Artist's Supplies in Zurich?

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Does anyone know of a decent artist supply store in Zurich or elsewhere in Switzerland ? I'm looking for the professional grade stuff, not the student art supplies you find in Migros and hobby stores. I'm especially pining away for good watercolour paper. I've tried searching on-line, but my German is so limited that I'm not having any success.

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Take a look at Boesner

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There is a shop in the Kanzleistrasse in Zürich where you will probably find what you're looking for: www.kunstmalerbedarf.ch - I'm sure there's someone who speaks English there. Good hunting!

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There one about 10 min walk from Zürich HB, on Kingenstr between Zollstr and Josefstr.

http://map.search.ch/8005/klingenstr

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evilshell, this is an cool tip! do you work with it?

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No, I've just picked up a few things from them. Probably the most comprehensive supply outlet for art supplies in the country!

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Thank you all, looks like I'm going shopping ! I'm a recent ex-pat and it's amazing how being able to just find the basic things you need makes such a big difference in feeling more at home. Hmm, its a bit humbling ...

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Boesner is a good one. I have two of their fat catalogues. The other place you can find in Zurich city is- www.zumstein.ch

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But it seems that there is no Boesner in Zurich. According to their website, there are three shops in CH, all out of Zurich. Is this correct?!

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There's an art supply store in Zürich on the Josefstrasse near the main station, just a little past the Mexican supermarket. Forgot the name...

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Apparently you're right Romano, there is no Boesner shop in canton Zurich according to the website and an online directory.

The website of the shop mentioned by Diem is Lachenmeierfarben.ch by the way.

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there is a art supply shop in schmiede weidikon, just behind the foreign police office, i forgot the name of the street...but it seems cheap..

there is a shop by central, by the lake, just opposite the lake in fact, if you walk from the tram station central towards the old city along the lake you cant miss it! the art supply is upstairs

also in Jelmoli there are sketch books and all sorts of things in their stationary department

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I have a very specific request - I'd like to have a large canvas (about 4 or 5 feet) on a board where the sides are wrapped around.

Anybody know where I can get this?

Thanks.

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I'm not sure if it is common among artists to paint on canvas over solid wood boards. (If a wooden frame with stretched canvas around it is good enough, for example the Zurich shop of Lachenmeierfarben.ch sells these on demand with the dimensions you specify).

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I found a good artist supply shop in Glad Centre .... they keep every item your heart desires, at quite good decent prices. I use only Windsor & Newton paint, and their prices were a lot cheaper than I was used to paying in South Africa (considering the exchange rate) - and the selection far greater. They got wooden stretcher frames, and also the canvas over card in different sizes........ and much much more......

Sorry, dont know the name - but it`s there, on one of the floors!

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There's an artists' supply store right down the end of Seefeldstrasse, just before you get to Tiefenbrunnen, on the right hand side if you're heading out of town.

I've never been in, of course. I shall leave that kind of thing to the Bohemian types...

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Sorry I didn't articulate well - certainly not solid wood boards, but as you said wood fraime with stretched canvas.

I painted years ago and can't find what I want for over our bed........so I'm going to paint something myself.

Thanks for all the replies. I will check them out.