Artlite Office Supply Company

Art Lite should get 10 star for keeping the Luddite tradition alive as far as I am concerned. Where else in the south can you buy a Sailor fountain pen or 100% cotton paper, Japanese or French notebooks? Seriously. If you need an old fashioned address book-they got it. We're talking texting the old fashioned way-pen and paper. No electronic devices need to apply!

If you are in the market to purchase a fountain pen and have no idea where to begin. I could give you several reasons as to why no one with a soul should live now a days without a well-made fountain pen and a good solid notebook...but lets not get off topic here... I bought my first fountain pen here about 8-9 years ago and what impressed me the most was the amount of time they spent with me. I think the first time the sales guy Steve (drove a yellow truck) must of spent 2 hours with me. He walked me through the pros and cons of the different pen manufacturers and then patiently let me tried about at least a dozen or more pens until I found the right one- a Sailor 1911 large fountain pen with 21k broad nib which I still use every single day) Then he explained to me how to put ink into these things and which ink bottles would allow me to get the maximum amount of ink, etc. It is easy to see that they not only sell pens but they have a passion for them as well.

The store is located in Lingbergh Plaza off of Piedmont road. There is plenty of parking and you can see their big red sign from the street. They carry the largest and probably the most extensive Moleskine notebooks selection in the south. They also carry a large selection of Rhodia
Filofax
Clairefontaine
Leuchtturm
Apica

They also have a whole entire wall dedicated to Crane's beautiful stationary. Most places will have 3 or 4 selections to chose from. Artlite has at least 2 dozen.

Art Lite being an authorized Montblanc deal also carry a large selection of their notebooks, pen trays, and new and used fountain pens.

Did I mention they have one of the best collections of vintage fountain pens for sale anywhere? We're talking about Conklin, Easterbooks, Parker 51, Sheaffer and those elusive Pelikan 400 tortoises shell. I also saw at least three pre-owned Montblanc 146 and at least two 149 for sale.

Lets not forget they are an authorized Herman Miller as well. I'm telling you if you do nothing else go and sit in a $1200 office chair and then you will understand what all the fuss is about. It is absolutely amazing. It's like is was custom made just for your back and bottom...

While pen stores and manufacturers are closing left and right all over the place; Artlite has remain with us is because of their understanding that no matter how shiny your smart phone maybe; Nothing can replace the intimacy of holding a pen in your hand.

I enjoy going to Artlite as it is a bit of an oasis for me. They have a good selection of pens from a couple of dollars to thousands. They also stock papers of varying qualities and prices, from good to excellent.
There used to be an annoying unemployed actor that worked there, but I haven't seen him around in a while, so it's a happy place again.
Highly recommended!

Art Lite is an office supply store on Piedmont road in Midtown. They have everything for your office from organization to seven hundred dollar ergonomically correct chairs. An invitation station, laptop storage, clocks, binders, pencils, pens, markers etc. and all the things you could imagine this store to have is in stock.

Broken up into two stores, Art Lite has a regular office retail section and a pen, furniture and gift section. The pen section carries the kind of writing instruments that you cherish and keep safe, the kind that you don't lend out. This locally owned and operated supply store has a rather large selection and all of the associates are hospitable and happy to help. Go to www.artlite.net for details. The website offering is nothing like going to the store itself.

I love this shop! Note they've moved and are now on Cheshire Bridge Road. The (I assume) owner is extremely knowledgeable, and there are some hidden gems here for sure! They have a good collection of Japanese notebooks, including mnemosyne, apica, and even some loose leaf tomoe river paper. I had never seen Letts UK diaries/ planners in a shop before, and was impressed by the collection at Artlite. I strongly recommend popping in here is you are a fan of nice notebooks- they have more than typical office supplies!

Artlite is a small, classy, well stocked office store with a broad range of very high quality writing instruments, stationary, and office chairs. The store also features a small associate base, with an incredibly offensive associate (who postures himself as the owner) who could use sensitivity training and business management classes, in order to avoid alienating his customers by making personal attacks.

The rest of this review is extrapolation of the thesis statement, for those who don't read long reviews.

I initially dismissed the associate's hard sell (he gave the impression of being an impatient owner) as I entered Artlite--giving him the benefit of the doubt, I said I was looking to take the store in before I asked any questions. I had heard good things about the company, as I had done a good deal of research in Atlanta high-quality office supply stores. As I began to inquire, another associate was quite polite and helpful, but had to leave abruptly, as I inquired about various products.

The stock is quite nice, with a few shelves of popular ballpoints from Pilot and Uniball, organized bins of Micron liners and brush tips, and a very nice display case of wonderful quality writing instruments ranging from inexpensive Namiki/Pilot to crowning jewels from Montblanc and Porsche, inclusive of everything between. The walls were stocked with journals and writing pads of various brands, binds, and qualities, and the far end of the shop has fine office chairs from Herman Miller. There is no argument; the establishment is clearly interested in providing shoppers with quality. Unfortunately, quality does not guarantee the professionalism of the store associate whom I could only guess was the disgruntled owner.

Aside from what appeared as an initial hard sell, the original associate (owner?) assisted me when a very nice associate, who had been very personably assisting for about fifteen minutes, had to leave. He shortly inquired about my whereabouts, my work, and my savvy use of Amazon Prime; he never fully engaged me, as he was very engaged in his Surface tablet. He seemed somewhat irritated when I asked if he had any fine or extra fine point Pilot Metropolitan pens, impatiently rummaging through a box behind the counter. He continued to type on his tablet as I looked at various pens, pausing only to shortly assist myself and other patrons when we asked to view anything from the cases. I was beginning to get the feeling that he was quite irritated, and I had become uncomfortable, moving to the other side of the store. I decided to test the office chairs.

There was another patron in the store, sitting in a Herman Miller Aeron. I recognized the chair quite readily, having developed an interest in the chair myself. I sat in the chair next to her, commenting on the quality of the chair, the way it managed to support without causing pressure point discomfort, the seemless feel of the materials, and the control design. The other patron asked me how much the Aeron chair cost, after a short discussion, to which I responded "the base model is around 700, I believe." I had responded based on my own research on the chair and its options. This was where the visit to the store became a nightmare.

The associate, whom I've been referring to as the owner, quite loudly and agitatedly interrupted our discussion; the words he initially said I was unable to hear, due to the sudden and almost violent nature of his interruption. He was not making an attempt to inform myself or the other customer, but to shut me up in front of the roughly 8 to 10 patrons who had amassed in the store. I was taken aback, I stood looking at him silently.

He declared, "It's quite a bit more, you're wrong. That chair comes in several models, with options, and I'm offended by what you said to my customer."

The associate's emotional outburst had caused me to forget what I had even told the female patron to which I had been speaking. She was also quite shocked at his outburst, looking at him with her mouth agape.

"We can pull up a catalog, and I can show you that you're wrong." He continued to discredit my information as I reeled from his lack of professional courtesy.

I stated that, "I'm not sure what I told her, but I really don't feel you need to be so..."

I had lost my mindset.

Another patron, however, finished my thought, "Hostile."

I had often seen such situations occur before, and they generally unfold in a very even keeled escalation during an exchange. This was more akin to a bottled up outburst.

The associate then became quite ugly. He asked me to leave, and I quietly did so, without another word. On my way out, he said, "I'm very proud of your Amazon Prime membership, but you have to leave."

He had resorted to a personal attack, when I was kind enough to avoid escalating his one-sided battle, and left, despite never fully understanding his outrageously unprofessinal outburst.

The store is very nice, though.

Artlite is truly an amazing company...my company orders on line from them and have been doing so for the past 4 months. All has been been good with their service, response, delivery and products!

Not only do they have some of the cheapest prices on supplies, but the service has been excellent. I get next day delivery on all orders, which is very important for us. The main reason we switched, though, is the price on paper. We are getting such an excellent deal. They also undercut all of our competitors prices which made this a no-brainer.

I like the fact that they deliver in their own plastic containers (and just unload) so you don't have any boxes or packing materials to dispose of. Very green as well...I like that!

The President has been by our office on several occasions and has called or emailed multiple times. That creates a real personal touch...also, our main rep. has been great in coming in and showing us new products.

So far, no complaints with Artlite...please give them a chance and you will be impressed as well.

I was at Best Buy and opted to stop by this store to see what they had to offer. I had hoped for a bit more variety of paper products, and less office supplies, but overall, they had an amazing selection of a great variety of things. Whether it was a pen refill, new pen, french journal, notecards, they had it all.

I purchased some Crane & Co paper items, and the cashier was very friendly and thanked me for my business. I was in and out in less then 10 minutes, and it is a great selection. If you ever need to buy a pen or unique stationary, this would be the place.

When I was 12, I remember going into the local office supply store and marveling at all the things you could buy - paper, pens and pencils, binders - it seemed like an endless supply.

Stores like this have mostly vanished in the wake of the large chains.

Artlite, though, is a throwback: a small store with a little bit of everything, with a focus on the things the chains don't carry.

Artlite's selection of pens - and mechanical pencils, highligters, and markers - can't be beat in Atlanta. They carry far more variety in cheap pens than any chain store, and the pens are not in blister packs: you can try them out. (My one regret is that they don't carry the Pilot HI-Tec-C pens; for that, checkout jetpens.com.)

Lots and lots and lots of notebooks. Moleskines, of course - but also products by Clairefontaine, my current favorite. (I like the paper better than the Moleskine.)

Artlite is really two stores in one. In addition to office supplies, they have an entirely separate section with fountain pens, accessories, and related gifts.

Extremely polite and helpful sales people. Great selection of Moleskin diaries, journals and planners. Best of all: VINTAGE PENS.

They sell Pens ( Mont Blanc to Parker to Cross from the the 1940's)

I bought a cross pen. But I will be back as soon as possible to raid the display case and stock up on vintage pens. how cool.

I saw a guy get out of his ( Lincoln Towne ) car and go directly inside and ask about a Tombow. Bought it and then showed it to his wife in the car... they sat and admired it for 20 minutes in the parking lot.

Stores like this must keep going for people like us who appreciate them!

Incredibly elitist. They solicited us and were extremely persistent and pushy about signing up for their 'special pricing'. After we signed up they called and wanted to know when we were going to place an order, even though we weren't ready at the time. Then, after we did place two orders back to back, they dropped us because we didn't spend enough money with them! Very tacky and unprofessional.