Re:Charrette Drafting Supplies is a chain of art stores in NY (maybe the same company as in boston?

and they claim the name as the name to architectual too, (but i don't remember how they defined it...) they have sponcered desiqn contests, and do carry a large supple of material not just for general art work, but specifically for architects.
(one store is located at Lexington and 33rd, directly across the street from the NY design center building (mostly interior design) and another shop is on Park at 55th. both places are multi level stores.)


my other obsession