Design Supplies
List of supply shops and information for art students in the NYC area. Click on a heading below, or scroll through the list.
Art Supply Stores
Bookstores
Catalogs
Hardware
Libraries
Lumber
Metal
Paper
Photography
Plastics
Reproductions
Rubber
Service Bureaus
Stone
Art Supply Stores
- A. I. Friedman
- 44 W. 18th St.
- (212) 243-9000
- Especially for graphic art supplies. Student discount 20%, 10% on books. Small quantities of stat materials can be purchased and scheduled use of Friedman's facilities (which include a stat camera and INT unit) are possible after taking their one-day introduction to the equipment.
- Americas Hobby Center, Inc.
- 146 West 22nd St.
- (212) 675-8922
- Charrette
- 33rd St & Lexington Ave.
- (212) 683-8822
- Checks, Mastercard, Visa. 20% discount for students.
- Kate's Paperie
- 8 W. 13th St.
- (212) 633-0570
- Hard to find exotic paper
- Lee's Art Shop
- 220 West 57th St.
- (212) 247-0110
- Fine Arts, Graphics, Framing, Furniture, Gifts
- Pearl Paint
- 308 Canal St.
- (212) 431-7932
- Art Department Store. Must apply for check privileges, Visa, Mastercard. Take A train to Canal Street.
- Sam Flax
- 233 Spring Street
- (212) 675-3486
- Art & Design supplies. Many other stores around Manhattan. Check yellow pages.
- Utrecht
- 111 4th Ave.
- (212) 777-5353
- Discount Retailer. Will take checks with student I.D. Visa, Mastercard. Take 4, 5, 6 train to 14th Street.
Bookstores
- Academy Book Store
- 10 West 18th St.
- (212) 242-4848
- Barnes & Noble
- 2289 Broadway @ 82nd St.
- (212) 362-8835
- 21st @ 6th Ave.
- (212) 727-1227
- 105 5th Ave. & 18th St.
- (212) 807-0099
- 879 6th Ave. @ 33rd
- (212) 268-2505
- B. Dalton Books
- 396 6th Ave., corner 8th
- (212) 674-8780
- Books Of Wonder
- 132 7th Ave. @ 18th
- (212) 989-3270
- Colliseum Books
- 1771 Broadway @ 57th(near 8th Ave.)
- (212) 757-8381
- Computer Book Works
- 25 Warren St.(A train to Chambers)
- (212) 385-1616
- Magazines
- Park Ave and 17th
- (212) 598-9406
- Manhattan Books
- 150 Chambers St.
- (212) 385-7395
- McGraw Hill
- 1221 Ave. of the Amer.
- (212) 512-4300
- Morton
- 989 Third Ave.
- (212) 421-9025
- The Interior Design Book Store
- Pratt Bookstore
- Main Building, lower level
- Rizzoli
- 454 W. Broadway bet. Houston and Prince
- (212) 674-1616
- Spring Street Books
- 169 Spring Street
- (212) 219-3033
- Strand
- 828 Broadway at 12th St.
- (212) 473-1452
- Used, rare, out of print books.
- Tower Books
- Corner of 4th & Lafayette
- (212) 228-5100
- Urban Center Books
- 457 Madison Ave. bet. 50 & 51
- (212) 935-3592
MUSEUM BOOKSTORES:
- Metropolitan Museum Of Art
- 5th Ave. & 82nd St.
- (212) 535-7710
- MOMA
- 11 W. 53rd Street
- (212) 708-9400
- Cooper-Hewitt
- 2 E. 91st Street
- (212) 860-6868
- Guggenheim
- 1071 5th Ave. near 89th
- (212) 360-3500
Catalogs
- Small Parts Inc.
- 13980 NW 58th Ct.
- P.O. Box 4650
- Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650
- (305) 557-8222
Hardware
- Adami
- 449 Myrtle Ave.
- Brooklyn
- Octagon
- 239 Dekalb
- Brooklyn
- Benjamin Moore
- 51 Canal Street
- New York, NY
- Ben Rose
- 215 Park Ave. So.
- New York, NY
Libraries
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Flatbush Ave. at Grand Army Plaza
- Hours: (718) 780-7810 / Info: 780-7700.
- New York Public Library
- 5th Ave. at 40th St. in Manhattan
- Main Branch
- (212) 621-0626
- New York Public Library
- 5th Ave. at 42nd St.
- (212) 661-7220
- Research library (no lending)
- New York Public Library
- W. 43rd St.
- Patent Annex
Lumber
- ABC Lumber
- 654 Washington(bet. Dean & Bergen)
- (718) 638-1770
- Bedford Lumber
- 650 Dekalb Ave. (Bed-Stuy nr. Nostrand Ave)
- (718) 622-2800
- Dykes Lumber
- 348 West 44th St.
- (212) 246-6480
- Metropolitan Lumber
- 175 Spring St.
- (212) 246-9090
Metal
- Bob Michaels Surplus
- 321-323 Canal Street
- (212) 226-6467
- Alum., Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainless
- Mail Order Metals, Inc.
- 371 Canal
- (212) 941-0737
- Space Surplus Metals
- 325 Church St. at Canal
- (212) 966-4358
Paper
- 80 Papers
- 510 Broome at W. B'way
- (212) 431-7720
- Kate's Paper
- 8 W. 13th
- (212) 633-0570
Plastics
- Canal Plastic Center
- 345 Canal Street
- (212) 925-1032 or x-1164
- Industrial Plastics
- 309 Canal St.
- (212) 226-2010
- Mail Order Plastics
- 302 Canal St.
- (212) 226-7308
- AIN Plastics
- 300 Park Ave. South
- (212) 473-2100
Photography
Film Processing
- Baboo
- 37th W. 20th St.
- (212) 807-1574
- Colorite
- 115 E. 31st St.
- (212) 532-2116
- Duggal
- 9 W. 20th St.
- (212) 633-1266
- Spectra
- 510 Laguardia Place
- (212) 979-1100
- Spindler
- 1501 Broadway
- (212) 730-1255
- For slide dupes
- Tony Color
- W. 23rd St.
- (201) 807-7988
Photography
- Colorwheel
- 227 E. 45th St.
- (212) 697-2434
- Cosmic Sound Delights
- 225 E. 43rd Street
- (212) 688-8686
- K & L Tartaro
- 222 E.44th St.
- (212) 949-8191
Photocopying, Blueprinting, Stats
Blueprinting is available on campus in Pratt Studios (Interior Design, second floor) and the basement of the library. See either for prices. In addition, copies are available in the first floor of Higgins Hall.
- Alle's Repro
- 12 E. 33rd St.
- (212) 532-1883
- For Tone Stats
- Brooklyn Progress
- 193 Joralemon, between Court & Clinton
- (718) 875-0696
- Blueprint and copy
- Columbia Blue & Photoprint
- 32 West 40th St.
- (212) 221-0192
- East Side Copy Center
- 15 E. 13th St.
- Between 5th Ave. and University Pl.
- (212) 807-0465
- Color copies, oversize xerox
- Ever Ready Blue Print
- Union Square, 200 Park Ave. South
- Corner of 17th (13th Floor).
- (212) 228-3131
- Open weekends. $3.00 minimum. No waiting or up to one hour. 8% student discount with I.D. Blue, Black, Brown line xerox on bond or vellum. Good to medium quality. Take 4, 5, 6 train to 14th Street.
- Fotoscreen
- 32 E. 31st St.
- (212) 889-1110
- For fineline prints, stats, good quality
- Kinkos
- Several locations:
- 24 E. 12th street @ University Place
- (212) 924-0802
- F.I.T./Chelsea
- 245 7th Avenue @ 24th Street
- (212) 929-COPY
- Midtown @ 34th Street
- 191 Madison Avenue @ 34th street
- (212) 685-3449
- Midtown @ 52nd street
- 16 E. 52nd street @ Madison Avenue
- (212) 308-2679
- Uptown @ 112th street
- 2872 Broadway @ 112th street
- (212) 316-3390
- Makin' Copies
- (Color copies)
- 20 W. 23rd bet. 5th & 6th
- (212) 366-0400
- Metro Giant
- 45 E. 17th St.
- (212) 477-1792
- For stats larger than 24"
- National Reprographics
- 110 W. 32nd Street, 8th Fl.
- (212) 736-5674
- 666 Third Ave. (Kent Bldg. on 42nd Street)
- One block from Grand Central. $5 minimum. Blue, Black, Brown line available. 20% discount for students on all white print services. Other services include xerox large format reduction, binding, photostats, excellent to good quality.
- Park Slope Copy
- 123 7th Avenue
- (718) 783-0268
- Blueprints
- Pro Print
- 51 E. 19th St.
- (212) 473-3200
- Stats
- SMP Stats
- 26 E. 22nd St.
- (212) 254-2282
- Stat Store
- 148 5th Ave.(20th St.)
- (212) 929-0566
- $4.75 minimum. 2 hours wait. Take F train to 14th Street. Services include color xerox, xerox, photostats. Excellent to good quality.
- Superior Copy
- 10th St. between 1st and Ave A
- Color copies, B/W copies, prints from slides and friendly service.
- Unique Copy Center
- 9 E. 4th street
- (212) 777-5391
- Unsloppy Copy
- 5 W. 8th Street
- (212) 254-7336
- Services include: reduction, color xeroxing, xeroxing onto card stock, binding, laminating, color xerox blow-up from color slide. Work done while you wait. Take A train to West 4th Street.
Rubber
- Canal Rubber Supply
- 329 Canal St.
- (212) 226-7339
- Latex, rubber, polyurethane foam, tubing
Service Bureaus
- MPC
- 4 W. 20th
- (212) 463-8585
Marble, Granite, Stone
- Domestic Stone & Marble
- 41 E. 42nd St.
- (212) 557-1980
- Marble Technics
- 150 E. 58th St.
- (212) 750-9189
