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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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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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2013More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom
2013
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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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2015Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal
2015
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2014Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
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2014Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens
2014
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2017Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
2017
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2026Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
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2012Project Projects: Building for Brussels
2012
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2012The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1981Hilton
1981
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
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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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2016This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives
2016
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2017Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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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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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2012Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2012Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch
2012
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2014Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
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2020Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design
2020
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2019This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city
2019
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2016Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts
2016
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2012Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04
2012
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2019Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
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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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2013Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp
2013
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2013Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens
2013
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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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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2014Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar
2014
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2012Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2014Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses
2014
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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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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
2013
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
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2013Photography: Jose Porroche finds undiscovered gems on the beaches and streets of Barcelona
2013
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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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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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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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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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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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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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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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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2012A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town
2012
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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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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2014Miscellaneous: We explored Barcelona's creative scene and it was bloody brilliant
2014
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2016Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens
2016
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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2015A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer
2015
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2015The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken
2015
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2012Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public
2012
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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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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
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2015Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp
2015
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
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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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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2012Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
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2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
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2015We check in with fun Antwerp-based illustrator and designer Sam Vanbelle
2015
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2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
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2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
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2018Eddie Wrey photographs the women of West African market Adjamé
2018
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
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2014Barcelona-based photographer Adrià Cañameras on the Mediterranean
2014
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2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
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2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015