DictionarystudioCreative workspace
noun

studio

STOO-dee-oh/ˈstuːdiəʊ/

A workplace devoted to making art or recorded media.

An easel and a worktable stand in the artist's studio.

Artist studio with easel and worktable.
Etymology

Studium meant study or application. The image of a room for study became an artist’s workroom, and that workplace meaning later expanded to spaces for photography, filmmaking, and broadcasting.

In context

Rick Beato6:03
we were writing our own music and we made some indie records and uh I sort of got interested in in production in the studio
Butch Vig: From Smashing Pumpkins to Nirvana - Alternative Rock’s OG

More examples

  • The band rents a studio to record its first album.
  • Local potters open their studios to visitors each spring.
  • The studio produces animated films for children.

Forms

studio · studios

Similar words

workshop
Often used for crafts or repairs, not just art.
workspace
Any area used for work, whether creative or not.