Flax Art & Design

1996 - Flax introduces The Paper Catalog, a compendium of fine papers from around the world. 1998 - Flax launches an e-commerce website. 2002 - Flax acquires Reliable Home Office and T. Shipley direct-to-consumer companies. 2003 - Flax acquires the assets of online greeting card store Sparks.com. 2005 - With the combined sales of the Flax brands, Flax makes the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. 2007 - Flax discontinues mail-order and e-commerce sales channels and brings all operations back to the Market Street store. 2010 - The third generation takes the reigns of the company. 2013 - The company celebrates its 75th anniversary. 2014 - In July a Flax store opens in San Mateo under a licensing agreement with us. It is independently owned and operated. Visit the website here. 2014 - Flax launches this website and a return to eCommerce. 2015 - On November 7th Flax opens a new store at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. 2016 - After 38 years on Market Street, the flagship store moved to Downtown Oakland, opening on March 21.