Brand New!! The Travels Of Atlantis Fine Art Materials - On The Deed Again!

The largest fine art store inward London has moved again! 

I regard Atlantis Art Materials equally 1 of my local fine art materials shops. It's had lots of locations to a greater extent than or less the East End of London since I get-go encountered it simply off Devons Road inward E3 to a greater extent than years agone than I tin accurately remember.

I've bought masses of fine art materials in addition to supplies "stuff" from Atlantis inward my time. They were my supplier of alternative for paper, foam core, mat board when I could access them easily past times automobile - because you lot could purchase masses in addition to simply charge it direct on to the dorsum seat.  Plus I've been known to larn an awful lots of bits in addition to bobs having to walk past times shelves to larn to the foam core!  I tin visualise all the pastels in addition to pencils racks silent because I used to pass in addition to thus long inward forepart of them....

I was idling trying to operate out how many locations it has had since I've known them - in addition to inward the terminate came upwards amongst half-dozen - but I conduct keep entirely visited 4 of them.

There 1 time to a greater extent than they've entirely been in the latest 1 inward Hackney since fifth March 2018.

1. Original Location: Devons Road, London E3 (mid/late 1980s?)


I'm certain this is the get-go house that I get-go I came across Atlantis Art Materials. I don';t think they'd been going for rattling long when I get-go came across them.

It was a typical place for a fellowship looking for a large edifice in addition to non wanting to pay lots of rent! They inhabited a rattling modern techie type edifice adjacent to where the Devons Road DLR Station (opened 1987) is now. This was past times far the smallest of the stores. They got a lot bigger when they moved on from here.  I don't think the DLR was opened upwards when I get-go visited it - but I could live wrong.

The master copy Devons Road location. 
I seem to recall the edifice they were inward looked dissimilar in addition to thus it mightiness conduct keep changed or it mightiness simply live in addition to thus many years agone I can't genuinely remember.

I produce holler back going at that spot to review watercolour pigment afterward reading Michael Wilcox's volume The Wilcox Guide to the Best Watercolor Paints (published 1993) because this was the get-go fourth dimension I'd taken a adept long difficult await at Old The Netherlands Paint - which I never always saw inward whatever other fine art suppliers. (Note: this volume is directly means out of appointment - but did trigger a flake of a revolution if testing watercolours!)

2. The Huge Warehouse inward Brick Lane (Early - Late 90s?)


I can't holler back the precise address but it was correct contrary the Old Truman Brewery - inward an HUGE warehouse amongst swell parking. It was absolutely cavernous in addition to 1 of the stores I liked the best.

They were hither for ages in addition to I made lots of early on purchases here.

Many is the fourth dimension I've climbed that niggling flying of stairs
and entered the cathedral of fine art materials

a rattling small-scale entrance
- which led to an enormous infinite behind

3. Whitechapel - early on 2000s - 2009

7-9 Plumber's Row London E1 1EQ (just behind the Mosque on Whitechapel Road - equally was)

This was 1 of the best locations in addition to was also rattling accessible whether visiting using populace carry or past times car. I could unremarkably guarantee I could common the automobile either inward their automobile common or on the street - which meant I could conduct keep my fourth dimension in addition to pass lots of coin I hadn't planned to.

Plus I genuinely liked the layout in addition to the newspaper desk - which was away from everything else.

I conduct keep some rattling pleasant memories of having a air current downward from operate wander to a greater extent than or less on Sabbatum afternoons.

They had to motility on when plans for the expanse were developed in addition to the site is directly abode to pupil accommodation.

4. Hanbury Street - August 2009- 2015

Disabled unfriendly entrance
- especially when carrying stuff!
Britannia House, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JL

This was a large brilliant infinite 1 time you lot got within in addition to lots of infinite to display the products well. However the access was a total nightmare (particularly for those amongst mobility challenges) inward price of both stairs at the entrance, the store on the instant flooring in addition to a elevator that took forever - summation never plenty parking spaces exterior - summation controlled parking zone. Luckily I could common locally beingness a resident of Tower Hamlets - all the same I silent had to fourth dimension visits for when it was to a greater extent than probable at that spot would live spaces!

My shopping at Atlantis dropped off afterward they moved hither - largely because of the accessibility reasons. It to a greater extent than or less became an emergency visits entirely - in addition to I took to ordering online for larger stock supplies.

I'm guessing this is what endure stimulated the eternal "mail order" job solid into endure getting its human activity together in addition to generating an network ordering service

The edifice is directly a  refurbished rattling modern and"funky" bird block.

5. Old Street 2015 - 25 Feb 2018

Basement, 16-28 Tabernacle Street, EC2A 4DD

The 2015 Invite to New Premises
I've never visited this venue equally I'd stopped beingness a regular client afterward the parking problems associated amongst Hanbury Street. It never struck me equally beingness peculiarly slow to see - beingness inward the middle of a gigantic 1 means system.




NEW / Current Location - Hackney E8 - from fifth March 2018

Unit 1/Unit vii Bayford Street Industrial Centre, London E8 3SE

This is their announcement.  They've got ii units inward a concern centre - Unit 1 for principal fine art supplies in addition to Unit vii simply for paper.
  • The summation points: 
    • London Fields overground is within 200m
    • It's nigh the principal charabanc routes via Mare Street
    • will live swell for Hackney based artists
  • The negatives: 
    • double yellowish lines everywhere - if you're non a Hackney resident don't fifty-fifty think nigh taking a car! 
    • no information on the website nigh parking - it's equally if nobody always has to motility large or heavy items!
    • Atlantis conduct keep left Tower Hamlets - it's non local whatever more!





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