Riso Pop is a small risograph studio in Amsterdam run by Aafke Mertens.
After 5 transformative months, Jessica’s internship comes to a close. In this article, she looks back on her time at the studio while also introducing us to Currents of Change—a self-illustrated and self-written zine about an octopus navigating transformation in search of freedom.
Join us for a look back at our final Autumn Open Studio in the current space, complete with Riso workshops, a vibrant marketplace, and a special exhibition by Manuel Tenedor. As we prepare to move, we’re excited for what’s next—read more on the blog!
At her zine launch, Dutch artist Ilse Knock unveiled Befriending Butterflies, a collection of delicate, hand-cut butterfly prints. The event also featured her new ceramics and the beginning of more collaborations!
After 4 months, the internships of Mei-Yun and Justyna have come to an end. This articles is an overview of their internships, with two different perspective: graphic design & creative writing.
Let’s look back at our spring Open Studio and riso exhibition “A window into spring” with over 100 artists showcased on our wall! Read more about this fun day here.
On this post we look back at the 2nd day of the RIR Riso event! A relaxed and open day at Risogura. This quaint studio, nestled near Nato City, welcomed visitors to embrace the 'slow design' philosophy of Kyoko Takeshita, also known as Toetiee.
My journey through Japan continued with the RIR Riso event, where I participated as a guest studio. A two-day celebration of creativity and Risograph printing hosted by Risgura and Ishibiki Public.
Riso Pop in Japan! Join me in this small series of blog posts looking back at my latest trip to the birthplace of Riso! In this first chapter, I travel to Osaka and Kyoto to visit JAM and Handsaw Press Kyoto.
Emma, who was an intern last year, shares with us how the riso comic ‘Alfhild The Shieldmaiden’ came to be. A great insight for those starting out with riso comic zines!
Our first collaborative workshop of the year was a great success! Two days of playing wuith two printing techinques: monotype and risograph printing. Participants were able to have fun experimenting and the results were fantastic. Read more about this week on the full post.
Summer intern Lauren tells us about her experience at the studio, taking you on a journey with her watercolour experiments and how she brought her illustrative style to riso!
Have you ever struggled with printing gradients in riso, or maybe you are wondering what are the best methods to do this? Join me in this first post of the series “Riso Wars” - where we look at struggles and questions about riso printing and how to fix them!
A new intern initiated Riso Pop project! Linixia tells us more about this stationary product that you can buy at the Pop Shop and the inspiration behind it.
Lia ends her internship with the presentation of her Colour Cards box! Read her journey into making this fun product!
It’s the end of Eliza’s adventure at Riso Pop. For her last blog, as a nice conclusion to the three months she was here. She wanted to share some tips she learnt or observed about Riso printing.
Yes my friends, we continue with the French Connection! Lia my second summer intern has already been here for a few weeks, but we didn’t have chance to properly introduce her. So read here more about her and the project she is bringing to the table!
Moonshine project is coming to an end! With this blog Eliza wanted to share the struggles and the choices she had to made for this community project.
Starting halfway in April I have a new intern joining the Riso Pop experience: Eliza! She will be supporting me for the coming 3 month as well as bringing a new community zine project (more on that soon!).
After Alice’s return to Scotland, we got caught up by the winter months so this last blog post was on hold.
But here we are! Better late than never, and with some lovely closing words by Alice!
The final chapter of this zine adventure with Veroica Romero.
