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- I opened Artist & Craftsman?s first store in July 1985 because I was going to get even. My girlfriend worked for an art supply and the owner unjustifiably accused her of stealing. Leah was upset and I was angry. At the time I was a small time building contractor who bought old structures in Maine, fixed them up and sold them. I earned little more than minimum but also was such a lousy bookkeeper, I didn't?t realize how unsuccessful I was. One of the fixer uppers was vacant so I started an art supply in the small town of Yarmouth. I was going to get even. Leah picked the name Artist & Craftsman Supply. I didn't?t really care about the name. Vengeance is a poor reason to start a business, but that?s the way it was. We were one store for about 10 years. Artist & Craftsman moved to Portland and I was content to make my living locally. Then Sanford, the Sharpie marker people bought two pencil makers, Berol & Eberhardt/Faber. The little art supply industry was beginning to attract big money. So I figured that to survive I had to grow. The second store was in Seattle. That was a difficult learning experience. As an east coaster I had to learn how to speak Seattlease (every paragraph should begin with a ?please? or/and end with a ?thank you?). This new language hasn't?t hurt me but it took a full year for me to become proficient. Learning how to manage a store 3000 miles away in a foreign country was difficult. At one point I almost gave up and sold Seattle to a competitor, Utrecht Art Supply, but a Chinese fortune cookie advised against that proposed sale. I take fortune cookies seriously. And now 26 years after Leah named Artist & Craftsman Supply we are opening our 15th store in Los Angeles. It?s been a fun ride. ~Larry Adlerstein P.S.: I have sold 49% of A&C to my employees. We are now an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan).
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- paypal, cash, check, discover, mastercard, visa
- Neighborhoods
- West Los Angeles, Crestview, South Robertson
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Parking: Street
Price Range : Average
Reviews
03/27/2012
Provided by SuperpagesExcellent selection, easy to find things in store, super friendly staff. Staff very knowledgeable, will take all the time you need to help locate what your looking for.
05/01/2011
Provided by SuperpagesThis is the REAL DEAL! A true art store. Today was my very first visit and I didn't want to leave. They have everything and then some. They stock the best brushes, the finest water colors and paint supplies, canvas etc etc etc. They also carry decorative papers at far less than the place I used to buy them at on Melrose. The same stuff at almost half the price. And if it couldn't get any better, the staff are all incredibly nice and helpful...and they do it with such grace. I cannot imagine going to any other art supply even tho there is one a bit closer...a few more minutes drive is without a doubt Worth It! Mary Jean
02/13/2011
Provided by SuperpagesI love this place! They are really friendly and helpful and always ask if they can help you. They have a really great inventory and no attitude (unlike certain other stores just north of Pico on the same side of the street). I'm not a professional artist per se, but they still go out of their way to help me and answer my questions. I really like to see good non-chain businesses succeed in L.A. and highly recommend it to anyone in or out of the city.
06/19/2010
Provided by SuperpagesJust went here today to buy paint, crafting supplies and paper for both myself and my 3 year old son. It was awesome! The shop is well stocked and very well laid out. The staff was helpful and friendly. I was very impressed with the supplies they had on offer for the kids too. As it happened to be opening weekend when I visited, there was a 50% sale on some of the product. There was also a musician playing guitar in the store and an artist drawing a beautiful landscape. They even had face painting and food! This is definitely where we'll be getting all our art supplies from now on.
Details
Phone: (310) 274-8000
Address: 1660 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Website: http://www.artistcraftsman.com
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