Workshop Calendar:
Thu 24 September 18:30-21:30 “Making the Invisible Visible” A Neuro-Inclusive Workshop (with the collective ADEZIV)
Join PrintRoom Rotterdam and ADEZIV for our very first neuro-liberation Riso workshop “Making the Invisible Visible”.
Together we are going to dive into the notion of visible/invisible and how we can use design to play with this concept.
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Our design questions for this workshop:
How can we share our lived experience in diverse ways? How can we use design for healing & representation? How can we make our lived experience visible in public spaces?
Our design approach stems from neuroliberation theory, DIY culture, graphic design, and the use of bright colours and bold printing styles.
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What is Riso printing ?
Riso printing is a unique form of high speed stencil printing, which is somewhere between lo-fi screen printing and hi-tech digital printing. It was developed in Japan and is now very popular in the art and design world.
The inks are printed one by one, so they do not necessarily line up perfectly on top of each other. This is an inherent part of the process, and it is this, together with the magnificent colours, that gives Riso its distinctive look.
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Hosts of workshop:
Daisy from ADEZIV neuroliberated design network and Ise who is the current Riso Chef at PrintRoom, Rotterdam
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Location:
Van Speykstraat 121, Rotterdam
(just behind Nieuwe Binnenweg, tram 4 from Central Station or a 10/15 minute walk).
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The workshop is taking place on Thursday 16th of July from 18:30 till 21:30
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Price of workshop: 40€ (discounted rate 35€)
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What you will get :
– a 3h workshop designed with a neuro-inclusive structure
– Neuro-liberatated design theory and practice
– Collaborative A3 poster design
– Introduction to RISO
– Printing with the RISO
– DIY glue making
– 10 RISO printed poster to keep
– (optional) collective healing and glueing of posters in public space
– Tea & light snacks
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Please sign up via email at riso@printroom.org or via Instagram DM @riso_printroom or @adeziv_
Thu 01 October · 18:30–21:30
Riso Gradients Workshop with frank d. van beek
Discover how to create rich, vibrant Risograph prints by exploring the creative possibilities of colour mixing, gradients, and layer overlays. In this hands-on workshop, artist and printmaker frank d. van beek will guide participants through techniques for designing with two-colour separations, using transparency and overprinting to achieve depth, subtle transitions, and unexpected colour combinations.
Working from your own digital design, you’ll learn how to prepare artwork for Risograph printing and experiment with the unique visual qualities of the medium. Whether you’re interested in illustration, graphic design, typography, or experimental image-making, this workshop will help you push your Riso practice beyond flat colour and discover new ways of working with the machine.
Please bring your own laptop with Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop installed, or a tablet with comparable design software.
This workshop is intended for participants with basic Risograph experience who are ready to deepen their understanding of colour, registration, and print layering.
About the instructor
frank d. van beek (they/them) is an artist and printmaker based between Rotterdam and Berlin. Working across text, printed matter, and performance, their artistic practice explores how contemporary queerness profits from, contests, subverts, and resists specific political and economic conditions.
frank trained in Risograph printing at Onomatopee (Eindhoven). Their editioned Risograph prints have been available through Onomatopee, Art Prints Rotterdam, nai010 Booksellers, and Kunstbar (The Hague).
Included
– 2 master files
– Print with 2 colours of your choice from our collection of 20 available Riso inks
– Paper, materials, and guidance throughout the workshop
You will take home
– A set of 5 A3 Risograph prints of your own design.
Costs
€40 regular
€35 students
If the workshop fee is a barrier to participation, please get in touch – we’re happy to discuss a suitable arrangement.
Please sign up via email at riso@printroom.org
Available ink colours
Bright Red · Red · Orange · Black · White · Yellow · Teal · Blue · Aqua · Green · Medium Blue · Purple · Burgundy · Metallic Gold · Flat Gold · Fluo Pink · Fluo Green · Sunflower · Violet
PrintRoom’s A3 double-drum Risograph printers allow you to combine two inks in a single print, creating an extensive range of layered colours and gradients through overprinting.
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Thu 8 October 18:30-21:30 Riso Introduction Course
Bring drawings, photos, collages, texts, or small objects to scan – or prepare a digital file and bring your laptop.
First time? No problem. We’ll guide you through the process.
What’s included:
Intro to the Risograph · 2 masters · 2 colours of your choice (20 available) · paper, tools & materials
You go home with:
– A set of 5 A3 prints of your own design
Costs: 40 euro, students 35 euro, or get in touch when you need a special arrangement.
Sign up via email: workshop@printroom.org
About PrintRoom’s Riso Lab
Risograph or Riso printing is a unique form of high speed stencil printing, which is somewhere between lo-fi screen printing and hi-tech digital printing.
Riso printing is used for producing books, zines, flyers, posters and more. With Riso, each ink is printed one at a time. Colours rarely line up perfectly on top of each other. This is an inherent part of the process which makes every print unique, and gives Riso its distinctive look.
Riso is fast, relatively cheap and environmentally friendly. It allows you to make around 8000 prints per master.
Riso at PrintRoom
PrintRoom has A3 machines with double drum. We offer 20 colours for printing:
Bright Red — Red — Orange — Black — White — Yellow — Teal — Blue — Aqua — Green — Med Blue — Purple — Burgundy — Metallic Gold — Flat Gold — Fluo Pink — Fluo Green — Sunflower — Violet.
PrintRoom has a variety of Munken and Biotop paper to choose from. We also provide cutting, folding and binding services.
Over the years, many artists and designers have printed and published their projects together with our Riso experts at our facilities. Most of the publications can be found in our shop.
Are you interested in Riso printing your project at PrintRoom?
Would you like to book or join a Riso printing workshop?
Would you like to receive a quote from our Riso Chef?
Get in touch via riso@printroom.org
or visit our Riso lab at Van Speykstraat 121 during opening hours: Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 6pm.
We regularly announce workshops via the calendar on this website. You are very welcome to join!
