Whether you’re looking to get your last-minute back-to-school shopping done or you’re a stationery-junkie in need of more supplies, this list is for you!
With the year coming to an end, your little ones might be needing stationeries for the new school year or you might need a planner to keep track of all the things that need to be done. Or maybe your office supplies of highlighters and sticky pads have run out. No matter the reason, if you need to take a trip to a stationery store, we can help you.
We have compiled a list of stationery stores where you can get functional, snazzy and quirky stationeries to stock up your school, office or home supplies! Â
1. Popular
Source: CapitaLand
Location: Multiple locations
Operating hours: Varies
Popular Bookstore is probably the first place that comes to mind for many when you think of stationery. It’s no doubt with almost everything you could ask for in one place, from pens, pencils, markers, and notepads to assessment books, storybooks and puzzles. Even better if you choose to pop into a Popular Bookstore with UrbanWrite, you’ll get to make your pickings from a wide range of fancy stationery, character merchandise, scrapbooking material, and more.
2. Books Kinokuniya
Source: Kinokuniya Bookstores of Singapore
Location: Takashimaya Shopping Centre (#04-20/20A/20B/20C/21) | Bugis Junction (#03-09) | Jem (#04-23)
Operating hours: 11 am – 9 pm
Though more well-known for their broad selection of books, Books Kinokuniya also has a selection of stationery. You’ll find mostly notebooks than any other kind of stationeries here and if you love a good Moleskine to jot your notes down in, it’s worth taking a tour around one of the Kinokuniya outlets. You can also shop online for convenience.
3. Typo
Source: NEX
Location: Multiple locations
Operating hours: Varies
Home to snazzy stationeries, cool tech equipment and lifestyle gifts, Typo is where you go to add a bit more colour to your stock of stationeries. They stock up on notebooks and journals with artistic covers, tech gear such as headphones and wireless keyboards, lifestyle wares like mugs, candles and frames, as well as pens and pencils. They also offer a selection of stationery sets which might come with pens, pencils, clips, notepads, and sticky notes in complementing colours.
5. Klosh
Source: Klosh
Location: Compass One (#03-06/07) | Jurong Point (#B1-74) | Jewel Changi Airport (#04-230)
Operating hours: Varies
A one-stop gift shop, Klosh seems to have everything, from brooch pins, bags, games, and letter boards to planters, t-shirts, bean bags, and of course, stationeries. Their line-up of colourfully and creatively designed notebooks and journals are great for any occasion, be it notetaking, journaling or scrapbooking. You can snazz up your journal pages with washi tapes and stickers as well since they’re got a wide range of offerings, from the quirky to motivational.
6. Smiggle
Location: Multiple locations
Operating hours: Varies
Smiggle’s colourful and bright stationery and lifestyle supplies are enough to attract both the young and young at heart. Aside from whimsical pens, pencils and notepads, you can also find bottles, bags, lunch boxes, clocks, and headphones at the Smiggle store.
7. Art Friend
Location: Bras Basah Complex (#03-33) | Plaza Singapura (B1-10/13) | Clementi Central (Blk 451 Clementi Ave 3, #03-307, Singapore 120451)
Operating hours: Varies
Art Friend is a treasure trove of not just art and craft materials, but also a variety of other stationeries as well. You can find a wide range of colour papers, sketchbooks, colour pencils, notebooks, frames, chalk, crayon, threads, beading materials, files, stamps, glue, and so much more. If you are not in a rush, take the time to walk through the store. You never know what you might need. Even if you don’t need it now, you will know where to get it the next time you need it.
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