Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Lost In A Moment - Tokyo

Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!

Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase

James Gilpin (In Tokyo)

Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death

Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India

Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan

Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill

Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture

Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context

Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla

WIN: Tokyo Bike

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk

Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs

Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas

Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers

Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)

Raincoat

Piece

Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)

Noh mask

Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)

Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard

Armor of Mail and Plate

Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)

Armor (Gusoku)

Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)

Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)

Pair of Gauntlets

Shoulder Defense (Sode)

Shoulder Defense (Sode)

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragments of a Carpet

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet Fragment

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Writing Box

Pair of Arm Guards

Spear

Spear (Sang)

Skirt Cloth (Pha Nung), partial

Bident Spearhead

Knife (Kard) with Sheath

Section of an Archway

Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")

Shawl

Helmet

Helmet and Arm Guards

Valance

Fragment of Turban Cloth

Dagger (Katar)

Spear

Helmet

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Floral Decorated Textile

Hip Wrapper (Tuppotiya)

Spear

Cover (Rumal)

Dagger (Chilanum)

Length

Spear (Sangu)

Helmet, Shield, and Arm Guard

Pendant with Head of Buddha

Spear

Spear with Detachable Knife Head

Spear (Sangu)

Dagger (Bichuwa)

Axe with Stiletto