Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

488 works match

James Gilpin (In Tokyo)

Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase

Lost In A Moment - Tokyo

Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death

Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation

Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India

Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill

Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan

Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context

Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture

Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla

WIN: Tokyo Bike

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings

Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers

Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas

Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs

Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)

Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)

Raincoat

Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)

Piece

Noh mask

Shoulder Defense (Sode)

Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)

Armor (Gusoku)

Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)

Armor of Mail and Plate

Pair of Gauntlets

Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard

Shoulder Defense (Sode)

Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Writing Box

Carpet Fragment

Fragments of a Carpet

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Pair of Arm Guards

Spear

Skirt Cloth (Pha Nung), partial

Valance

Spear (Sang)

Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")

Spear with Detachable Knife Head

Shawl

Helmet

Dagger (Bichuwa)

Spear

Helmet

Dagger (Katar)

Knife (Kard) with Sheath

Spear

Bident Spearhead

Cover (Rumal)

Section of an Archway

Spear (Sangu)

Dagger (Chilanum)

Helmet, Shield, and Arm Guard

Spear

Pendant with Head of Buddha

Hip Wrapper (Tuppotiya)

Length

Fragment of Turban Cloth

Floral Decorated Textile

Spear (Sangu)

Helmet and Arm Guards

Axe with Stiletto