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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
146 works match
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2018Photographer Fred Lahache captures Morocco through the eyes of his childhood friend
2018
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1801Rabāb
1801
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1875Rebab
1875
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1800Burnus / Selham
1800
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1775Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath
1775
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1801Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1801
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1801Knife (Flyssa) with sheath
1801
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1850Tar
1850
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1800Border of a Cushion Cover
1800
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1701Prick Spur
1701
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1801Pair of Stirrups
1801
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1300Panel with Cusped Arches
1300
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1800Necklace
1800
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1850T'arija
1850
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1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
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1800Chair Cover
1800
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1700Sampler
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1850Agwel
1850
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1800Band
1800
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1700Towel End
1700
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1850Quwaytara
1850
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1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1775Clip earrings
1775
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1700Hanging
1700
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) and Sheath
1801
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1850Gunibri
1850
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1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1700Strip
1700
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1500Screen
1500
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1701Sword Belt
1701
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1701Saddle, Bridle, Bit, and Trappings
1701
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1701Bridle Band
1701
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1800Necklace
1800
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1700Panel
1700
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1775Necklace
1775
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1850Pair of Prick Spurs
1850
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1850T'arija
1850
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1700Band
1700
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1700Belt or Sash
1700
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1775Hanging (Arid)
1775
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1700Fragment of Sash
1700
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1775Scarf End
1775
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1850Tabl Šamī
1850
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1300Pendants
1300
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1864Shawl
1864
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1850Halam
1850
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1850Tar
1850
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1500Screen
1500
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1700Scarf
1700
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1775Necklace
1775
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1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
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1850Pair of Stirrups
1850
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1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1880Rebab
1880
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1700Valance or Bed Hanging
1700
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Necklace
1800
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1775Necklace
1775
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1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Fragment of Border
1800
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Fragment of Hanging
1800
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Band
1800
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1600Cover
1600
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1800Belts
1800
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1800Burnus
1800
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Band
1700
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1800Hanging
1800
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
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
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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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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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2016Noa Snir illustrates a grim retelling of Cinderella in Morocco
2016
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2014Photography: Mexico, India and Morocco through the eyes of photographer Mowgli
2014
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2015Casablanca captured beautifully by young photographer Kent Andreasen
2015
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2016A personal portrait of street life in Casablanca from photographer Yoriyas
2016
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2020Patternity to run a Mindful Marbling workshop at Beat Hotel Marrakech
2020
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2018Tourism and cultural dissonance: Alexander Coggin turns his flashgun on his American family in Morocco
2018
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2021Darren Lewey showcases the “austere beauty” of Morocco across local landscapes and portraiture
2021
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2025“Morocco is my muse”: Sara Benabdallah’s photographs resemble Renaissance paintings
2025
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2017Photographer Ina Niehoff's "pure and silent" look at the Moroccan countryside
2017
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2018"The work is for the people”: Hassan Hajjaj's journey from Marrakech to Madonna
2018
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2019Ilyes Griyeb captures a Moroccan generation stuck between ancient ways and urbanisation
2019
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2014Photography: Hassan Hajjaj's photographs of the biker girl gangs of Marrakech
2014
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2023Nicolas Coleman’s paintings of Morocco celebrate the beauty of travel while probing the ethics of tourism
2023
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
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2019Moroccan heritage and western cues collide in photographer Mous Lamrabat’s portfolio
2019