The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms
2016
Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona
2019
Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom
2013
Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens
2014
Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal
2015
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
2017
Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
Project Projects: Building for Brussels
2012
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives
2016
Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day
2014
Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch
2012
Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design
2020
This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city
2019
Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts
2016
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04
2012
Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent
2013
Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp
2013
Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens
2013
Woo! Pencil mountains! Crisp graphic design here by Barcelona's very own Roseta y Oihana
2012
Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar
2014
Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses
2014
Explore LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts and Design’s exceptional graphic design masters, taught entirely online
2023
Check out these cheeky plaster hands grifting on the streets of Barcelona
2013
Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
2013
Photography: Jose Porroche finds undiscovered gems on the beaches and streets of Barcelona
2013
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Beautiful and cleanly designed pamphlets from Barcelona-based studio Hey
2012
Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town
2012
Daniel Eskils / I'm From Barcelona
2007
Miscellaneous: We explored Barcelona's creative scene and it was bloody brilliant
2014
Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens
2016
A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer
2015
The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken
2015
What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public
2012
Bare-bones design straight out of Barcelona
2016
A Tale of Barcelona’s Design Brilliance: We talk to three studios at the forefront of the city's design boom
2015
Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp
2015
Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
We check in with fun Antwerp-based illustrator and designer Sam Vanbelle
2015
Barcelona-based photographer Adrià Cañameras on the Mediterranean
2014