Flax is unparalleled. Period. I love this new location! It is in a fantastic area(Fort Baker) with tons of things to see, food to eat, and the SF Public Library Friends bookstore across the way. Basically this is home base for the start to a great adventure in SF. This location is smaller than the anchor Market store, but they have a bunch of great standards — stickers, pens, pencils, paints, canvases, paper, fun items, and that fabulous wrapping paper that we love to buy, but can never seem to commit to wrapping a gift. Instead we have a lot of «wall hangings». The building is wonderful in the repurposed Fort Mason Center. The shop is full of wonderful natural light and the views are naturally spectacular. The staff is really friendly and super helpful(as one would expect in any Flax).
Liz G.
Classificação do local: 5 San Francisco, CA
I popped in here quickly to grab a last-minute Christmas gift and the staff were very nice and helpful — not pretentious at all. I needed a specific brand of paints and the guy behind the register quickly brought me to where I needed to be and offered helpful info in choosing the right medium for the artist giftee I had in mind. Check out was a breeze and I was in and out in less than 10 min, though I am sure some artists could spend hours getting lost in this large, airy space! Love the new location as it is close to my work. Looking forward to coming back soon — perhaps to dabble in some supplies myself.
Ben M.
Classificação do local: 5 San Francisco, CA
The new location isn’t exactly central to my daily life but I can see myself stopping by when I’m here for something else. The new store locations definitely serves in need for art supplies at Fort Mason. There are already art classes and a huge present art exhibits in the area. While the new store is not as large as the Market Street store the selection is still amazing. They have a wide variety of paints, brushes, easels and a ton of paper. As always they have a great selection of gift ideas for people of all ages. For the size of the store they were able to jam in everything they possibly could.