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atelier

atelier

5 8.9
A room where an artist or designer makes art
  • noun
  • /ˌætəˈlɪr/
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  • However, there were other options, such as the Academie Julian, a private atelier particularly popular among the expatriate community in Paris.
  • atelier painting
  • atelier, or studio

I would go to his atelier, his studio all the time and we'd hang out and we'd dance and he gave me like amazing clothes to wear.

Examples

  • We saw there were machines, people in a small atelier cutting fabrics.

  • Joanna Grabski examined the globalized world of fashion emerging from Dakar's streets and ateliers.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Welcome to my little atelier.

  • We try to show what we do in the creativity of our atelier in France.

  • There is the atelier, Sebastian's studio.

  • In May, 1968, the great couturier Balenciaga closed his atelier forever because, he said, "There is no one left to dress."

  • I would go to his atelier, his studio all the time and we'd hang out and we'd dance and he gave me like amazing clothes to wear.

  • Intellectual life thrived with a productive scriptorium, two schools, an extensive library, and an atelier that produced precious liturgical objects.

    Academic text (2018)
  • After a stint as editor of Paris Vogue, he opened his own design atelier on Avenue George V in 1929, adopting the mononym "Mainbocher."

    Academic text (2014)
  • The artist spent hours in his atelier, creating stunning pieces for the upcoming exhibition.

Synonyms

studio
vsatelier
310 3.0

A room where artists, dancers, musicians, or photographers work and teach

is mainly for visual artists and designers rather than all art types
workroom
vsatelier
20 2.2

A room where someone makes things by hand or paints

is specialized for artists and designers rather than general manual work
bottega
vsatelier
1 9.9

A workshop where an artist or maker creates and teaches art

is mainly for artists and designers not focused on crafts or teaching
artist's workroom
vsatelier
3.8

A room where an artist makes paintings and other art

is used by both artists and designers rather than only artists

How Professional

atelier
5 8.9
bottega
1 9.9
studio
310 3.0
workshop
61 2.3
garage
614 1.0

Surface Forms

atelier singular
ateliers plural

Etymology

The word atelier comes from French and originally meant a 'workshop' — a place with tools and space for making things. That's why an atelier today is an artist's 'studio' or workshop where they create and show their work.