The Origami Forum

OK, I'm going to London in April so I wondered if anybody knows if there are any good shops around there with Origami stuff or books?

If you want books and a reasonable range of kami (I don't recall them having any other paper of much note, but i wasn't really looking) you should visit Bookends. Its a bit of a treck from the nearest Tube stations, but I think worth the visit.

If you fancy some elephant hide, I bought mine from Shepherds. I used their online store so have never been o the shop. but its pretty central to London so probably worth a go.

London places to visit for origami books or paper.

Google Maps link with locations listed below
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8& ... 3&t=h&z=14

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- Bookends (at exmouth market)
http://www.bookendslondon.co.uk/
66 Exmouth Market
London, EC1R 4QP, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7713 8555

The whole basement area is all origami books.
The Exmouth market is a great place to get lunch from a local vendor, at least a couple Summers agp it was.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 5&iwloc=r0

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- Japan Centre (piccadilly)
http://www.japancentre.com/
212-213 Piccadilly
London, W1J 9HG, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7439 8035
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 13&iwloc=C

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- Foyles (Charing Cross Road)
http://www.foyles.co.uk/
As David Lister said "...Foyles, the famous, but somewhat eccentric bookshop in Charing Cross Road."
113-119 Charing Cross Road
London, WC2H 0EB,United Kingdom
Tel:020 7437 5660
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 15&iwloc=A

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- Paperchase (Tottenham Court Road)
http://www.paperchase.co.uk/
213-215 Tottenham Court Road
London, W1T 7PS, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7467 6200
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bkwebb/488 ... otostream/
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q ... 14462&z=16

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- Sheperds - Falkiners (Southampton Row)
http://www.falkiners.com/
Shepherds Bookbinders Ltd - Falkiners
76 Southampton Row, Camden (near Bloomsbury)
London, WC1B 4AR, United Kingdom
Telephone: 0207 831 1151
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9 ... 2WK28WmLYA

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Have fun in London and if anyone can think of more places, let me know and I will add them to the Google Map I made.

WOW, thanx for those links, Bookends I will certainly do, I will have to see for the others because I want to do a lot of stuff and I don't know if I will have all the time.