * as d3 from "../d3";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/package.json b/packages/tools/utils/package.json
index 1796b4473..8d85fea53 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
     "author": "nestauk",
-    "description": "Svizzle utils",
+    "dependencies": {
+        "lamb": "^0.57.0",
+        "lodash.isequal": "^4.5.0"
+    },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@svizzle/dev": "^0.1.0",
         "esm": "^3.0.84",
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
         "rollup-plugin-terser": "^3.0.0"
     },
+    "description": "Svizzle utils",
     "files": [
         "dist/*"
     ],
@@ -19,16 +23,10 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",
     "name": "@svizzle/utils",
-    "peerDependencies": {
-        "lamb": "^0.56.0"
-    },
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "build": "rollup -c",
         "test": "mocha -r esm --recursive src"
     },
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-    "dependencies": {
-        "lodash.isequal": "^4.5.0"
-    }
+    "version": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/rollup.config.js b/packages/tools/utils/rollup.config.js
index 6c015d589..215f7a933 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/rollup.config.js
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const cjsConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: pkg.main,
         format: "cjs",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -48,12 +44,8 @@ const esmConfig = {
         banner: makeBanner(pkg),
         file: renameToMjs(pkg.main),
         format: "esm",
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: []
 };
 
@@ -64,12 +56,8 @@ const browserConfig = {
         file: pkg.browser,
         format: "umd",
         name: pkg.name,
-        indent: false,
-        globals: {
-            "lamb": "_"
-        }
+        indent: false
     },
-    external: ["lamb"],
     plugins: [
         resolve(),
         commonjs(),
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/any/any.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/any/any.js
index 72851cad3..435d948e1 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/any/any.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/any/any.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {isValidNumber} from "./boolean";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/any/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/any/boolean.js
index 973ea7c1d..27bc0caba 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/any/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/any/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return true is the input is an array
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/array.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/array.js
index 159571562..82325f923 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/array.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/array.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 import isequal from "lodash.isequal";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/boolean.js
index 6732b9993..4f625aa75 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return true if all elements of the provided array are truthy
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.js
index 950c6f1af..054046f98 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
+import {__} from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return a function expecting an object and returning an array of values corresponding to the provided keys.
@@ -57,6 +58,6 @@ transformer([2, 2]) // [40, 5]
  * @version 0.0.1
  */
 export const makeArrayTransformer = fnArr => _.pipe([
-    _.partial(_.zip, [fnArr, _["@@lamb/placeholder"]]),
+    _.partial(_.zip, [fnArr, __]),
     _.mapWith(([fn, arg]) => fn(arg))
 ]);
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.spec.js
index e453ef8ef..aedfff521 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/function.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     makeKeysGetter,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.js
index 25b5f9fc9..a90b90e3e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /* random */
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.spec.js
index cb8014b2e..67a6b6192 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/number.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     arrayMax,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/object.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/object.js
index 9e9df4142..3eef93d89 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/object.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/object.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return an object with the provided array elements as keys and all values equal to zero
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/string.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/string.js
index b82243df9..4672f61d8 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/array/string.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/array/string.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
+import {__} from "lamb";
 
 export const join = _.generic(Array.prototype.join);
-export const joinWith = string => _.partial(join, [_["@@lamb/placeholder"], string]);
+export const joinWith = string => _.partial(join, [__, string]);
 
 /**
  * Return a string joining the provided array items with a dash
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/array.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/array.js
index c57069112..77c4be2ca 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/array.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/array.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {tapValue} from "../any/any";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/boolean.js
index 73c68b24b..6a96aefc4 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {is0, is1, isGT0, isGT1} from "../number/boolean";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/number.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/number.js
index 2dab95cbd..5e77acacc 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/number.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/iterable/number.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Get the length of the iterable
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/number/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/number/boolean.js
index 43501c031..0c59ee59c 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/number/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/number/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return `true` if the input number is 0.
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.js
index a6ab2b216..37d9c05f5 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {pairToKeyValueObject} from "../iterable/object";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.spec.js
index e2c0861a0..f80ebeb0e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/array.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     objectToKeyValueArray,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.js
index f83c32de4..a3e6c8240 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {is0, isGT0} from "../number/boolean";
 import {getObjSize} from "./number";
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.spec.js
index 20ccb79ff..b8301e47b 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/boolean.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {isObjEmpty, isObjNotEmpty} from "./boolean";
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.js
index b34f20295..a3c5e794b 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /**
  * Return a function expecting an object to be used as the argument of the provided functions
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.spec.js
index 8ef65b2e9..4cd1ff725 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/function.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {joinWith} from "../array/string";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.js
index 7dc532a65..a5d953fc5 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     arrayMax,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.spec.js
index ebec5a3b2..dcad45cab 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/number.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     getObjSize,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.js
index 6e099ecfa..4eb820f38 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
+import {__} from "lamb";
 
 import {toFloatOrIdentity} from "../any/any";
 import {concat} from "../array/array";
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ mergeB({a: 1, b: 1}) // {a: 1, b: 2}
  *
  * @version 0.0.1
  */
-export const mergeObj = obj => _.partial(_.merge, [_["@@lamb/placeholder"], obj]);
+export const mergeObj = obj => _.partial(_.merge, [__, obj]);
 
 /**
  * Return a function that merges the provided value on the provided key of the expected object
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.spec.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.spec.js
index 08d60c7ed..db71ab4aa 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.spec.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/object/object.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
 
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {
     makeMergeKeyValue,
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/array.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/array.js
index 53aa00dfd..61b7cf3cb 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/array.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/array.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {isTrimmedNotEmpty} from "./boolean";
 import {trim} from "./string";
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/boolean.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/boolean.js
index 2dc4f89c2..6fdc5826e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/boolean.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/boolean.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 import {isIterableNotEmpty} from "../iterable/boolean";
 import {trim} from "./string";
diff --git a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/string.js b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/string.js
index 98c674f1c..2ee44f754 100644
--- a/packages/tools/utils/src/string/string.js
+++ b/packages/tools/utils/src/string/string.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _ from "lamb";
+import * as _ from "lamb";
 
 /* edit */