Riso Pop is a small risograph studio in Amsterdam run by Aafke Mertens.
Welcome Members!
Welcome to the Riso Club! This is members page which you will have access to for the rest of the year. Every month this page will be updated with the monthly theme, paper special as well as resources and or inspiration gathered for you. My plan is to keep developing this page so it becomes more interactive, with help of your feedback, but for now this will be the basic version.
Quick Overview - Please read
Monthly Theme (optional): Every month you will find an optional theme. This is to help you in case you need some inspiration.
Paper: We print standard with Biotop 160gsm. Sometimes we have special paper that we will announce beforehand. You are welcome to bring your own paper as well, and if you’d like to use specific paper at the studio this will have extra costs.
Calendar (fixed): When you scroll down you will find printing session date as well as the deadline to send in your files. We use this information to have paper stock ready and plan the printing sessions.
Printing Session: Printing sessions will take place on the last Saturday of the months (with certain exceptions). You can decide to join the live session and print with us, or select the shipping option.
I will always print your work as long as you send it before the deadline.
Riso Club Exhibition!
I’m excited to invite you all to take part in a special exhibition celebrating the opening of our new studio!
This exhibition will showcase your work as a reflection of our growing community and my appreciation for all of you who have made Riso Club such a vibrant space.
Theme: New Beginnings /
Cozy Homes
New Beginnings – for those who enjoy working conceptually or abstractly.
Cozy Homes – for those who prefer an illustrative approach.
As always, these themes are just a starting point—feel free to interpret them in your own way!
- Aafke
Printing Fun
For our Brunch Session we will have our selection of creative materials for you to make a fun riso analogue print and warm up the new studio!
If sending files - please stick to out standard 2 colour files. Thank you.
Your colour choices :
You can choose 3 from these 12 riso inks + Medium Blue (new!)
Preparing your files
Please have your designs ready, in B&W - A3 format
Your design should be in separate files per colour.
These files should be saved as PDF’s
Please also send your full colour version so I can use as reference (in JPEG or PNG).
>> Deadline: Wednesday 19th of March<<
Riso Club Exhibition
Address: Maasstraat 182
Date: Saturday 29th
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Guidelines:
Format: We will print on A3 - but if you want a specific format (eg. square etc) this is also possible.
Colors: Max. 3 of your choice
Your piece must include a frame – how you design it is up to you!
Deadline: March 19th!
The frame is the unifying element of the exhibition, symbolizing artwork we hang when moving into a new home.
Print Session
>> Saturday 8th of March <<
Printing Session at Studio
Print session will take place at the studio on Maasstraat 182.
Next date is in April: If you want to send in designs for printing, feel free to do so—just note that we’ll print them at a later time since things are still getting settled.
12:30pm- 2:30pm
11am - 12:30pm
THERE ARE NO TIME SLOTS THIS TIME!
Print & Send
Club Members
Here a little overview of what club members sent in previous month as well as everyones instagram handles in ase you’d like to follow, contact or share resources!
>> Please when sending your reference pic, send it as PNG or JPEG for easy upload - Thanks! <<
Submissions
Are you ready to send in your work? Fabulous!
Please fill in the submission form :)
Deadline: March 19th
Files - Send your design in separate files - PDF black & white with a reference pic in colour in JPEG.
YourName_Colour
Sending Files - the best thing is to use WeTransfer, as it is easy for bigger documents. Please send them as PDF with a reference pic in colour in JPEG.
Any questions before sending in your work? Get in touch, happy to help!
hello@risopop.com