Sunday Word: Atelier
atelier [at-l-yey, at-l-yey]
noun:
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer
Examples:
The building, significant for its cultural and historical value, faces an uncertain future, prompting initiatives for its conservation. Kotaro Takamura, a pivotal figure in Japanese art and poetry, used this atelier as his creative sanctuary until his death in 1956. (Sakchi Khandelwal, Preservation Push for Kotaro Takamura's Historic Atelier in Tokyo Amid Uncertain Future, bnn, February 2023)
"“My father is a very modest man, never seeking any glory or fame or accolades," Carole Chervin said during an interview at Carvin French, the fine jewelry atelier in New York co-founded by her father, André Chervin. (Amy Elliott, Jeweler's 'Creative Outlets' to Shape New Exhibition, The New York Times, July 2023)
Stone’s BAFTAs dress and her British Vogue Fashion and Film party look are the latest homages to come out of Nicolas Ghesquière’s imaginative atelier. (Alice Newbold, Emma Stone’s Custom Peach BAFTAs Gown Took 450 Hours to Perfect, Vogue, February 2024)
Above this floor was a large atelier, which had been increased in size by pulling down the partitions - a pandemonium, in which the artist and the dandy strove for preeminence. (Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo)
Joe and Delia met in an atelier where a number of art and music students had gathered to discuss chiaroscuro, Wagner, music, Rembrandt's works, pictures, Waldteufel, wall paper, Chopin and Oolong. (O Henry, 'A Service Of Love')
Origin:
'workshop,' especially the workroom or studio of a sculptor or painter, 1840, from French atelier 'workshop,' from Old French astelier '(carpenter's) workshop, woodpile' (14c.), from astele 'piece of wood, a shaving, splinter,' which is probably from Late Latin hastella 'a thin stick,' diminutive of hasta 'spear, shaft' (Online Etymology Dictionary)