Stationery is no longer limited to mundane yellow graphite pencils with pink eraser tips. These one-of-a-kind shops in Vancouver have an eclectic array of chic and modern writing supplies and paper products that you’ll want to use at any given chance.
A shop known for hosting pop-up workshops with local artisans, London Fields Shoppe carries an impressive selection of chic stationery. Shop here for gold-wired binder clips, wooden ballpoint pens from Japan, elegant brass pencil sharpeners and gold stork scissors for precision cutting in style.
Amongst the brick walkways in Yaletown, you will find a decor shop like no other. Specializing in home decor, The Cross is no novice when it comes to stylish and fanciful stationery. Nestled in the middle of the store, its well-stocked paper-shop will keep you captivated with its walls of gorgeous cards, spools of luxurious ribbons, stacks of adorable notebooks and dainty hand-carved bone scissors. Highly suggest going with a friend who will keep you from purchasing the entire shop!
You’re guaranteed to find the perfect pen at this enchanting tea and stationery shop in Richmond. Upon entering you will be greeted with the sweetest little dog, a miniature dachshund. The store stocks a remarkable selection of writing utensils from Faber-Castle and Le Pens and the smoothest papered notebooks – it is every typography artist’s dream come true!
You’ll find this tiny stationery shop nestled amongst the clothing boutiques along the busy Main Street shopping strip. They keep the art of letter writing alive in this technology-saturated world with their monthly Letter Writing Club. All are welcome to attend the club hosted on first Thursday each month. This shop has everything you can imagine to write the perfect letter: cute cards, pens and even stamp sets!
Buchan’s is a long-standing Kerrisdale Boutique with a vast array of quality stationery products. From beautiful cards to ornate pens to letter wax seals, it is tough leaving Buchan’s without a bag full of goodies.
Meadow Gifts is a darling destination that you do not want to miss when wandering through historic Gastown. Don’t let its small size fool you; this little hole-in-the-wall boutique carries an abundance of cute, high quality stationery products and other whimsical treasures. It’s hard not to feel inspired after a tour through this creative shop.