Pen & Stationary Shops In Amsterdam Proper?

[DonM]

I'll be in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks and wanted to see if there are any shops worth visiting in the main city. Unfortunately I probably won't be able to make it to Appelboom or Akkerman as they are too far from where we will be. I'd be happy with just being able to buy some nice paper at a reasonable price (compared to the US).

[TheDutchGuy]

https://www.pwakkerman.nl/

 

In the city centre, a 5 minute walk from Dam Square. Beautiful shop. Lots of paper. Not cheap. Not affiliated to Akkerman in The Hague. Have fun!

[Heldin]

https://www.pwakkerman.nl/

 

In the city centre, a 5 minute walk from Dam Square. Beautiful shop. Lots of paper. Not cheap. Not affiliated to Akkerman in The Hague. Have fun!

Nice people work there, too.

 

I went there with my boyfriend when he came over from the US for the first time. It was a lot of fun. Highly recommended!

[fabri00]

In 20 minutes by train you can visit Akkerman in Den Hague, which is not cheap at all but is a nice shop.

[AlexItto]

Sorry to revive such an old thread.. but definitely interested. COVID permiting, I will go to the Netherlands in July.

I will spend most of my time in the Hague, in class, but I expect to have time to visit Amsterdam and maybe Paris on the weekends.

Other than the venerable Akkermann in the Hague, would there be any more recommendations on general stationary, stamps or even printed design? I mean, not just limited strictly to fountain pens.

 

Found this shops on Instagram, randomly:

 

Posthumus Winkel, Amsterdam

https://www.posthumuswinkel.nl/

 

Anything similar in Amsterdam, the Hague, Utrecht or Rotterdam? I will have at least a few free afternoons to explore these cities, so conveniently close to each other and so well served by public transit...

 

 

 

 

[Geert Jan]

Certainly try a visit to Akkerman in The Hague https://akkermandenhaag.com/ Great shop, lost and lost of pens. So that should be on your list.

 

Confusingly there is an Akkerman in Amsterdam as well (https://www.pwakkerman.com/ ) but although it started as a branch of the original shop, they have been completely separate entities for decades. Plenty of choice as well, pens are in the back of the shop at a mezzanine level (at least last time I visited the shop)
From The Hague it's only a short hop to Delft, and try Fontoplumo ( https://fontoplumo.nl/ ); Frank offers a great service. Slightly further away from The Hague: in Tilburg La Couronne du Comte ( https://www.lacouronneducomte.nl/ ), and in Laren Appelboom ( https://appelboom.com/ ).
Then looking across the border into Belgium (no personal experience with these) in Antwerp (not that far away): Penworld ( https://www.penworld.be/?___store=english ) and Kockx ( https://kockx.be/nl/home ). A bit further away Sakura Pen Gallery in Diest (also Belgium) ( https://www.sakurafountainpengallery.com/en ).

 

I don't know your mode of transport, but all these shops are accessible by train (for Appelboom with a 15 min busride from Hilversum (in itself 20 from Amsterdam by train). So plenty of opportunities to drain your wallet.

[MHBru]

+1 on akkermans in amsterdam.  not the same as the one in The Hague so no Akkerman inks but otherwise a good selection of pens.  I got my Visconti Van Gogh there the same day that we visited the Van Gogh museum.