Any of these stationery stores in Madrid could be the set of a romantic movie. Agendas, notebooks, pens, wrapping paper or colorful adhesive tape forscrapbooking: all objects with a utility to which you can also add a lot of beauty.
Going to buy a notebook with a neat design 15 years ago could be a fact without more relevance, but in a world dominated by the cell phone can become part of a personality, a hobby. If you are just starting out in this hobby, these stores will be your new alphabet.
Nest Boutique
Nest is one of those stores that you can only walk out of happier than you walked in. This stationery store is the exact definition of cozy. Wooden shelves and shelves filled with floral patterned papers, endearing gift cards and lots of pastel color create that feeling worthy of a store that could be featured in Gilmore Girls. And although at any time of the year it is a pleasure to enter, at Christmas it is almost a must visit.
📍 Location: Plaza de San Ildefonso, 3 (Centro)
Bomagui
Classic Italian stationery, hand-bound, leather-bound diaries: Bomagui is for nostalgics of the most precious stationery.
It is precisely this focus on handmade products, such as folders, albums and handmade notebooks, that makes it a special place for lovers of paper and calligraphy.
📍 Location: Calle del Noviciado, 9 (Malasaña)
Paper Art
Arte Papel is the mecca of personalized wedding invitations. This exclusive stationery shop in Madrid does not have a physical store as such, except at Christmas when they usually have a corner in El Corte Inglés de Serrano, they have an online store and also have a showroom where they serve you by appointment. Although they are not only specialists in weddings, their diaries with the leather cover to which you can add your initials are sold out almost before the new year begins.
📍Showroom by appointment: Calle José Ortega y Gasset, 11 (Salamanca)
La Riva
La Riva has been selling paper since 1926, that is, they are almost a centenary establishment in Madrid, living history of the capital. If you are an enthusiast of old calligraphy and writing letters by hand, this is also a hot spot, because not only sells paper of various thicknesses and colors, is that here you can buy even the sealing wax to close the envelope. A classic among classics.
📍Location: Plaza de San Ildefonso, 4, y 5 (Downtown)
La Integral
Is it possible to sell irreverent stationery with a punk touch? La Integral is the quickest answer, although it is not exclusively a stationery store, it does have a selection worth mentioning. Notebooks with “Writing is sexy” on the cover, dream notebooks, enigmatic postcards and even stickers, nothing is missing in their peculiar selection. Of course, if you have to give a gift with a clear message, this is the place.
📍Location: Calle del León, 25 (Downtown)
El Moderno Concept Store
El Moderno is the matured evolution with design touches of the traditional gift store. Here there is a bit of everything: stationery, decoration, jewelry, art, technology, plants and accessories. Although their selection of stationery is mostly in a class of its own. Notebooks and calendars by Midori, pens by Hay, bookmarks by Octaevo and a lot of other brands with attractive designs.
📍 Location: Baja de San Pablo, 19 (Malasaña)