For Pens, Journals & Art Supplies, Visit These 9 Stationery Stores In The City

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Of all the fixations in the world, an unhealthy obsession with stationery can be considered to be pretty normal. If you, like us, love to hoard journals, pretty stickers, colour pens, notebooks, markers and postcards, then you are definitely a stationery fiend. And for obsessed folks like you, you've got to feel the paper, run your fingers through beautiful notebooks, try and test pens and admire colours and paints before you empty out your bank.

So, we give you a round-up of stationery stores in Bangalore, we feel you must visit when you feel the need to restock your supplies. After all, there is no such thing as too much stationery. 

Reliance Stationery Mart

Reliance Stationery Mart is a haven for artists and they have quite an array of stationery. Pick up water paints, brushes, and easels along with fountain pens and sleek gel pens. If you love writing with markers, there's every imaginable colour available from brands such as Staedtler. You'll find highlighters in neon shades (colour up those boring textbooks, perhaps?) and plenty of folders and files are on offer, too. Even if you aren’t much into art, we suggest you take a look at their range of charcoal pencils, watercolour pencils and shading pencils. You might just be tempted to try your hand at a spot of sketching!

Best For: Branded art supplies

Timings: 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM

Sapna Book House

At Sapna Book House, you have an entire section dedicated to stationery. Apart from the basic supplies like pencils, pens and cute erasers, they have a selection of notebooks (we love the spiral-bound ones and the Paper Fibre series) which might make you linger for longer than you were planning to. They have a wide range of art supplies as well, including painting materials, sketch pens, colour pencils, canvas boards and many more. All of them at affordable rates, too!

Best For: School supplies, stationery and books.

Timings: 10:00 AM to 7:45 PM

Itsy Bitsy

From beads and feathers of vivid shades to glitter and clay, Itsy Bitsy has all sorts of craft goods that will probably bring out the child in you. If you, like us, find beauty in letter writing and notes, they have the prettiest papers, envelopes and postcards, and calligraphy sets too. This is also a sanctum for artists who have been looking for professional art supplies like Black Gesso Primer, Mont Marte Charcoal Pencils, and Mont Marte Soft Pastels. Basics like clippers, folders, markers, colour pens, pencils and tape dispensers find a place on their shelves too.

Best For: Professional art supplies

Timings: 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM

Artzo India

Located on 80 Feet Road, New BEL Road (they have an outlet on Church Street as well)  art enthusiasts have been flocking to this store for their regular creative pursuits. Being an art store, you can bet they have regular stationery, but in high quality (and variety). Sketchbooks, Washi tape, carving tools and paper are perfect for watercolour paintings or charcoal sketches or crafting even. Whether you're a noob or a professional, you won't be disappointed as they have something for every budget and skill set. 

Best For: High quality regular stationery

Timings: 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM

Bhaskar Arts Center

An ultimate destination for artists in the city (and outside it) and art and architecture students, the art material here might keep you browsing the whole day. Their wholesale shop offers stationery, engineering drawing equipment and art tools. From numerous paper materials (pick from cartridges, handmade, coloured charts, and newsprints) to different types of art supplies (paint, pastels, charcoals, crayons, easels and colour pencils), they offer products from brands like Camlin, Pebeo, and Winsor & Newton. And if you are not so keen on making the long trip to Avenue Road, head to their store inside the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

Best For: Stationery, engineering drawing equipment and art tools

Timings: 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Orion Paper Mart

Orion Paper Mart is located on Ebrahim Sahib Street and you can find budget paper products, all kinds of stationery essentials from erasers to pencils, and art supplies. The two-floor shop will sort you out whether you are a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a lot of quality stationery in their life. We pop by the store from time to time to pick up fountain pens and have also taken a few artist friends here to buy charcoal pencils, sketchbooks, and paint kits and tools. 

Best For: Budget paper products, stationery essentials and art supplies

Timings: 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM

Dream World

Dream World is located in Frazer Town and it's been around for decades with its extensive range of stationery as well as gifting options. A lot of their products are imported from the Gulf countries and you can pick gel pens, calligraphy pens, fountain pens, writing pads, sketchbooks, colour pens and pencils, oil paints, and whatnot. It's spread over three floors, so feel free to spend hours here browsing through the entire store. You will also colour paints, canvases, all kinds of paper, paintbrushes and other crafty tools, that will nudge the artist or DIY enthusiast in you to get crafty. 

Best For: Imported stationery, art supplies and gifting options.

Timings: 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM

Ramdev Mart

Be it scrapbook supplies or paints find them all under one roof. Ramdev Mart is located in Jeevan Bhima Nagar and you can pick art supplies such as poster colours, acrylic paint tubes, oil paints and brushes of different sizes. You'll also find craft supplies such as yarn, felt and glitter string, jute ropes, blackboard cards and stickers. Papers of all kinds and in different colours are also available here. They also stock up on party supplies, so you'll find birthday hats, balloons, strings, streamers, and buntings. 

Best For: Art supplies, craft supplies and party supplies

Timings: 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM

Rajasthan Paper Agencies

Rajasthan Paper Agencies is a hidden gem located in Raja Market and they have papers of all kinds. Handmade paper in all sizes including A4 Size, coloured papers including neon ones, origami papers, cardboard sheets and boards, and printed papers that come with all sorts of designs including florals and geometric are what you can pick up. You also get good old plain white papers as well as thick papers you can use for painting and drawing. 

Best For: All kinds of papers — A4 Size, coloured papers, origami papers, cardboard sheets and boards, and printed papers

Timings: 10:30 AM to 8:00 PM