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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
195 works match
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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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2017Explore North Korean graphic ephemera in Phaidon’s new book
2017
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-500Dagger
-500
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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1800Red lacquer box for an inkstone
1800
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918Covered box
918
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900Hair Pin
900
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Rank Badge
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Mirror
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400Earring (one of a pair)
400
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Spoon
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1850Geomungo
1850
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1100Mirror decorated with phoenixes and flowers
1100
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1801Haegŭm ( 해금 )
1801
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Scissors
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1867Ancient Ritual Bronzes
1867
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Rank Badge
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Spoon
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1850Taepyeongso (태평소 )
1850
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1700Box decorated with flowers and clouds
1700
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Cup
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1801Yanggum
1801
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Spoon
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Mirror
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1800Rank Badge with Decoration of Two Cranes among Clouds
1800
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Tweezers
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Ornament with Decoration of a Dragon
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Water bottle (Kundika)
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Ornament with Decoration of Bird among Lotuses
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1700Black lacquer box with phoenix designs
1700
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Cup
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1000Mirror decorated with dragons
1000
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Spoon
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Tweezer and Ear-Spoon
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Ornament
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Ornament with bird among lotuses
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1800Rank Badge with Decoration of Two Cranes among Clouds
1800
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Ornament
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Bird-Shaped Ornament
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1800Rank Badge with Decoration of Two Cranes among Clouds
1800
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Bird-Shaped Ornament
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Cup
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Mirror decorated with figures in a landscape
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Box with cover
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400Earring (One of a Pair)
400
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Spoon
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400Earring (One of a Pair)
400
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1400Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
1400
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500Comma-shaped ornament
500
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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Spoon
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Bird-Shaped Ornament
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1100Mirror
1100
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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1801Danso
1801
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Ladle
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500Comma-shaped ornament
500
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400Earring (one of a pair)
400
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1601Helmet
1601
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Ornament
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1800Clothing box decorated with dragons
1800
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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1867Rank Badge with a Pair of Cranes
1867
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Ornament
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1867Rank badge with a crane (one of a pair)
1867
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Ceremonial Vessel
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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1600Saddle (Kura)
1600
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1800Rank badge with a pair of tiger-leopards
1800
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Rank Badge
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Double Pin
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Rank Badge
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-57Button
-57
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Ornament with insect
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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1868Pouch
1868
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Mirror
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Mirror
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1900Length
1900
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900Mirror
900
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1501Saddle and Horse Trappings
1501
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Ornament in the shape of a phoenix
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1800Woodblock of Collected Poems of the House of Springtime Sleep
1800
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1501Trident Head
1501
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1867Rank badge with a crane (one of a pair)
1867
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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1501Helmet
1501
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Mirror
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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Mirror
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1501Helmet
1501
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Ornament
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400Earring (one of pair)
400
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400Earring (one of a pair)
400
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1800Table decorated with floral scroll
1800
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1867Rank Badge with White Crane
1867
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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Mirror
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1790Box decorated with auspicious symbols
1790
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Bee-shaped ornament
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1700Helmet
1700
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Ornament with Decoration of Bird among Lotuses
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1501Scale Armor
1501
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Ornament
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400Earring (one of a pair)
400
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1401Saddle
1401
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Ornament with bird among lotuses
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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Cup
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400Earring (one of a pair)
400
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1867Rank Badge with White Crane
1867
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1868Pouch
1868
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1867Rank Badge with Leopard
1867
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1800Pair of Stirrups
1800
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1800Box decorated with dragons
1800
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Ornamental Ring
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Ornament with insect
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Ornament
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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1867Rank Badge with Crane
1867
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Ornament
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Ornament in the shape of a phoenix
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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1671Fragment of Galloon
1671
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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Ornamental Ring
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1501Officer's Helmet with Crest
1501
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Ornament
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Mirror
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Ornament
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1700Panel
1700
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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Mirror
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1800Civil-official husu (Rear panel)
1800
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Cup with handle and foot ring
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1700Box decorated with flowers and clouds
1700
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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1700Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
1700
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Mirror
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1867Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge)
1867
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Rank Badge
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Ornament
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Bee-shaped ornament
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500Earring (one of a pair)
500
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
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1920Kettle Stand
1920
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1920Coffee Pot
1920
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1920Tray
1920
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1934Furnishing fabric
1934
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1920Tea strainer
1920
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1920Sugar Tongs
1920
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1910Sample
1910
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1925Bag
1925
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1925Bag
1925
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1920Kettle
1920
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1920Burner
1920
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2018Vintage Mintron Digital Quartz Watch, Time & Calendar, Red LED Display, By Mintronix Incorporated, Sunnyvale, California, USA Case, Original Mintron Band Made In Korea, Inside Of Watch Date Stamped 19
2018
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2013Vienna - Vintage pocket watch - 0598
2013
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2013Vienna - Vintage pocket watch - 0599
2013
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2013Vienna - Vintage pocket watch display - 0499
2013
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2018Vintage Jimmy Pendolix Character Wrist Watch, Manual Wind, Made in Korea (10787771736)
2018
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2018Vintage Mintron Digital Quartz Watch, Time & Calendar, Red LED Display, By Mintronix Incorporated, Sunnyvale, California, USA Case, Original Mintron Band Made In Korea, Inside Of Watch Date Stamped 19
2018
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2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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2020Austria-based designer Simon Merz’ Meta is “a book about itself”
2020
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Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
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2013Graphic Design: gu&em studio produce some of Seoul's nicest artist books
2013
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2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
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2015South Korean designer Haein Song on the craft of bookbinding
2015
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2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2015Austrian studio es’ eclectic type and intuitive editorial design for A priori magazine
2015
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2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
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2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
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2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
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2013New book from Gestalten mirrors the public spaces of North and South Korea
2013
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2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
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2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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2018Google Fonts Korean becomes interactive by manipulating path data
2018