Flax Pen to Paper

Meyer Flax opened his first art supply store on 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Little did he know that what he started would become a Westwood Village institution.

The legendary FLAX Art Supplies at the famous Lindbrook location (one of the first stores in Westwood Village) was opened by Meyer's son Harvey in 1950. For over 50 years it stood as a landmark for artists and creative people from all over southern California. When FLAX Art Supply moved from Westwood Village to Lincoln Boulevard, Harvey's daughter, Joan, and her husband, Phil Clark, decided to open a new Westwood store and take it in a whole new direction. They set out to create their “dream” store. “We were driving home on ... Read more

Meyer Flax opened his first art supply store on 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Little did he know that what he started would become a Westwood Village institution.

The legendary FLAX Art Supplies at the famous Lindbrook location (one of the first stores in Westwood Village) was opened by Meyer's son Harvey in 1950. For over 50 years it stood as a landmark for artists and creative people from all over southern California. When FLAX Art Supply moved from Westwood Village to Lincoln Boulevard, Harvey's daughter, Joan, and her husband, Phil Clark, decided to open a new Westwood store and take it in a whole new direction. They set out to create their “dream” store. “We were driving home on the 405 one night, talking about a special place where pens and papers are sold together in a totally unique way…where people will enjoy spending time”, Phil remembers it well.

Keeping with the family tradition of a Westwood village location, Joan and Phil created Flax Pen to Paper on Gayley Avenue. Yes, the store is a glass and wood architectural masterpiece where light floods in and walls of color tantalize your senses. And yes, the music of Yo-Yo-Ma or Billie Holiday provides the perfect soundtrack for what may be the most inspiring shopping experience of your life. All the pleasurable surroundings lead up to what lies within the elegant cases; the most exquisite pens in the world, with models for everyone from serious collectors to students on a tight budget.

With prices ranging from just a few dollars to several thousand dollars, there's no way to leave empty-handed. Of course, you can always enjoy reveling in the colors and textures of their extraordinary sheets of paper and envelopes. Write on them, laser print on them, wrap them up and enjoy. Joan and Phil wouldn't have it any other way.