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2016Maria Gruzdeva explores the cosmonaut training facilities of Russia
2016
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2022Hamburg-based design studio Liebermann Kiepe Reddemann on how to innovate your web design
2022
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2018Arcin Sagdic's latest cover story for Numero Homme Berlin is a meditation on surgically-enhanced beauty
2018
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2013Damien Poulain and some kids create awesome space rockets for a German bank
2013
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2012Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation
2012
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2015Bright, playful graphic design from Russian studio A-2-O
2015
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2016Berlin-based Cristóbal Schmal’s naive illustrations are an intriguing mix
2016
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2008The Russian Club / Art Vandelay
2008
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2025This cyanotype series grapples with the process of leaving Russia on ethical grounds
2025
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2013Lovely, strange and stained illustrations from Woodcum in Moscow
2013
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2014The futuristic world of Russian avant-garde theatre explored at V&A
2014
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2017German illustrator Stephanie Wunderlich’s ode to papercut collage
2017
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2011Interview Project Germany
2011
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2022No Running! Pia Henkel shines a light on Berlin’s 62 public pools
2022
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2017Photographer Tomer Ifrah captures Moscow's commuters
2017
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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2015A polished and sophisticated update from German studio Bureau Progressiv
2015
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2015Scott King's nice new campaign claims all pop culture in the name of Berlin
2015
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2024The View from Berlin: meet the defiant and resourceful creatives leading the city’s DIY culture explosion
2024
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2014Art: Thierry Noir – the first man to paint the Berlin Wall – opens first ever solo show in London
2014
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2014Illustration: Paula Troxler's incredible blend of crayon colours and German folklore
2014
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1850Horn
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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Schuke-Orgel, Berlin-Temmpelhof
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19281928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhard von Scheer's Death, reverse
1928
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19281928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhold von Scheer's Death, obverse
1928
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Meilenwerk Berlin
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1701Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")
1701
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Wurlitzer 1100 jukebox, designed by Paul Fuller, 1948, metal, glass, wood, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09472
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Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Obverse
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Electric hair dryer, Handy Industries, Racine, Wisconsin, 1934, chrome, bakelite, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09516
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Iron, Model W410, Petipoint, designed by Clifford Brooks Stevens, Waverly Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio, 1940, chrome-plated steel, bakelite - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09525
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Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Reverse
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1837A Ship in a Stormy Sea
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Map Ring Siedlung Berlin
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1928Brooch
1928
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1929Bracelet
1929
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1929Necklace
1929
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1920Button
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2017Watches, including Kienzle and Systeme Glashutte - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01888
2017
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2014Pair of Inexpensive Manual-Wind Men's Wristwatches (Kienzle - Circa 1965, Made in Germany & Swiss-Made CustOmtime) (8505591694)
2014
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2007Russian-Aviation-chronograph
2007
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202518th-century German pocketwatch 01
2025
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2014Vintage Junghans Trilastic Men's Manual-Wind Watch, 17 Jewels, Made in Germany (9763626844)
2014
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2014Vintage Garon Watch Company 23 Jewels Men's "Titan" Automatic Watch, Assembled in the U.S. - Virgin Islands from Parts Made in West Germany (8514612012)
2014
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2017Watches, Roamer Stingray and Kienzle - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01839
2017
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2010LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 01
2010
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2010LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 02
2010
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2011Wooden pocket watch Russia stamp 2010
2011
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2026Russian Sun and Moon Hands Mechanical Watch by Raketa Paкéтa (14465782273)
2026
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Closed
2012
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2014Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Day-Date, Made in West Germany (9721445153)
2014
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2014Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Made in West Germany (9721380565)
2014
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameo and Jewels - Walters 5811
2012
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Open
2012
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (31332323253)
2018
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (32142950025)
2018
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2014Vintage Timex Electric Watch, Model 67, Made in West Germany (8663522689)
2014
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2010Middle emblem of the Federal agency of geodesy and cartography (Russia)
2010
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2014Dazzled by the eye-catching work of Berlin-based studio 44flavours
2014
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2017Laura Callaghan depicts how Germany would look if women were in charge
2017
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2016Ricardo Ferrol reinterprets the work of influential German designer Otl Aicher
2016
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2018Benedikt Rugar’s illustrations for the German Design Glossary use elements of the surreal to tell a visual story
2018
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2015Presenting Wurstbande, or "sausage gang" – a Berlin-based illustration duo
2015
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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1737Grund-Riss der Königl. Preuss. Residentz Berlin
1737
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36434827051)
2018
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36555817601)
2018
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2012Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club
2012
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2015Textural, expressive illustration from Berlin-based illustrator Beth Walrond
2015
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2020Dima Komarov on how “I finally found my style” and the depiction of young people in Russia
2020
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2014Vibrant, pebble-like paintings from Berlin-based artist Frau Grau
2014
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2012Glorifying the suberb portfolio of German graphic designer Alexander Lis
2012
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2013Fun record sleeve design and illustration from Hamburg's Human Empire
2013
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2012Russian art gallery guardians take centre stage in Andy Freeberg's photos
2012
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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2018“The beauty of abstraction”: Christoph Niemann on his new mural for a Berlin train station
2018
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2016Flaneur explores the magic of Moscow in its biggest issue yet
2016
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2018Moscow-based Masha Demionova’s portraits capture the multi-faceted personalities of women
2018
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1652Gründriß der Beyden Churfürstl. Residenz Stätte Berlin und Cölln an der Spree.
1652
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1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2013Graphic Design: Fantastic design for the Berlin Art Prize 2013 from designers HelloMe
2013
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2017Photographer Kathryn Hurni’s images capture an alternative perspective of Russia
2017
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1862Cover: San Francisco, 1862 from Russian Hill.
1862
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1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
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17718. (Kokshaisk, Russia) (with) (Astrakhan, Russia) Вид Кокшайска на Волге = Vue de la Kokchajsk du Cote de Wolga. Астрахань
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2012John Diebel's stunning geometric collages ooze Bauhaus perfection
2012
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2013One German pedestrian becomes a sartorial celebrity thanks to What Ali Wore
2013
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2013Product Design: Gay icons as Russian dolls in ace LGBT rights campaign
2013
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2013Photography: Come and meet the restaurant singers of Russia's Sochi region
2013
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2015A minimalist building that moves: Penda’s dynamic entry for Bauhaus Museum design competition
2015
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1953Central and West Africa. South and East Africa.
1953
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2020Berlin’s Contemporary C**t Collective shine a light on Drag Syndrome in the latest issue of King Kong Garçon
2020
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2019When Work Becomes Play: What We Can Learn from the Bauhaus 100 Years On
2019
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2012Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
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1862San Francisco, 1862 from Russian Hill.
1862
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2015Young Berlin illustrator Ruohan Wang's charming work belies her youth
2015
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2016What does it mean to work in the arts? One Berlin-based artist shuts a gallery for five weeks to find out...
2016
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2013Graphic Design: Russian entrepreneurs have got it good thanks to Knopka and NB
2013
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2013A treasure trove of graphic riches on offer thanks to Berlin studio Stahl R
2013
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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2013Photography: Albert Elm captures Russia and China with a rose-tinted lens
2013
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2014Beautiful paintings of the drunkards and typists of the Russian ballet
2014
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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1854Hohen-Verhaltnisse des westlichen Hoch-Asiens. Berlin, 1854. Verlag von Dietrich Reimer
1854
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2018Partying in the Weimar Republic with the Archive of Modern Conflict
2018
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2013Graphic design: German design studio Stellavie create prints for stargazers
2013
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2015Cool graphic design from Germany-based Cabinet Gold van d’Vlies
2015
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2018Photographer Dima Komarov captures a sense of freedom in Russian youth culture
2018
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2020Maria Babikova documents the drag scene of Novosibirsk, exploring fear and joy in Russia
2020
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1917La guerre est l'industrie nationale de la Prusse. (War is the National Industry of Prussia).
1917
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193315. Динамика численности жен- щин в горной и горно-завод- ской промышленности, в том числе в каменноугольной (1923-1932 rr.).(Dynamics of the number of women in the mining and mining plant Russian ind
1933
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2020“We like to experiment, so many clients may find our work bizarre”: White Russian Studio on its unique practice
2020
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2015Hamburg-based studio Karl Anders wishes you a Heavy Birthday
2015
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
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2016Ill-Studio’s short film plays with reflections and odd perspectives in Berlin
2016
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2013Architecture: Wowserino! ROK install 22,000 unique wooden sticks in German boutique
2013
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2019Tilman Brembs’ mammoth archive captures the early Berlin techno years
2019
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2014Fascinating portraits of stars by German photographer Olaf Heine
2014
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2014Illustration: You just don't get much more joyful than the work of Berlin's Golden Cosmos
2014
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2016Russian illustrator Katerina Voronina's angular characters captured in sumptuous tones
2016
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2013Dan Witz is back showing off some stunning light paintings at the Gestalten space in Berlin
2013
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1595Western Africa. Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo & Angole ....
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2015Slick moving typographic designs for Moscow design festival from Universal Everything
2015
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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1140Plaque with Doubting Thomas
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2015Banging designs for a Berlin techno club by Serbian creative Vanja Golubovic
2015
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2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
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2017Meet Berlin-based studio Büro Bum Bum
2017
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1140Plaque with the Holy Women at the Sepulchre
1140
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2019Land in Sonne explores the young generations now living in former East Berlin and its impacts
2019
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1748Plan de la ville de Berlin
1748
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2014Manuel Birnbacher's weird and wonderful look for a German house festival
2014
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2017Local Characters: Anna Kulachek typographically depicts her hometown of Moscow
2017
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2018Yang Qi’s work expresses a strong Chinese and German cultural background
2018
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1848[The Indeitsev Panorama of Moscow]
1848
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2014Isabella Moore photographs the victims of Russia’s war on homosexuality
2014
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2016Frank Herfort explores the contrasts and contradictions of life in contemporary Russia
2016
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2012Paul Leichtfried produces a drastic redesign for Berlin refugee charity
2012
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2015Artist Andrey Remnev’s hypnotic Russian Medieval-style paintings
2015
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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2025Grilli Type’s GT Era brings an early Bauhaus chic back to the sans serif
2025
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
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2014Illustration: We love these detailed prints by Berlin illustrator Jeong Hwa Min
2014
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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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2008The Russian Club
2008
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
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1838Berlin
1838
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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2015Confident, minimal designs from Berlin studio Neubau prove less is more
2015
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2019Moscow-based illustrator Katya Dorokhina chats through her new zine Chill Pill
2019
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2019Aga Giecko tells us about her first solo exhibition, Bauhaus 100
2019
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1731Statistical Table: Distance Table for Europe and Germany.
1731
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2014Graphic Design: A bunch of great guys designing incredible stuff in Berlin, meet Eps51
2014
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1650Delitzsch (with) Dessau
1650
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1849Plate 38. Plan von Berlin.
1849
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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1953Northwest Africa.
1953
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2014Colourful dancing ladies captured by German photographer Andrea Grützner
2014
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2010Juno Hamburg
2010
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2019German photographer Miguel Brusch documents Blackpool like you've never seen it before
2019
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1747NE pt. of Germany.
1747
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2013Art: Superb satires of 1920s Berlin from the inimitable George Grosz
2013
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1570Text: Africa 4
1570
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2016Peacocks, 70s baroque and Wes Anderson vibes in Berlin for Gucci’s AW16 campaign
2016
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2015Berlin studio Yukiko talks us through the good-looking new issue of Flaneur
2015
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2013Graphic Design: Russian cassette tapes of yesteryear were super cool
2013
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2015Anastasia Tsayder captures enormity of 1980's Moscow Olympics decades later
2015
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2014Illustration: Lovely portraits from German illustrator Florian Bayer
2014
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2021Challenging documentary norms, Nolwenn Le Flanchec and Marie Godt artfully capture the German island of Langeoog
2021
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2015Playfully tongue-in-cheek illustrations from Germany-based Cécile Dormeau
2015
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2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
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2012The Barbican's Bauhaus: Art as Life shines a light on design's biggest influencers
2012
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2018Bex Day photographs the beaming smiles and fading tans of Berlin's bodybuilders
2018
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2014Bureau Mirko Borsche's amazing redesign for Munich freesheet Super Paper
2014
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2019Icon, Artist, Photosexual: Peter Berlin reflects on a lifetime of erotic self-portraiture
2019
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2024Neale Johnston’s graphic design work is at one with Berlin’s techno scene
2024
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2015Poppy, unpretentious work from Hamburg-based illustrator Johanna Noack
2015
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Ireen Sheer – “Goodbye Mama” / “Jemand wartet auf dich” German single cover
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2015Look lively! German illustrator Sebastian Schwamm will light up your eyeballs
2015
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2014Photography: Mikhail Mishainik reveals the wonders of Russia's salt mines
2014
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2018Celebrating 100 years of the Bauhaus, Printed Pages AW18 is available to order now
2018
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1788A new map of the German Empire, and the neighbouring states with their principal post roads, originally published by the Royal Academy of Berlin. (2)
1788
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2014Illustration: Cheeky magic from German illustrator Nadine Redlich
2014
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1839Map of Russian Altai ... Berlin, 1839.
1839
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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
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2017Can Dagarslani personifies serenity in photographic series at Bauhaus
2017
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2012Let Things indulge you with this week's delectable treats – from the Bauhaus to eggs to the Middle East
2012
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2014Graphic Design: Tip top record sleeve design from German duo Schultzschultz
2014
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
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1928Industrie-Und Wirtschaftskarte des Reichsbahndirektion Bezirks Berlin
1928
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2015Olafur Eliasson on tech in art and Berlin's "exceptional people"
2015
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2015The bizarre, twilight world of Berlin-based photographer Maxime Ballesteros
2015
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2026Why are so many of Berlin’s community initiatives run by designers – and what’s the point?
2026
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2014German photographer Astrid Korntheuer captures colourfully chaotic scenes
2014
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2019Ony Agency on the rebrand of AZ Museum in Moscow
2019
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2016Considered, understated but experimental work from Berlin studio Tim+Tim
2016
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2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
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2015An insight into Olafur Eliasson's utopian-sounding Berlin studio on Freunde von Freunden
2015
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2012Introducing… The ineffably awesome Berlin illustrative duo Doris Freigofas and Daniel Dolz, aka Golden Cosmos
2012
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1788A new map of the German Empire, and the neighbouring states with their principal post roads, originally published by the Royal Academy of Berlin. (1)
1788
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2015Prill Vieceli Cremers design catalogue about Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer
2015
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2025Are Berlin’s urban artists destined to paint a creatively sanitised future for their own neighbourhoods?
2025
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1839Survey Map of East-High-Asia ... Berlin, 1839.
1839