In a city that never stops moving, MYO offers a moment to pause...

As part of London Design Festival 2025, MYO will host twice-daily Lino Printing workshops from its studio in the Bankside Design District - just minutes from Borough Market. Designed as an intentional break from the digital world, the workshops return guests to the quiet satisfaction of analogue printmaking, grounded in process and play.

Guided by MYO’s all-female creative team, guests explore every step of the printmaking process - from carving to inking to hand-pressing their own editioned work in the studio’s immersive, design-led space.

MYO was founded in 2017 by Sam and Diana, a couple who left their corporate careers to help adults reconnect with their creative sides. Their belief was simple: everyone is creative - they just need a space to explore it. Since then, the studio has welcomed tens of thousands of guests, including teams from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Visa, LinkedIn, Monzo, and more. Beyond the brands, MYO regularly partners with schools, charities, and community organisations - making creativity inclusive, joyful, and widely shared with people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

In early 2025, MYO entered a new chapter under the leadership of Atiya, an experienced creative facilitator and a practicing art therapist - with a renewed focus on creative wellbeing, playful exploration and the therapeutic value of process over artistic perfection.

“We see it again and again - that shift in energy,” says Atiya. “People often arrive unsure, many haven’t made anything with their hands since childhood. But once they begin, something softens. It’s less about skill and more about the freedom to explore creatively.”

Scientific research supports that shift. A study published in Art Therapy found that just 45 minutes of art-making significantly reduces cortisol, the hormone associated with stress. And the BBC’s Great British Creativity Test, developed in collaboration with UCL, revealed that 76% of people say creativity improves their mental wellbeing.

In a city obsessed with output, MYO invites you back to process. Back to play. Back to making - just for the joy of it. This isn’t just a workshop. It’s a gentle act of rebellion, against the scroll, the rush, and the idea that creativity needs permission. After all, Making Your Own is what we’re all about!

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