Paris paper-art boutique and gallery at 6 Rue du Pont Louis Philippe in the Marais (the 'Rue du Papier'), opened 1979 by Ann Barth as an alternative to conventional stationers. Now run by Vanessa Barth and Marcel Zuger, mixing notebooks and correspondence stationery with work by paper artists and engravers.
Best for French notebooks, fountain pens and serious desk tools
Calligrane was founded in 1979 by Ann Barth, who first opened a Calligrane papeterie in Cannes before establishing the Paris shop at 6 Rue du Pont Louis Philippe in the Marais's 4th arrondissement, nicknamed the 'Rue du Papier.' The shop devotes gallery space to paper artists, engravers and sculptors, hosting exhibitions of their work through the year. It carries notebooks, correspondence stationery, Japanese washi paper, custom printing and small-batch handcrafted paper objects. When founder Ann Barth died in 2011, the business passed to Vanessa Barth and her husband Marcel Zuger, who continue to run it with the same emphasis on discovering and showcasing paper artists.
Lagny-sur-Marne (originally central Paris) / France
Mora Stylos is a writing-instrument specialist dating to 1930, now operating in Lagny-sur-Marne with modern, vintage and collectible pens, accessories and second-hand pieces.
Best for Vintage and antique fountain pen appraisal, repair
Mora Stylos is the most documented independent pen house found there: opened in 1930 by Boris Mora, who left Odessa at eighteen to escape the Bolshevik Revolution and trained as a jeweler in Paris before turning to writing instruments, per a Galen Leather profile of Paris pen shops. Mora fought for France in the Second World War, was held prisoner in Germany for five years, and resumed selling and repairing pens in his boutique on his return, the same profile states.
Boris Mora's son Andre took over the business in 1978 and built out its specialty in antique and vintage pen expertise, including a house-brand line called Oldwin. The shop built its original reputation in central Paris, but per the Galen Leather account it now operates from Acep 77, 113 avenue du Général Leclerc in Lagny-sur-Marne, roughly 30 km east of the city.
Today the business is described as focusing on vintage and modern writing instruments, repairs, collection appraisals, and buy-back service. The current official site is live and presents Mora Stylos as a writing-instrument specialist dating to 1930, with new, vintage and second-hand pens and accessories.
Point Plume is a fountain-pen boutique at 21 rue Quentin-Bauchart in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, near George V, with in-store advice and writing-instrument service.
Best for Fountain pens, writing instruments and in-store advice near George V
Point Plume is a fountain-pen boutique at 21 rue Quentin-Bauchart in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, near George V. Its current official site confirms Monday–Saturday opening hours and in-store presentation, testing and advice for writing instruments.
The shop is run by Laure Ridel (given as "Laura" in one source), described by Galen Leather as the granddaughter of a painter of the Rouen School and the daughter of two entrepreneurs, who designs writing instruments and presentation boxes in addition to running the retail floor — a continuation of family trade rather than a franchise outlet. Stock reportedly spans established houses (Montblanc, Sailor, Namiki, S.T. Dupont, Pelikan) alongside the proprietor's own line of pens and leather accessories.
Lacour-Olle is a historic Nimes bookshop, stationer and gift house selling fine pens, crystal, bronzes, chess sets, santons and art sculptures. Its online boutique carries the same eclectic range, from esoteric titles to Yves Lohe bronzes, backed by the family's own publishing house.
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