Substrate

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

80 works match

Photography: Nguan captures the dreamy stillness of Singapore's cityscapes

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Seal with an Ox

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Hinged Armlet

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Two Rondels with Heads

Tunic

Reliquary

Buddhist Halo

Coin of Vasudeva

Writing Box

Coin of Huvishka

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Textile Fragment

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Carpet

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Coin of Huvishka

Gaming Die

Coin of Kanishka

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragments of a Carpet

Carpet Fragment

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Vintage Kermit the Frog "Muppets" Manual-Wind Character Watch by Picco, 7 Jewels, Made in Singapore, Circa 1979 (8496662644)

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Devour the extensive design feast that is The Singapore Graphic Archive

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

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

Peter Steinhauer's colourfully symmetrical Singapore apartment blocks

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

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.).)

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

Rebecca Chew adds handcrafts to Esquire Singapore’s art direction

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

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

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

Feng Li “combs the streets” of Singapore in his latest obscure series

Foreign Policy's considered designs for a brand guide to Singapore

Being funny and fearless with Singaporean art director Jonathan Chen

Submit Saturdays: Singapore-based architectural photographer Khoo Guo Jie on his love of spaces

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

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

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

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

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

Singapore studio Currency design one of the most stylish exhibition zines we’ve seen

Singapore-based illustrator Kezia Gabriella’s works are chaotic but “in a good way”

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

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

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

Illustration: Beautifully tender comics from Singapore's Pixin Weng

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].

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

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

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

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

Jonathan Tan’s cinemagraphs capture the quiet beauty in Singaporean lift lobbies

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

The Singapore-based studio behind new zine DEAR is up to something

Heatherwick's 12-towered university building opens in Singapore

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

U.S.S.R. Economic.

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

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

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