A studio is a room or building where creative work happens. Artists paint in art studios surrounded by easels, brushes, and canvases. Musicians record songs in recording studios filled with microphones, instruments, and soundproofing. Photographers arrange lights and cameras in photography studios. A dance studio has mirrors along the walls and a smooth floor for practicing movements.

The word also refers to companies that produce entertainment. Movie studios like Disney or Universal make films using enormous sets, special effects equipment, and hundreds of talented people. Animation studios create cartoons frame by frame. These studios often own multiple buildings and employ everyone from directors to costume designers.

A studio can also mean a small apartment where one room serves as a bedroom, living room, and kitchen combined. Someone living in a studio apartment has everything in one open space, with only the bathroom behind a door.

What connects these meanings is the idea of a dedicated workspace. Whether you're sculpting clay, mixing music, or simply living your life, a studio is a space designed and organized for the work that happens there. When someone says they're “going to the studio,” they mean the specific place where they create, practice, or produce their work.