Artbox

An excellent place to pick up a few gifts for the ladies in your life. There’s a range of stationery, homeware and even some clothes on occasion perfect for last-​minute shopping.
Bear in mind that in the summer months it does get extremely hot in here though!

How someone can give this place less than four stars is beyond me. If u don’t like the stuff you see here, it’s obvious you went into the store with the wrong premise to begin with.
This place is amazing — its Asian kawaii. And it is magical, and a little beyond most adults. But being the forever imbiber of childlike ideas, this place seriously is like I’ve died and went to heaven. Great selection of stickers, notebooks, and honestly some tasteful and simple schedulers that one can actually get away with using for the working world if you don’t mind being teased a little.
Is mostly filled with Korean characters as well as some famous ones like moonin and Sanrio. (no San-​x I can recall). Plushies, housewares, clothing, posters, and just an all out, no shame, full throttle kawaii explosion.
Kawaii is an art form. Don’t poop on it if you just don’t get it.

Artbox es una de mis tiendas favoritas de Londres. Cuando vivía allí y quería hacer algún regalito a mi mejor amiga en España, iba directamente allí. De sus locales de Londres, mi favorito es el del Thomas Neal’s Centre en Covent Garden. Aquí encuentras sobre todo artículos de regalo, muñecos de peluche y figuras de colección, productos de papelería, accesorios para el hogar y complementos y también golosinas y algunos cosméticos. El denominador común de todos ellos es ser tremendamente monos y adorables. Mi rango favorito de productos de Artbox son de lejos los de papelería. Los cuadernos y agendas están cuidados hasta el último detalle, con dibujos súper bonitos en cada página, y las gomas de borrar, post-​it y bolígrafos no podrían ser más monos. No te pierdas esta tienda si pasas cerca. Además, las chicas que atienden son súper simpáticas y van casi siempre vestidas de un modo muy acorde con la tienda.

Really lovely shop.

It’s as if cute vomited all over this place.
I love it.
Why, yes, I’d like a plastic replica of a sushi bento box in miniature. Who wouldn’t?

Sadly, gone are the days of stuffed animals and colorful lunchboxes packed with homemade treats. But if you’re looking for a way to reinvent your childhood, do hesitate going to Artbox. Here you’ll find fun and funky stationary, toys, clothing and so much more!
This small shop is charming and fun for kids of all ages! They sell Hello Kitty, Q-​lia Japan, Sugar Hotel and many other cheeky Japanese brands. I love the animals printed stationary, here you can find great gifts for the person in your life that has everything!

Nothing whatsoever to do with art, this store essentially sells Japanese junk. Stationary, cushions, decorative bits and bobs are all here, but only if they are entirely covered by cutesy pictures of bears, rabbits or mushrooms. I swear most Japanese designers must have a field day with all of this stuff, it must be like doodling on your notepad and getting paid for the privilege. If you want to know what shopping is like in Japan, Artbox is well worth checking out, every inch of the store is rammed with stuff so sweet, you will need to visit the dentist as soon as you get out of there.

A GREAT find for anyone who likes obscure animé/​japanese looking cutesey toys or home accessories. Pillows, T-​shirts, Notebooks etc etc. There’s also one of these at Camden. & if you like it you may also like lazy-​oaf at Kingsley court (near Carnaby street).

This shop sells the cutest pencilcases, stationary, bags, aprons etc. It is a great place to buy gifts with prices ranging from £1+. The shop is very small and quite difficult to find within covent garden so i recommend bringing a map but is definately a worthwhile shop. Staff are freindly and eager to help and is overall a nice experience.