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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2020The founders of Porto Rocha on making work that “has a presence”
2020
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2015Portuguese Royal Studio makes Adobe tutorials look good (and simple!)
2015
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2018Rita Matos attempts to bridge the gap between Lisbon's art and design circles
2018
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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2017Tria Giovan’s thoughtful portrait of Cuba in the 1990s
2017
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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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1540Plaque with Portuguese Traders and Manillas
1540
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1500Lidded Box with Portuguese Face
1500
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1500Hip ornament with Portuguese head
1500
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1800Box with Portuguese Horseman
1800
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1540Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants
1540
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1520Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
1520
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1700Bracelet with Portuguese Heads and Mudfish
1700
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1500Bracelet with Portuguese heads and mudfish
1500
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1500Altar bell with Portuguese heads
1500
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1400Spoon
1400
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1500Pendant with Portuguese equestrian
1500
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1700Seated Portuguese figure
1700
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Museu da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - Lisboa - Portugal 🇵🇹 (54762870492)
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Havana Art Deco (8880280151)
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Havana (262651668)
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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Alcântara - Lisboa - Portugal 🇵🇹 (54663633606)
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1600"Portuguese" Carpet with Maritime Scenes
1600
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2024Clock collection with an erotic pocket watch in the foreground (false 'Breguet et fils' signature), António Medeiros e Almeida Museum, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2
2024
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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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2017Fantastic Man’s unexpected cover story on the surfers and fisherman of Peniche, Portugal
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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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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2014Brilliantly vivid illustrations from Lisbon-born Goncalo Viana
2014
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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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2015Beautiful, clean designs from Portuguese studio AH-HA
2015
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2016Portuguese illustrator Tiago Galo’s plump little characters are oddly charming
2016
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2017And Atelier’s graphic designs for Porto’s Gallery of Architecture is informed by the space
2017
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2014Sensitive and versatile designs by Portuguese designer Catarina Dantas
2014
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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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2014Photography: Catherine Losing and Anna Lomax celebrate Cuban shop windows
2014
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2016Photographer Carlos Jaramillo captures the pigeon racers of Cuba
2016
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2021Mantraste’s illustrations draw on the culture of his childhood in rural Portugal
2021
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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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2023Porto Design Biennale 2023 puts out an open call for projects on the theme of ‘Being Water’
2023
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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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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2022Gabriel Sanchez paints the strength, hope and vulnerability of Cuban youth
2022
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2018A photographic series documenting the Korean communities of Mexico and Cuba
2018
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2018180 Creative Camp: a week of making, chatting and exploring in the Portuguese countryside
2018
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2019Davina Jogi's The Portrait examines Zimbabwe after Mugabe
2019
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2017Thomas Pratt photographs youth and music in Santiago de Cuba
2017
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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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2026Porto Rocha are here to challenge industry standards and create seats at the table for designers
2026
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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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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2017Photographer Joshua Osborne takes a closer look at Havana’s male subcultures
2017
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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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2018Olivia Schenker documents sexual freedom in Cuban LGBTQ+ communities
2018
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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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2013Olly Burn documents a beautifully dilapidated symbol of hope in Cuba
2013
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2019Joana Avillez’s A Sardinha Zinha is an illustrated ode to Portuguese idioms
2019
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2018Miguel Proença on his photo series capturing Portugal’s spiritual healers
2018
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2013Illustration: Lisbon-based illustrator Lapo's series In Paris is almost too lovely
2013
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2017Globe-trotting photographer Théo de Gueltzl's view of Cuba
2017
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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2017Régis Tosetti and François Rappo tell us about Havana's design scene in 2017
2017
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2014Watch Portuguese designers the Royal Studio turn graphic design on its head
2014
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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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2020Avoiding clichés, Sophie Wedgwood turns her lens on Havana
2020
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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
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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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2015Brad Ogbonna's photography captures the colour and spirit of Cuba
2015
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2025Porto Rocha, Jennie Baptiste, Boomranng Studio and Alice Isaac: Tickets now available for November’s Nicer Tuesdays!
2025
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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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2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
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2023Ana Paganini captures the grand spectacle of religious procession in Portugal
2023
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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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2017Rosanna Webster and Phoebe Henry’s cinematic portrait of Cuba
2017
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2017Photographer Rose Marie Cromwell's unconventional look at Havana
2017
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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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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