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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2012Introducing... The seriously minimal graphic design of Icelandic studio GUNMAD
2012
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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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2017Photographer Chantal Anderson explores youth culture in remote Iceland
2017
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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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2021Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1800Ewer
1800
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400Fragment of a Book Cover
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Spoon
400
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400Ring
400
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600Head of a Figure
600
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400Bracelet
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Rod or Bobbin
400
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622Buckle
622
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400Pin
400
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1800Headscarf
1800
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400Nail
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Ring
400
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400Cymbals
400
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1800Dress
1800
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400Bell
400
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400Ornament
400
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400Button or Spindle Whorl
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Cross Pendant
400
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400Fish Hook
400
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1800Ensemble
1800
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400Jar
400
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800Chess Piece
800
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400Ornament
400
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1800Robe
1800
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400Cross Pendant
400
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400Probably a Counter
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Ring
400
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400Buckle
400
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400Probably a Counter
400
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1800Jacket
1800
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400Bell
400
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400Gaming Piece
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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1800Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
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400Spindle Whorl or Button
400
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400Hinge
400
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1700Ring
1700
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1800Zurna
1800
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400Plaque
400
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400Key
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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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
-900
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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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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2025Watermelon Pictures is the film company putting Palestinian cinema where it belongs – on the big screen
2025
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2014Exhibition: New photography show offers an alternative side of Israel and Palestine
2014
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2012Simply stunning illustrations for Icelandic bank by the superb Siggi Eggertsson
2012
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2025Glorianna Ximendaz uses archive photography, digital imagery and text messages to immortalise Palestine
2025
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2024Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive: preserving the audiovisual legacy of Palestine, one record at a time
2024
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2015Great graphics for an Icelandic bar by Karlssonwilker
2015
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2021Graphic designer Nawal Arafat on creating space for Palestinian voices within art and design
2021
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2015Spiritual dimensions – a visit to the site of Iceland's new Pagan temple
2015
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2018Palestine Underground shines a light on the West Bank’s underground music scene
2018
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2021“I want viewers to see us”: Dean Majd on the importance of portraying Palestinians in a positive light
2021
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2019Meet Universal Thirst, the Bangalore and Reykjavik-based foundry offering a dual perspective on type
2019
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2012Andre Ermolaev captures Iceland's natural beauty in tremendous style
2012
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2014Scintillating new work from Icelandic illustrator Siggi Odds
2014
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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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2022The Al-Ameen archive preserves a precious insight into joyful Palestinian wedding culture between the 1960s-90s
2022
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2022Creativity under Occupation: Five Palestinian creatives discuss the highs and lows of working in the West Bank and Gaza
2022
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2013Introducing...The wild and native illustration and design of Iceland's Siggi Odds
2013
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2012Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in
2012
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2025An exhibition of Palestinian photographers visualises the lasting significance of ‘land’
2025
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2015Cool graphic design from Iceland in the shape of Maena #5
2015
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2015Iceland's Studio Studio: so good they named it twice
2015
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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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2018Clement Chapillon's work explores people and place, Israel and Palestine
2018
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2019Jack Latham’s Sugar Paper Theories explores Iceland’s most infamous double murder
2019
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2014Photography: Unbelievable photos taken beneath Iceland's biggest glacier, by Kate Friend
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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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2016Icelandic design grad Helga Dögg's experimental zines are a delight
2016
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2013Opinion: What we can learn from Iceland's creative community
2013