A Casa Do Artista

What A Casa Do Artista does

A Casa do Artista is a Brazilian specialty retailer of art supplies, stationery, and craft materials, operating under the legal entity IMPORTAÇÃO E COMÉRCIO VISITEX. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Pinheiros, São Paulo, the company serves professional artists, hobbyists, students, and schools across Brazil through a dual-channel model: a Magento-based e-commerce storefront (acasadoartista.com.br) with nationwide delivery, and a physical showroom on Av. Faria Lima. The technology stack is a standard Magento e-commerce platform supporting product catalog browsing, brand/category filtering, customer accounts, and installment payment plans (up to 5 interest-free installments).

The company carries more than 100 international and domestic art supply brands—including Copic, Pentel, Stabilo, Winsor & Newton, Faber-Castell, Fabriano, Hahnemühle, Derwent, and Daler-Rowney—across categories spanning painting, drawing, papers, sculpture, crafts, wood engraving, and school supplies. Products are sourced from these brands and resold to end consumers under unit pricing that varies widely by category and brand tier. Customer support is delivered via phone, email, and a WhatsApp commerce channel ((11) 93408-1012) that handles product selection, order inquiries, and post-sale assistance. The company does not disclose mobile applications, public APIs, AI/ML features, or institutional investors, and no funding rounds, acquisitions, or leadership changes are documented.

Name

A Casa Do Artista

Legal name

IMPORTAÇÃO E COMÉRCIO VISITEX

Website

https://acasadoartista.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Casa do Artista is a Brazilian specialty retailer founded in 1962 that sells art supplies, stationery, and craft materials through a Magento e-commerce platform and a São Paulo showroom, serving artists, hobbyists, students, and schools nationwide with 100+ international and domestic brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Supplies Retail

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Pens, Pencils & Other Artists' Materials (3950)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Art Materials Retail (Paint, Canvas, Drawing) (CRALACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Art & Drafting Supplies Retail (CRALABAG)

Keywords

• Art supplies retail
• Painting materials
• Drawing supplies
• Stationery products
• Craft materials

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Art Supplies Retail Sales: One-time product sales of art supplies including paints, brushes, canvases, drawing materials, papers, markers, pencils, and craft supplies. Products sourced from various international and domestic brands and sold to end consumers throughout Brazil.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

A Casa do Artista is a Brazilian specialty retailer that sells art supplies, stationery, and craft materials through both a Magento-based online store and a physical showroom in São Paulo. The company carries 100+ international and domestic brands across categories such as painting, drawing, papers, sculpture, engraving, crafts, and school supplies, with nationwide delivery across Brazil.

Product overview

A Casa Do Artista is a Brazilian arts and crafts supply retailer offering a comprehensive range of artistic materials across multiple disciplines. The product portfolio includes painting supplies (paints, brushes, canvases, easels), drawing materials (pencils, pens, markers, pastels, charcoals), papers (watercolor, acrylic, drawing, printmaking), sculpture, crafts with modeling, wood engraving, and school supplies. The company also offers a curated selection of professional art supply brands including Copic, Winsor & Newton, Faber-Castell, Pentel, Stabilo, and many others. The store operates as a physical retail location in São Paulo with nationwide delivery across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pintura (Painting Supplies) Complete painting supplies including paints (Tintas), spatulas (Espátulas), brushes (Pincéis), canvases (Telas), easels (Cavaletes), restoration and gilding materials, auxiliaries, and painting accessories, sold to artists and hobbyists.
• Desenho (Drawing Supplies) Drawing materials including pastels, technical pens, mechanical pencils (Lapiseiras), pencils (Lápis), erasers (Borrachas), pens (Canetas), sharpeners, scissors, markers (Marcadores), graphite, chalk (Giz), charcoal bars, and calligraphy supplies.
• Papéis (Papers) Various papers including pads (Blocos), sheets (Folhas), digital papers, sketch books, rolls (Rolos), and specialized papers for watercolor (Aquarela), acrylic (Acrílica), drawing (Desenho), printmaking (Gravura), notebooks (Cadernos), and gouache (Guache).
• Complementares (Complementary Supplies) Additional art supplies including bags (Bolsas), light box (Mesa de Luz), magnifiers (Lupas), folders (Pastas), color wheel (Círculo Cromático), utility knives (Estiletes), tube containers, mannequins, and tapes and glues (Fitas e Colas).
• Escultura (Sculpture) Sculpting supplies and materials for three-dimensional art creation.
• Artesanato (Crafts) Craft supplies including modeling (Modelagem) materials.
• Gravura - Xilo (Wood Engraving) Wood engraving supplies including auxiliaries, crayons, tools (Ferramentas), plates (Placas), presses (Prensas), rollers (Rolos), and inks (Tintas).
• Escolar (School Supplies) School supplies including pencil cases (Estojo), graduated pencils, graphite, technical pens, mechanical pencils, markers, pens, pads, wax crayons, glues and adhesive tapes, notebooks and agendas, and a Kids section.
• Marcas (Brands Portfolio) Portfolio of over 100 art supply brands including 3M, Acrilex, Canson, Caran d'Ache, Copic, Faber-Castell, Fabriano, Pentel, Pilot, Posca, Prismacolor, Sakura, Schmincke, Sennelier, Winsor & Newton, Staedtler, Tombow, and many others.
• Livros e Revistas (Books and Magazines) Art books and magazines for artistic education and reference.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jerry's Artarama: US specialty art supplies retailer with a deep catalog of fine-art brands, online store, and physical showrooms. Comparable for its specialist focus on professional-grade art materials and broad brand assortment.
• Jackson's Art Supplies: UK-based specialist art supplies retailer with global e-commerce shipping and a curated brand portfolio for professional and hobbyist artists. Directly comparable as a specialist art-materials e-tailer focused on premium brands and technical customer support.
• Kalunga: Brazil's largest office supplies and stationery retailer, with an online store and nationwide delivery. Directly comparable as a multi-category office/art/stationery e-commerce retailer serving Brazilian consumers and SMBs.
• Blick Art Materials: The leading US specialty art supplies retailer, combining e-commerce with physical stores and carrying an extensive brand portfolio across fine-art, craft, and educational categories — the closest international analog to A Casa do Artista's business model.
• Aquacolor Tintas: Brazilian specialist paint and fine-art supplies retailer with both online and physical presence. Comparable as a focused art-materials retailer, particularly for painting categories.
• Sottile Papelaria: Brazilian specialty stationery and art supplies retailer with physical stores and online catalog. Comparable as a domestic specialist with overlapping product categories in school, stationery, and art materials.

Broad incumbents

• Magazine Luiza: Major Brazilian omnichannel retailer with significant art, stationery, and school-supplies assortment. Indirect competitor for entry-level and student buyers, with greater scale but less specialist curation.
• Mercado Livre: Latin America's largest e-commerce marketplace. Competes with A Casa do Artista on assortment breadth and convenience for art supplies in Brazil, though without specialist curation or technical support.
• Amazon Brasil: Global e-commerce incumbent operating in Brazil. Sells art supplies alongside general merchandise with Prime delivery, presenting a direct competitive threat on price and convenience for non-specialist consumers.

Emerging players

• Tilibra: Brazilian stationery and school supplies brand with growing art-and-craft presence. Comparable in category overlap (school and art supplies) but competes primarily as a brand/manufacturer rather than as a multi-brand retailer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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