This place has all of your creative needs. I go here often to get my supplies of art stuff & various things of the sort I've been to like 5-6 stationary/copy stores to find what I needed and only ink stone had what I wanted. I needed a large & long poster sheet or butcher paper. I wanted to make banners out of them. For my gf's bday I made a banner for her that said Happy 19th Bday and decorated w ribbon, glitter, markers/drawings & hearts. Another time I did something stupid so I bought a blue spray can from here and another long poster/banner paper and I wrote "I Heart U" w/ the spray can and posted it on the apartment building that was across from her apartment, so that when she looked out her apartment she could see the poster on the wall. Let me tell you, it was not easy I almost fell down 2-3 stories and would have landed splat on the ground. I basically posted the poster on the wall of the highest floor/roof and had to lean over the wall to do so. Scary! The people are really nice they'll let you browse the entire store and give you what you want even if item isn't suppose to be used for certain things. They charge pretty cheap, I mean 10 cents for every feet of paper. Not bad and they gave me a tube to keep the paper in. Awesome store inspires awesome ideas read more

Somewhat rude customer service, followed by inexplicably long wait times for just ONE print. I had a 24x36 color print and I was the only customer in the store. After waiting for about 20 minutes with nothing being printed, the employee then proceeds to act as if the printer was "setting up" when in fact the employee did not even INITIATE the print from the computer. All of a sudden, the printer starts printing the file after the employee goes back to his computer to actually begin the print. Maybe this kind of thing gets overlooked with the volume of business this company does, but this poor customer service definitely needs to be highlighted and shared with other customers. To make things worse, the paper did not appear to be coming out of the printer correctly, which I asked the same employee about during the process. Really crappy attitude and lack of awareness for customers. Read other reviews on Yelp about similar issues I've experienced. Inkstone may be an establishment in Berkeley (especially due to the business they get from architecture students), but in many ways they are definitely not deserving of the patronage. read more

The Ink Stone plain and simple has graphic "hands one" supplies such as templates, paper, eraser, ink pens, scales, architectural and engineering tools that need to be available. Head off to other similar places and you are not going to find the professional level tools. You will only find student/hobby selection, that are cheap imitations that are far MORE of a ripoff to students/professionals/artists than "so-called" higher prices. Proximity to campus is not an excuse to cater to just students, its to cater to those that need useful items -near campus. The Ink Stone will do large sized printings and scale printings suitable for blueprints with ACCURATE scaling. The people behind the counter understand how to plot and number printed sheets so that all of the correlated correctly. You won't be missing a page or find one upside down or in the wrong order. They know the difference between a engineering scale and flat scale or what is a Rapid-o-graphic Pen tip sized 3 vs .03. Validated Parking is available if you purchase a minimum amount, but if you can show up between 6 and 7, you'll find a pretty good amount of street parking. You will competitive printing, supply prices. Service will require patience, but when it is your turn, you treated in a personal level, like a real life customer. I don't think The Ink Stone wants or should treat you in the same way as those thankless drones you see at Walmart. read more

Really cute business and good for poster/sign needs. I don't come here for art supplies, but I had to make a signboard and they had all the material and they helped me with printing (large prints!) and also choosing a board. Really helpful people. Things are a tad expensive, but it's convenient read more

Like many of the reviewers here, I hail from UCB's architecture school & am a frequent customer at Inkstone. The people here are really nice and extremely helpful. Prices are a bit steep, but b&w large format prints here are cheaper than at the copy central around the corner. On mornings that projects are due, the store's printing service is quite crowded and people are served in a first come first serve basis. Unfortunately, there usually only 2 people working on printing at a time, so on these mornings the wait can be quite long. All in all, if there's one thing I've taken away from my time at the Inkstone, it's that I should really open up my own art/printing shop right outside Wurster Hall & dub it The Jstone. read more

Had some black line prints done here and they were very helpful and fast. Great little architecture supply store...found things here that i'm not able to find at Utrecht or Blick. Very reasonable prices. Knowledgeable staff. Will go back for all of my printing. They also validate parking for right under their building if you spend more than $5 in their store....this is so worth it rather than fighting for a parking space. read more

The Ink Stone is a great place for art supplies and basic school supplies. They have lots of canvas, drawing paper, and tools. Prices are comparable to other art shops in town. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. read more

You've never seen such a staggering selection of pens, notebooks, and unidentifiable (to my naive non-architecture-student eye) gadgety things as is available at Ink Stone. Please, go into this store and see if you aren't blown away by the sheer variety of, say, X-acto knife blades of all shapes; or felt-tip pen points (calligraphic, paintbrush-style, and on and on). Reviewers bemoaning the high prices, you'll notice, still have to admit that the goods for sale here are unique, available nowhere else in Berkeley --and honestly, "expensive" to a student just means that we get no special discount (horror of horrors). Ink Stone has saved me several times when I've run out of some art supply while working in the campus art studios nearly across the street. I wish people would shop at this charming creative haven instead of the massive faceless icky Student Store. read more

Artists and architects. Get your crap printed here. Student groups, get your banners printed here. they will do a 24x36 full color print for $20 so get to it! Other art supplies are a tad more expensive but otherwise reasonable for being in good proximity to campus. As for the prices, art students can get over it - art students have condemned themselves to studios and cardboard boxes because art supplies are expensive in general. read more

My favorite art store in the Bay Area. It's small but has a charming mom-and-pop been-here-since-the-1950s feel. An island of calm in an Urban Outfitter world (just around the corner). read more

I've been inkstone for two yrs. last night I bought a 1/8" acrylic and there is one side blue file was peeled off but I didn't notice that and I bought it. Then my classmate wanna me change the size to 1/4" so I came back with receipt in 2 mins, and a middle age woman with both updos long hair refused to let me change. She said I peeled the film off. I was so surprised and I told her I didn't notice the problem when I bought it. It was already peeled when I bought and I didn't know until I returned. She said it was my problem cuz I didn't check carefully. Then I asked for check the camera, but she refused. Her altitude is really bad when I tried to talk with her. She just said, "go out". I really wanna cry, cuz I feel so wronged. It is not my first time to buy acrylic. I've been using acrylic for 2 yrs and how could I peel the film off? My English is not good, but she just let me go out and didn't listen to my explanation. But isn't it like a swindle? They sell bad things and refuse to let customer to return and change? read more

It was a lucky day when someone told me Ink Stone was up that skinny stairwell on Bowditch. A place I can buy supplies and not have the lug them for miles or on the bus? I found the best sturdy flip notebook here, too, that's made my job more comfortable. If I randomly need industrial glue or Velcro, it's here, a block and a half from home, and they stay open pretty late. The employees have also been helpful and given me good advice on projects even if it meant not buying something they sell. And I have to say, the prices have been great. For what I buy here, I can't remember paying more than $15 for a bag of items. I know you can find cheaper art supplies elsewhere by bargain hunting or going to Blick, but the prices here are comparable to what I've seen at most shops. read more

I never knew about this place though I've walked past it at least a dozen times before, and it's very easy to miss up above the streets. Inkstone is deceptively small, as they carry a ton of great things, at pretty average/reasonable prices. The staff is very laid-back and never in-your-face about selling you products or has gimmicky crap around to confuse you. I love the weird prints they have in the back of the store - found a human body circulation chart for a few dollars and I was thrilled the other day. They also sell loose-leaf sheets of bristol, illustration board, watercolor paper, etc. which a lot of places surprisingly don't do. Good selection of pens for the ink enthusiasts like me who can't stand their Bic's, and some good sets in the front (glass case) as well. I also came in here to print a report for a class and it literally took something like 10 seconds to print. Overall a gem. I'm coming back. read more

Parking can be a pain and not always free, so please account for that. Speaking with one of the girls that work there, they do validate, but it's only for the first 15 or 20 minutes. Please call first to verify this info. They are a little difficult to find at first since it's tucked away on the second floor. You must enter through a fairly steep and narrow staircase on the right-hand side of the building. They're prices are also a little more than I had imagined. To be fair, there are items that are equivalent if not cheaper than other art stores. However, they do have quite a bit of model making supplies. More than what you will normally see at a bricks-and-mortar storefront. This is also one of the few places that carries architectural chipboard, which is a bit more on the grayish side, rigid, and of higher quality than regular chipboard. Gives you a cleaner cut, and better for glue adhesion. read more

I had to get a poster printed for a conference. Called in, and they were very helpful over the phone and explained how to email in my printing order. These folks at Ink Stone finished the print in 40 minutes from when I emailed them the order, which is practically unheard of for the major brand printing stores. (They said it usually only takes them 20, but they had to print another poster order before they printed mine.) For price, they charged me less than half of FedEx would've charged me. Oh, and they had free poster tubes (only $1.20 extra for caps for the tube), though I got the last 4-foot-long tube. Finally, the poster looks beautiful. I highly recommend this place for poster printing. read more

I don't know why people here love inkstone. They consistently try to rip us off and over price items(the -EXACT- same items you can find at other places) because of their proximity to campus. Taking advantage of students isn't what I call a great establishment. Their service is sluggish at best and totally rude and incompetent at worse. $17 for a "color" PLOT is not worth it. I've never liked this place since freshmen year and I still hate it now that i'm about to graduate. read more

As a former architecture student this place was like a second home to me. Last year I had to come here to buy my supplies for class but now having switched majors I still go here for school and art supplies. The items are reasonably priced I suppose (at that weird price point where you have to contemplate it a bit before making the purchase). They have pretty much anything you need - rulers, portfolio cases, sketchpads, prismacolor pencils...etc. Some of your favorite brands might not be available but that might have to do with the fact that the shop is limited in size. They are open pretty late too and I love how convenient the hours and location is. Definitely come here for art supplies and feel free to splurge a bit because you really can't put a price restriction on creativity and imagination. read more

This place has a lot of great supplies. I picked up butcher paper (only $0.20 a foot), and some paint for a school project. The location is conveniently located on campus, and they had great customers service. They helped me find exactly what I needed, and then took care to package up my paper so that it wouldn't get wet in the pouring rain. read more

I have gone to Inkstone since when they were a beautiful large store on the corner of Durant and Bowditch. I was shocked when that one closed but happy to see they were still in Berkeley even if you have to climb up those steep stairs. read more