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2016Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms
2016
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2019Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona
2019
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2015Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
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2015Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
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2015There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
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2014Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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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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2012The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
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2026Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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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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1981Hilton
1981
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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
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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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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2017Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2014Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day
2014
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2012Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2014Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
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2022“Brotherhood, community and togetherness”: Nick van Tiem documents a community of skaters in Cape Town
2022
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2015Dan Wieden Is... We spend a week stalking the advertising mogul around a conference in Cape Town
2015
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2016Lynnie Zulu decorates her exotic characters in punchy hues and patterns
2016
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2013Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent
2013
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2012Woo! Pencil mountains! Crisp graphic design here by Barcelona's very own Roseta y Oihana
2012
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2012Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2023Explore LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts and Design’s exceptional graphic design masters, taught entirely online
2023
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2013Check out these cheeky plaster hands grifting on the streets of Barcelona
2013
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2014Opinion: Why it's the perfect time to explore Cape Town's creative community
2014
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2019A chat with Nikita Teryoshin about his time spent with the Boxing Grannies of Johannesburg
2019
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2013Photography: Jose Porroche finds undiscovered gems on the beaches and streets of Barcelona
2013
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2015Our pick of the talks from 2014's Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2012Beautiful and cleanly designed pamphlets from Barcelona-based studio Hey
2012
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
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2016Photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman captures the characters of Johannesburg's creative scene
2016
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2015Our highlights from the first day of the Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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2007Daniel Eskils / I'm From Barcelona
2007
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2014Miscellaneous: We explored Barcelona's creative scene and it was bloody brilliant
2014
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2015A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer
2015
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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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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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2014Marc Shoul photographs Johannesburg domestics walking their employers' dogs
2014
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2016Bare-bones design straight out of Barcelona
2016
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2015A Tale of Barcelona’s Design Brilliance: We talk to three studios at the forefront of the city's design boom
2015
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2024This Home of Ours: Ayesha Kazim’s photographic time capsule of Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap region
2024
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2014Design Indaba 2014: Day two of design wisdom live from Cape Town
2014
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2014Lynnie Zulu's new solo show colourfully explores the female form
2014
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2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
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2014Design Indaba 2014: Rolling coverage from Cape Town's big design event
2014
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2014Barcelona-based photographer Adrià Cañameras on the Mediterranean
2014