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

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Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way

Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms

Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona

Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi

Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón

Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world

There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona

Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria

130 Cementiri del Poblenou (Barcelona), el Petó de la Mort

A neat, malleable identity by Barcelona-based designer Gerard Marin

The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase

Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona

Standing Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Gaming Die

Head of a Buddha

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Bodhisattva

"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Chang (jaw harp)

"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

Coin

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Shield

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Square Tile

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling

Chang (jaw harp)

"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Square Tile

Carpet

"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)

"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

Carpet

Khyber Knife

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Decorative Drawing

Head of Buddha

Tent Door Hanging

"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Standing Bodhisattva

"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Seated Figure

Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Ewer with Lid

"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Dutār

Knife Blade

Square Tile

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant

"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Sheep bell