Substrate

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

88 works match

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom

Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens

Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Project Projects: Building for Brussels

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Spear

Rebab

Guenbri

Guenbri

Gumuri

Nay

Sword with Scabbard

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")

Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir

This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Vol I (17) Anverpia. (Antwerp)

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”

Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design

This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp

Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women

Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).

Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

Belgium. Netherlands. Luxembourg.

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city ​​councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders

Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public

Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Städte. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: cities).

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)