This is a great place to buy all your fine art supplies. I've been going to them for years. They also have a shop in Moorabbin on Nepean Highway. The service is great and they have product that you can't get anywhere else. The owners (as you say family run) are very knowledgeable. The outside of the shop in Little Latrobe Street is covered in street art and its not uncommon to see tourists taking photos. Its a Melbourne Icon.

Needed some art stuff for art crazy kids but all the art shops seemed pretty expensive, so I asked someone I know who studies art where she buys things and this shop was her answer. I would never had known it existed but I think all the art student in Melbourne probably know. Prices are reasonable and the range and quality are great. It is apparently a family run business which has been around for a while. So if you can actually find this little lane and you need some art materials it is definitely worth a visit, we picked up special notebooks, soft pastels and unusual pencils at relatively good prices.