Known for its low prices and thus much loved by impecunious artists and designers (there’s a discount for those with student cards), Cass Art offers a stellar array of artistic materials in its outlets across the capital. The Hampstead branch's stock is typical – sketchbooks, moleskin notebooks, sheet paper and brushes, plus inks, markers, oils, acrylics, watercolours and pastels in every colour imaginable. This shop has a special emphasis on materials for children.
Branches 66-67 Colebrooke Row, N1 8AB (7352 2999); 13 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0EP (7930 9940); 24 Berwick Street, W1F 8RD (7287 8504); 220 Kensington High Street, W8 7RG (7937 6506)