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2013Multi-talented Estonian creative Eiko Ojala is a particular paper collage whizz
2013
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2016Olafur Eliasson’s installation The Open Pyramid dominates the Long Gallery in Shanghai
2016
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2012Introducing... The seriously minimal graphic design of Icelandic studio GUNMAD
2012
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2013Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good
2013
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2019Agua Viva portrays the immigrant experience of a Chinese manicurist in Miami
2019
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2023Artist Yin Ming uses ping pong as a metaphor for the act of code switching
2023
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2020Shining a positive light on Asian voices, Chuntian is a guide to spring inspired by the philosophy of Chinese medicine
2020
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2021An illustrative portrait of rapidly changing Shanghai by Jeffrey Hsueh
2021
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2013Illustration: Swedish illustrator Klara Persson has charm in no small dose
2013
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Never Mind the Object
2012
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2018Mak Kai Hang discusses the typographic differences within Chinese graphic design
2018
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2018Xiaoxiao Xu's tranquil and intimate photographs explore her immigration from China to The Netherlands
2018
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2014More excellent work from unstoppable Swedish illustrator Sara Andreasson
2014
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2014Olafur Eliasson installs gigantic riverbed in Danish museum
2014
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2015New Norse: We track down three Nordic design studios doing things differently
2015
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2016The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
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2015Bright, polished and inventive graphic design from Swedish agency Ritator
2015
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2014Product Design: Swedish student's system to pay at shops by using vein scanning!
2014
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2017Photographer Chantal Anderson explores youth culture in remote Iceland
2017
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2018Swedish design studio Amanda & Erik avoid the tropes of minimalist, Scandinavian design in their practice
2018
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2019Da大 by Beijing-based ori.studio reimagines the format of the interview
2019
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2018Can Yang's graphic design style is deep-rooted in her Chinese heritage
2018
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2015Retro-futuristic digital scenes from Lithuanian artist Art Belikov
2015
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2008Finnish Illustrators
2008
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2022Suzy Chan’s kitsch and sparkly project explores the children who grow up in China’s factories
2022
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-500Small bell
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-500Small bell
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1600Saddle (Kura)
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1800Pair of Stirrups
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1870Robe
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1701Sword
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1900Placard for Shouxuan Hall
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1900Rubbings of Yishan stele
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1701Armor
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1701Helmet
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1701Saddle Cushion
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1900Preface and Admonitions for Scrupulous Conduct
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1870Brisé fan
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1900Epitaph for the Abbot Longchan
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1900Yellow Emperor's Sutra for Secret Charm Against Evil
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1900Rubbing of a Qing Dynasty Stone Tablet from the "Forest of Stelae"
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1900Text on the back of Xuanbita Bei (1977.375.17)
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1701Bridle with Cloissone Mounts
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1801Pair of Stirrups
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1900Imperial Instructions on Moral Cultivation
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1900Xian Ying Ji
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1701Armor
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1900Preface to a New Translation of the Tripitaka
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190018 Styles of Seal Script
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1601Sword with Scabbard
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1900Placard for Muai Hall
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1701Four Pieces of Brigandine Armor
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1801Double Sword with Scabbard
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1900Preface and Essay on Exemplars of Scrupulous Behavior
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1850Stole
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1900Three Taoist Scriptures
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1840Shawl
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1900Marici Sutra and Yellow Emperor's Sutra for Secret Charm Against Evil
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1701Papier Maché Copy of A Chinese Helmet Probably theatrical
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1900Tang Stone Pillar Inscribed with Names
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1900Preface written for Zhang Zhongxun's manuscript of Biographies of Eminent Monks
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1900Preface to the Thousand-character Essay
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1870Fan
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1900Recording the Recent Move of the "Stone Classics" to the Academy in the Capital
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1900Table of Classifiers used in the Shuowen, written in seal script
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1800Portion of Silk Gauze Sari
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Museum of Radio, Pereslavl-Zalessky - Regentone Twin-Tone radio with record player, Sweden (18813350901)
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1701Helmet and Cuirass
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1701Helmet
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1928Huaisu, "Shanghai Night." Shanghai manhua 13 (July 1, 1928)
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Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 7, Helsinki
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Sandelsinkatu 4, Helsinki
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1930Qipao
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1948Mikro
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1935Clock
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ART DÉCO TELEFONAFFISCH Här visas en av LM Ericssons reklamaffischer från 1929. Den visar en ny kompakt bordstelefonmodell som Ericsson tagit fram influerad av fransk art déco. Den exlusiva art déco-stilen utvecklas från Parisutställningen 1925 och Ericsson tar 1929 fram denna förfinade telefonmodell. I bakgrunden på affischen syns södra Kungstornet i Stockholm. Byggnaden uppfördes som huvudkontor åt Ericsson 1925 och var ett av Stockholms första höghus. Grunden till den nya modellen är 1909 års
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400Textile with Processions of Rams
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1068Coin
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600Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2012Stockholm Design week 2012: Form us With Love
2012
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2024A traditional Chinese dessert brand inspired by plastic collectible toys
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2020Based between Toronto and Beijing, Meat Studio creates work that bridges cultures
2020
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2013Bold funnies and elderly Slayer fans from Denmark's very own HuskMitNavn
2013
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2019Photographer Maja Daniels explores the ancient language and culture of an isolated Swedish community
2019
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2015Sublime and surreal updates from Oslo-based illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsten
2015
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2016Zhang Kechun encapsulates the oblivion of China's mysterious Yellow River
2016
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2016Latvian illustrator Zane Zlemeša's delicately painted drawings
2016
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2013Exhibition: The tenth 100% Norway opens tomorrow and is BRILLIANT!
2013
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2012A fresh, Swedish graphic design studio for y'all to be inspired by
2012
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2015Perfect type and considered visual flourishes in Stockholm-based Studio Parasto Backman's graphics
2015
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2012Chloe Dewe Mathews: China's Wild West
2012
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2012Designbolaget is Denmark's best kept design secret, and it's wonderful
2012
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2013Photography: Mengxi Zhang's 350km/h is a portrait of a new high-speed China
2013
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2024Siting Yao’s bilingual dictionary translates Chinese lesbian slang
2024
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2012Gorgeous forest stairways to nowhere from Norway's Saunders Architecture
2012
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2015Sun Kai Qiang documents the quiet moments at a Chinese art school
2015
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2012Simply stunning illustrations for Icelandic bank by the superb Siggi Eggertsson
2012
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2012Stockholm Design Lab create smashing new Ikea food packaging
2012
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2021Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories
2021
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2014Snøhetta's designs for Norway's new banknotes are a pixellated haven
2014
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2012Introducing... The meticulous portfolio of Danish designer Andreas Engelbreckt
2012
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2014Miscellaneous: A webcomic based in China's version of Google Maps
2014
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2014More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012
2012
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2019Marilyn Mugot's photos capture the neon melancholy of China's streets
2019
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2015Shanghai's Ka Xiaoxi captures basketball kids for Nike
2015
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2013Nike devotees get yourselves to Beijing, your retail dream awaits!
2013
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2021Wu Lie Wei’s work is an ode to the Chinese youth
2021
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2016Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
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2012Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
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2022Breathtaking and arresting, Livien Yin’s series Paper Suns explores the “desires, uncertainties and pleasures” of Chinese American immigrants
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2013Graphic Design: Amazing Norwegian archive on show after 50 years in an attic!
2013
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2013Swedish studio PJADAD kick food photography up a gear for new campaign
2013
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2020Riga-based illustrator Roberts Rurans on the evolution of his lively style
2020
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2013Things 2013 #8: professional wrestling, Swedish design, youthful shots, 180 shots and the future of illustration.
2013
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2015Jonny Seymour’s cute and strange photo series of six-year-old Chinese kids’ “graduation”
2015
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2022Studio Lava Beijing is erupting with puns and playful designs
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2019How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
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2020Introducing the monochromatic and spooky portraits of Chinese artist Jingze Du
2020
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2024Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Clemence Seilles
2012
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2022In Smart Kids, Alex Huanfa Cheng explores the demise of a lost Chinese subculture
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2015Great graphics for an Icelandic bar by Karlssonwilker
2015
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2012David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
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2015Dina Kelberman's I'm Google is a visual game of Chinese Whispers
2015
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: DeisgNu
2012
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2015Spiritual dimensions – a visit to the site of Iceland's new Pagan temple
2015
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2013Beautifully approachable design from Latvian creative Zigmunds Lapsa
2013
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2019Sascia Reibel explores the popularity of Ikea Beijing and three iconic female coders
2019
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2012Sushi fans beware, these Chinese fish factory shots are beautiful but graphic
2012
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2012Pipe smoking gets a fresh new look courtesy of Swedish designers Stiff
2012
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2013Photography: Albert Elm captures Russia and China with a rose-tinted lens
2013
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2019Ronghui Chen photographs the young people of China's forgotten “Freezing Lands”
2019
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2014Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
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2013Design talks will never be the same again thanks to this pavilion in Sweden
2013
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2015M.I.A and Gener8ion's new vid features 36,000 Chinese fighting school kids
2015
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2017Norwegian illustrator Erlend Peder Kvam embodies distinctive silliness
2017
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2012Introducing Aiste Bileviciute a Lithuanian illustrator with bags of talent
2012
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2016Snapshots of commuters during China's typhoon season by Wiktoria Wojciechowska
2016
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2012Grandpeople updates show Norwegian design studio still smashing it
2012
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2014Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
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2020Felix von der Osten looks at the central role that pork plays in Danish society
2020
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2019In Visions of Qinghai, Arnaud Lin depicts a diverse and rapidly changing Chinese province
2019
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20221413 is back with another playful ode to Chinese culture – this time focusing on medicine and wellness
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2013Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
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2019Shuwei Liu combines David Bowie and Chinese mythology with a planet mushroom
2019
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2018Paris Syndrome: photographer Francois Prost explores a replica city in China
2018
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2017Catherine Hyland explores the vast, yet eerily barren tourist destinations of China and Mongolia
2017
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2022How you can win an original Melissa Kitty Jarram painting inspired by Beijing Silvermine
2022
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2015Beautiful and unusual art direction by Osma Harvilahi for Danish design brand
2015
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2018"It looks just the same as when I was a kid": Kristen Dobbin's oddly-timeless images of a Canadian-Estonian summer camp
2018
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2013Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
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2015Chinese animator Lei Lei reflects on sadness
2015
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2017Zhiyuan Yang's photos of her parents scrutinise China's nuclear family dynamics
2017
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Katrin Greiling
2012
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2014Immerse yourself in the world of MVM at his latest show in Oslo
2014
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2017Pass-the-illustration and an hour of Swedish Progg. It's time for Things!
2017
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2016Understated and beautiful Vitra packaging by Swedish studio BVD
2016
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2014Photography: Incredible shots of China's busy coastline from Zhang Xiao
2014
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2015Swedish studio Snask's brilliant handmade letters for Washington Post
2015
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2013Graphic Design: Simple, functional, Norwegian graphics from Oslo's Bielke + Yang
2013
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2014Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
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2015Danish studio Homework’s stunning monograph for Fisherspooner
2015
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2022Mischelle Moy’s pleasant and dreamlike photography pays tribute to her Chinese heritage
2022
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2019Meet Universal Thirst, the Bangalore and Reykjavik-based foundry offering a dual perspective on type
2019
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2012Sami Kallio
2012
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2018Eating the Other explores the western fascination with Chinese traditional dress
2018
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2012Beautifully bewildering floral photographs from Swiss/Danish artists Putput, and an ice-cream treat to boot
2012
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2015Work in Progress: the DIY zine from Swedish Studio Reko
2015
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2015Another treasure trove of work from Swedish creative Martin Nicolausson
2015
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2012Andre Ermolaev captures Iceland's natural beauty in tremendous style
2012
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1000Oval Brooch
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2014Scintillating new work from Icelandic illustrator Siggi Odds
2014
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2019Sacred Shanghai: Liz Hingley photographs the spiritual renaissance of the city
2019
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2019Yunying Huang challenges the Eurocentric perception of techno-culture in China
2019
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2011Katrin Greiling: Stockholm Furniture Fair
2011
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2014Eclectic graphic skills from Stockholm studio Research and Development
2014
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2013Ikea in Swedish shows how to pronounce the names of your favourite furnishings
2013
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2017Clara von Zweigbergk talks us through her art direction for Danish brand Hay
2017
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2012Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
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2019Kontrapunkt's type designers talk us through its design for Copenhagen's in-train displays
2019
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2018Yang Qi’s work expresses a strong Chinese and German cultural background
2018
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2020On the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija, Anne Helene Gjelstad beautifully photographs its older women
2020
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2016A flesh-pink catalogue designed by Snøhetta for Mapplethorpe+Munch exhibition in Oslo
2016
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2014Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
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2021Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance
2021
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2020Luo Yang captures China’s Generation Z through an intimate lens
2020
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2017Swedish artist Ekta reconsiders simple geometric shapes
2017
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2012Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
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2012Meet Kristoffer Borgli's dance mad Inspector Norse
2012
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2013Here's mysterious, Swedish magic carpet makers Oyyo and their beautiful rugs. Thanks Wednesday!
2013
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2014New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
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2012Introducing... Kai Nodland, a Norwegian illustrator with cosmic leanings
2012
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2017Photographer Noah Sheldon captures the “pride and physical confidence” of Shanghai Tower construction workers
2017
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2021Zoe Lowdermilk-Oppenheim’s moving project documents young Chinese women adopted into British families
2021
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2019Another Design creates a vibrant visual system for Guangzhou Triennial
2019
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2013Introducing...The wild and native illustration and design of Iceland's Siggi Odds
2013
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2022Chuqiao Liu's powerful photography offers a glimpse into contemporary China
2022
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2019Patrick Wack's photos of Xinjiang show beauty and despair on China's new frontier
2019
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2014Lovely new passport design among Norwegian studio Neue's top portfolio
2014
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2012Excellently gauged info-heavy illustration from Swedish illustrator Nils-Petter Ekwall
2012
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2012Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in
2012
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2013Graphic Design: Hvass and Hannibal make Copenhagen's library fun for kids
2013
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2012Sweden's money gets a beautiful redesign by graphic designer Göran Österlund
2012
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2012Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
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2018Leslie Zhang's sentimental series Little Flexes is a "beautiful glimpse of China"
2018
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2015Denmark-born Dan Solbach’s simple but mindful designs
2015
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2015Bonkers, beardy and very Swedish new Saatchi & Saatchi Rekorderlig ad
2015
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2015Cool graphic design from Iceland in the shape of Maena #5
2015
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2020Hannah Yoon’s Restaurant Kids documents the children growing up in Chinese restaurants
2020
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2015Iceland's Studio Studio: so good they named it twice
2015
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2016Casper Balslev shows ballerinas wielding AK-47s in his ad for the Royal Danish Theatre
2016
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2024The Filial Daughter孝女 by Mengyu Zhou is a tender story of Chinese womanhood
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2020Typeface specimen Chinese Rocks
2020
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2020Suzy Chan left London’s academic design bubble to return to China to “do something and talk to people”
2020
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2012Zaha Hadid wows us again with stunning new Beijing development
2012
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2013Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
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2018Vilnius-based illustrator Kissi Ussuki on her love affair with the colour pink
2018
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2019The Beijing Silvermine now consists of over one million photographs of Chinese history
2019
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2016Scott Newett’s eerily quiet, ethereal portraits of Chinese utopia
2016
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2018Luo Yang photographs modern Chinese girls in their natural habitats
2018
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2012Things this week celebrates Norwegian skateboarding, Rob Ryan's imagination and lovely greeting cards
2012
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2019Cian Oba-Smith looks at China’s copycat architecture in his latest series
2019
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2015Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015
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2018Wang Wei’s series Young Wild & Free captures the fresh energy of Beijing youth
2018
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2019Jack Latham’s Sugar Paper Theories explores Iceland’s most infamous double murder
2019
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2012Extraordinary work as Jonathan Frantini photographs Shanghai acrobats
2012
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2017Swedish illustrator Malin Rosenqvist creates textural works about psychology and powerful women
2017
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2019Design 360°’s editors discuss the illustration and media scene in China
2019
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2016Larry Hallegua captures the humour and whimsy in China’s Chengdu
2016
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2022Provocative and playful, Beijing-based studio UDL takes creative control of a toy brand
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2024“The veiled and poetic subtlety of love between boys”: Yifei Xiang explores the Chinese queer experience
2024
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2012A pic-N-mix of beautiful aesthetics here from Holland's Ming Sing Ho!
2012
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2013Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila
2013