The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1100
Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Portions of a Cuirass
1550
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
1650
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
Left Leg Defense (Greave)
1450
Pair of Leg Defenses (Greaves)
1450
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1450
Composite Bow with Forty Arrows
1719
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)
1425
Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
1500
Right Leg Defense (Greave)
1451
Transylvanian prayer rug
1700
Dabbous (zarf or darb)
1850
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Anatolian and Old Assyrian style, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.16a: quittance for a loan in silver
-2000
Head of a Janissary Hammer
1501
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1801
Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
Manuscript pages showing battle scenes
1600
Hammer of a Janissary
1601
Neck Chain with Badge
1787
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1701
Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
Combination Flintlock and Knife Carrier
1801
Knife (Yatagan) with Sheath
1701
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-1200
Stamp seal (rounded triangular base with loop handle) with anthropomorphic figure and animals
-900
Stamp seal (bifacial scaraboid) with animals
-1200
Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-900
Stamp seal (ovoid) with three-figure contest scene
-900
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animal
-900
Stamp seal (pyramid) with monster
-900
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animals
-900
Stamp seal (scarab) with two-figure contest scene (?)
-800
Stamp seal (conoid knob) with plant
-900
Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki
Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki
Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki
Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki
Välskärinkatu 7, Helsinki
Sandelsinkatu 4, Helsinki
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses
1401
Dagger (Kard) with Shealth
1738
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1401
Stamp seal (scarab) with animal
-900
Stamp seal (lion-shaped) with animal
-900
Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
Selma Alaçam embroiders song lyrics on to Turkish rugs
2014
Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp recreates family photo albums
2018
Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015