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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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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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2015Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
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2013Art: Escif's wall terrorists have been spotted somersaulting across Spain
2013
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2015Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
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2014Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
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2015There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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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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2026Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
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2012The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
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2017Naranjo — Etxeberria design the Spanish Advertising Annual
2017
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1600Miniature tabard
1600
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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900Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
900
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1000Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
1000
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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
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1981Hilton
1981
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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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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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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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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2015Spanish studio Muokkaa creates these jazzy Memphis-inspired set of numbers
2015
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2017Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2014Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day
2014
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2012Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
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2017Dani Pujalte captures Spain's immense cultural centres suffering from a lack of use
2017
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2014Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
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2013Base design help Madrid City Council embrace great design
2013
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2014Graphic Design: Spanish studio Forma & Co. make even boring briefs exciting
2014
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2012New show celebrates the Spanish studio which turned ceramics into jaw-dropping architectural features
2012
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2015Martin Usborne spotlights the dark side of the Spanish hunting dog
2015
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2018Friday Mixtape: a collection of bangers from Spanish band Hinds
2018
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2012Jake Green and Emma Jane Spain collaborate to deliver some home truths in The Tumbled House
2012
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2013Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent
2013
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2017Koln Studio’s bold typographic call to action for Madrid’s referendum
2017
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2012Woo! Pencil mountains! Crisp graphic design here by Barcelona's very own Roseta y Oihana
2012
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2012Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2015Meet the man championing Spain's 20th Century "graphic pioneers"
2015
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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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2019Spanish artist Ignasi Monreal firmly places classical painting in the now
2019
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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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2014Tasteful designs from young Madrid duo Naranjo – Etxeberria
2014
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2012Beautiful and cleanly designed pamphlets from Barcelona-based studio Hey
2012
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2017A catch up with multitasking Spanish creative studio, Querida
2017
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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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2017Koln Studio designs a type-led campaign for Madrid’s Pride celebrations
2017
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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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2024Photographer Kevin Faingnaert depicts Spain’s El Rocío pilgrimage in a cinematic light
2024
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2015Stunning crinkle-cut marble tables from Spanish designer Tomás Alonso
2015
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2015A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer
2015
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2014Butts, farts, guitars and cigarettes from our new favourite Spanish illustrator Puño
2014
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2013Bold, surreal commercial illustration from Madrid creative Velckro
2013
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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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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2016Illustrator Cristina BanBan intertwines the eccentricities of London life with memories of her native Spain
2016
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2016Bare-bones design straight out of Barcelona
2016
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2013Grey Spain produce a brilliant campaign with different messages for adults and kids
2013
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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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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2013Slick mid-century inspired illustration from Spanish creative Aron Vellekoop León
2013
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2016Stanley Sunday, the underground Spanish director with a wicked sense of humour
2016
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2020Cristina BanBan’s current exhibition combines memory, Spanish culture and the feelings of being apart from your family
2020
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2016Spanish artist Berto Fojo’s colourful and unsettling cast of characters
2016
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2012Catching up with versatile Spanish graphic designer Oscar de Castro
2012
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2016Córdova Canillas seek inspiration between nostalgia and obsolescence for Spanish Advertising Annual
2016
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2014Spanish studio Querida designs a cool optical catalogue
2014
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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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2019TwoPoints.Net employs the language of gaming to ignite Spain's love of reading
2019