Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A workshop; specifically, the workroom of a sculptor or painter; a studio.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A workshop; a studio.

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  • noun A workshop or studio especially for an artist, designer or fashion house.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a studio especially for an artist or designer

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from Old French astelier, carpenter's shop, from astele, splinter, from Late Latin astella, alteration of Latin astula, diminutive of assis, board.]

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From French atelier.

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Examples

  • The atelier was a charming room; panelled like all the others in a light grey wood.

    Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

  • My only English-speaking companion in the atelier was a younger brother of Edward Armitage, the Royal Academician; the popular atelier at that time for the English and American students being that of Couture.

    The Autobiography of a Journalist Stillman, William James, 1828-1901 1901

  • English-speaking companion in the atelier was a younger brother of

    The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I William James Stillman 1864

  • Lagerfeld's latest foray outside the atelier is a range of glassware for Swiss homewear brand Orrefors, which came about when he wanted to conceive the perfect glasses and coasters for his many houses.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Olivia Bergin 2011

  • Lagerfeld's latest foray outside the atelier is a range of glassware for Swiss homewear brand Orrefors, which came about when he wanted to conceive the perfect glasses and coasters for his many houses.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Her atelier aka dress shop in Sherman Oaks reminded me of Villa Cirta in France I visited, a simple family home filled with arts, each piece laid out with distinction, in multiple squares of a built-in wall gallery, with a well - groomed organic herbs and produce garden, regularly harvested for cooking classes.

    Home 2009

  • The wedge/shed profile and volume of the atelier was a given and reflects my preference for simplicity, restraint and respect for the working class character of the neighbor.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2009

  • It was the classic "atelier," everything you imagine Paris to be.

    Richard C. Morais: Paris: A Moveable Feast That Haunts 2010

  • It was the classic "atelier," everything you imagine Paris to be.

    Richard C. Morais: Paris: A Moveable Feast That Haunts 2010

  • You get the sense that McQueen would pull a knife on you if you called his workspace an "atelier," so: McQueen reclines on a couch in his … workspace.

    London Swings! Again! Kamp, David 1997

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  • A term in early childhood education arising from the learning approach used in Reggio Emilia schools. Like a studio, it describes a well-equipped physical space for working on projects. These ateliers are staffed with an expert and allow for wide-ranging topics driven by student interests.

    July 16, 2009

  • Reggio_Emilia, Italian_preschool, early_childhood_pedagogy, pedagogy

    July 16, 2009

  • You can make those tags. Just click on 'add tags/pos' above and enter them there. No underscores needed.

    July 19, 2009

  • “You have captured her, to the life,” he cried, and Abdus Samad relaxed and stopped feeling as if his head were too loosely attached to his neck; and, after this visionary work by the master of the Emperor’s atelier had been exhibited, the whole court knew Jodha to be real, and the greatest courtiers, the Navratna, or Nine Jewels, all acknowledged not only her existence but also her beauty, her wisdom, the grace of her movements, and the softness of her voice. Taken from "Shelter of the World" by Salman Rushdie, New Yorker, Feb. 2008. http://bit.ly/v7Z4Z0'>http://bit.ly/v7Z4Z0

    January 3, 2012