Loading…
A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
137 works match
Objects & decorative arts×Projects & features×Qatari×Czech×Soviet×Hong Kong×African (pan-regional)×Clear all
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Project
2013Photography: Eerie photographs of the cemeteries towering over Hong Kong
2013
Project
2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Project
2014The inimitable Ryan McGinley's new works on show at Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong
2014
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Object
1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
Object
1930Panel
1930
Object
2014Vintage Men's LED Digital Goldtone Watch with Red Dial Face, Inside Back Cover Inscribed "Westclox", Excellent Working Condition, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (8598780562)
2014
Object
2018Vintage Raggedy Ann Character Watch, Made In Hong Kong, Mechanical Wind, Original Blue Band (14412995755)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Remington Manual-Wind Pocket Watch, Made in Hong Kong (8935964753)
2014
Object
2015Vintage Bowmar Men's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (18847846428)
2015
Object
2015Vintage Bowmar Men's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (19035471855)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Electronic Quartz Digital Watch, Model 401, Red LED Display, Original Band, Hong Kong Case, Circa 1976 (30829570700)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Bowmar Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (27178339911)
2018
Object
2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
Object
2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
Object
2018Vintage Donald Duck Character Watch by Bradley Time, Commemorative Birthday Edition, Manual-Wind, Made in Hong Kong, 1984 (9195487154)
2018
Object
2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
Object
2018Vintage Alcor Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (31178987702)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Compu-Chron Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Assembled in Hong Kong, Circa 1977 (35411753705)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Alcor Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (31286811276)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Commodore Men's LED Watch, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (9629871665)
2014
Object
2018Vintage 1970s Electronic Quartz Watch With Red LED Display, No Manufacturer Information, Hong Kong Movement, Case Made In USA (27075481195)
2018
Object
2015Vintage 17 Jewels Men's Wrist Watch With The Vandermint Liqueur Logo, Manual Wind, Inside Case Cover Marked Philex Co., Case Made In Hong Kong (15191510558)
2015
Object
2018Vintage 1970s Electronic Quartz Wrist Watch With Red LED Display, No Manufacturer Information, Hong Kong Movement, Case Made In USA (26801211850)
2018
Object
2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
Object
2015Vintage 1970s-Era Gala Men's LED Wrist Watch, Made In Hong Kong (16031207886)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Howdy Doody Character Wrist Watch, 40th Anniversary Edition, Copyright 1987, Made in Hong Kong (11740652866)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Westclox Quartzmatic Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Inside Back Cover Inscribed "Westclox Hong Kong" And Dated Stamped 8-75 (40412113660)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Caravelle Men's LED Silvertone Watch, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (9632740442)
2014
Object
2014Vintage Quartzmatic Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Dated October 1975 Inside the Watch, Made by Westclox in Hong Kong (8973501920)
2014
Object
2018Vintage Westclox Quartzmatic Digital Quartz Men's Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Inside Back Cover Stamped 1975 (31285403154)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Incredible Hulk Character Watch by Dabs & Co., Manual Wind, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1977 (9646352091)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Marvin Cartoon Character Watch By Bradley Time, Original Blue Plastic Band, Measures 27mm x 34mm, Analog (Mechanical - Hand Wind), Made In Hong Kong, Copyright 1983 (14225880800)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Mechanical-Wind Football Novelty Watch, Made in Hong Kong, NOS (8471387917)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Commodore Men's LED Watch, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (9632796514)
2014
Object
2018Vintage Novus Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Swiss-Made Case, National Semiconductor Module Assembled In Malaysia, Original Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (35238443702)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Caravelle Men's LED Silvertone Watch by Bulova Watch Co., Made in Hong Kong, Original Band, Circa 1970s (9629483479)
2014
Object
2018Vintage Bowmar Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (26640716494)
2018
Object
2014Vintage CompuChron Women's LED Watch, Engraved North Am. For. Tr. Corp., Hong Kong, Dated February 1977 (14548054104)
2014
Object
2018Vintage Timex Ladies Goldtone Digital Quartz Watch With Original Band, Red LED Display, Watch Assembled In Taiwan (227), Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (30482640914)
2018
Object
2015Vintage Men's Red LED Wrist Watch With Original Band, Manufacturer Unknown. Case Marked Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (18842590188)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Timex Ladies Goldtone Digital Quartz Watch (227) With Original Band, Red LED Display, Watch Assembled In Taiwan, Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (31182702991)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Mickey Mouse Commemorative Watch By Bradley Time, Swiss Made, Mechanical Wind Movement, Pouch Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1978 (27807131936)
2018
Object
2015Vintage Men's Red LED Wrist Watch With Touch Sensitive Sensor (Bottom Of Red LED Screen), Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (20279037634)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Electronic Quartz Digital Wrist Watch, Model 401, Red LED Display, Original Band, Hong Kong Case, Circa 1976 (31083387081)
2018
Object
2018Vintage The Dukes of Hazzard LCD Quartz Watch By Unisonic, Item No. DH-1001, Made in Hong Kong, Copyright 1981 (12349736585)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Mercury Digital Quartz Watch In Original Display Case, Red LED Display, Yellow Gold Color, Original Band, Watch Case Made In Hong Kong, Mercury Time New York, Circa 1976 (41659547382)
2018
Object
2014Vintage Men's Silvertone LED Digital Watch by Collins, Heat Sensitive Setting, Red Dial Face, Made in Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (8598036777)
2014
Object
2015Vintage Men's Red LED Wrist Watch With Touch Sensitive Sensor (Bottom Of LED Screen), Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (20713576838)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Compu-Chron Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Assembled in Hong Kong, Circa 1977 (35412113395)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Mercury Digital Quartz Watch In Original Display Case, Red LED Display, Yellow Gold Color, Original Band, Watch Case Made In Hong Kong, Mercury Time New York, Circa 1976 (41699672121)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Novus Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Swiss-Made Case, National Semiconductor Module Assembled In Malaysia, Original Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (35238222982)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Westclox Quartzmatic Digital Quartz Men's Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Hong Kong, Inside Back Covered Stamped 1975 (32008001351)
2018
Object
2018Vintage The Dukes of Hazzard LCD Quartz Watch By Unisonic, Item No. DH-1001, Made in Hong Kong, Copyright 1981 (12350230434)
2018
Object
2018Vintage The Dukes of Hazzard LCD Quartz Watch By Unisonic, Item No. DH-1001, Made in Hong Kong, Copyright 1981 (12350263234)
2018
Object
2015Vintage Men's Red LED Wrist Watch With Original Band, Manufacturer Unknown. Case Marked Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (19030305925)
2015
Object
2018Vintage Westclox Quartzmatic Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Inside Back Cover Inscribed "Westclox Hong Kong" And Dated Stamped 8-75 (42172836022)
2018
Project
2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
Object
2014Vintage Quartzmatic Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Dated October 1975 Inside the Watch, Made by Westclox in Hong Kong (8971067661)
2014
Project
2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
Project
2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
Project
2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Project
2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
Project
2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
Project
2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
Project
2014Gráinne Quinlan captures Hong Kong's early-morning Tai Chi devotees
2014
Project
2015Chan Dick’s aerial photos of a Hong Kong fire station taken from a toilet window
2015
Project
2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Project
2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
Project
2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Project
2022Czech matchbox designs inspire An Chen’s angular still-life illustrations
2022
Project
2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
Project
2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
Project
2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2019Jimmi Ho's photographs of laundry drying in Hong Kong show the creativity of the city's residents
2019
Project
2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Project
2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Project
2019Ka-Man Tse photographs the marginalised lives of Hong Kong's queer community
2019
Project
2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
Project
2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Project
2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
Project
2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
Project
2019Photographer Jack Latham investigates the hidden conspiracies of Bohemian Grove
2019
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Project
2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Project
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
Project
2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
Project
2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
Project
2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
Project
2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
Project
2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
Project
2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Project
2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
Project
2020“I wasn’t prepared”: Thaddé Comar documents the Hong Kong protests
2020
Project
2013Photographer Taylor Curry explores the unusual compositions of Hong Kong
2013
Project
2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Project
2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
Project
2024Design Army’s campaign for Hong Kong Ballet is three minutes of tutu-twirling mayhem
2024
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2019Issac Lam and John Yuyi remind locals that Hong Kong is not a “dying” city
2019
Project
2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Project
2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
Project
2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
Project
2016Sublime and sophisticated updates from Czech designer Jan Horčik
2016
Project
2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
Project
2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Project
2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
Project
2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
Project
2016Colourful but refined graphic design work by Prague-based Anymade Studio
2016
Project
2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Project
2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
Project
2015Michael Wolf captures abstract, accidental sculptures in Hong Kong alleyways
2015
Project
2014Playful and bright design from Czech Republic-based Anymade Studio
2014
Project
2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
Project
2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
Project
2017Derek Man photographs the social housing tension in his native home, Hong Kong
2017
Project
2020Takehiko Nakafuji’s new body of work is a powerful, high contrast documentation of the Hong Kong protests
2020
Project
2018Eddie Wrey photographs the women of West African market Adjamé
2018
Project
2014Some dazzling Studio Dumbar work for Hong Kong's PolyU Design
2014
Project
2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
Project
2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
Project
2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015