COLORAMA RISO SCHOOL with Johanna Maierski 04–08 May 2026

£495.00
£495.00
A special week-long course with guest instructor Johanna Maierski of Colorama, the legendary project space, publisher, and Riso-studio in Berlin.

The Riso (Ri-sō), or Risograph Duplicator, is a low cost and environmentally friendly printing process that can produce results that are rich in colour and texture and a bit analogue due to its unique mechanics. A printing process particularly suited for fliers, posters, comics and zines.

Participants will meet for five consecutive days at the LCBA studio and learn the skills to independently operate a Riso duplicator and produce editions of their own work.

Suitable for beginners and those who want to refine their skills. Participants are required to bring along a laptop with Photoshop and a rough idea for a final project (a 4-colour print no larger than A3 [297x420mm]) in an edition of 25.

The Week:
Day 1: Analogue printing and experimentation
Day 2: Digital layering and colouring
Day 3: Colour-separating photos and original artwork
Day 4: Guided file preparation of individual projects and experimentation
Day 5: Guided final printing of individual projects

On completion of the workshop participants will take home editioned prints of their chosen artwork, and have the opportunity to become Studio Pass holders to work independently on their own projects using the Riso along with other tools and equipment at the LCBA studio.

  • Location

    London Centre for Book Arts

  • Instructor

    Johanna Maierski

  • Dates

    Monday 04–Friday 08 May

  • Time

    10am–3pm, daily

About LCBA

London Centre for Book Arts is a recognised artist-run, open-access studio with a focus on books and publications. Since 2012, LCBA has been at the forefront of teaching and promoting the heritage craft of bookbinding in the UK. Based on our popular workshops, Making Books: a guide to creating hand-crafted books by the London Centre for Book Arts was published in 2017 and has since been published in seven different languages.

Workshop participants receive 10% discount on purchases made in-person from the LCBA Shop on the day of the workshop.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to make a workshop, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can re-list your place. We are a very small organisation and proceeds from each ticket goes towards crucial overheads.

Cancellations made after 21 days before the start date of the workshop are not refundable or transferable.

Workshop refunds or transfers are subject to an admin fee of 10% of the ticket cost, or £25 per ticket, whichever is lower.

Waitlist

If a workshop you wish to join is fully booked, please email us to be put on the waitlist in the event of any cancellations

Bespoke Workshops

We run bespoke workshops & experiences for individuals and groups  – for more information please emailhello@londonbookarts.org

Accessibility

LCBA is wheelchair accessible and barrier free.

There are accessible, gender neutral toilets.

Public transport options to LCBA can be seen under Find Us, but the routes from stations to LCBA has uneven pavements that are narrow.

There are two disabled parking spaces just across the road from the entrance to LCBA.

For more information on access please email hello@londonbookarts.org

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