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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Project
2018Photographer Fred Lahache captures Morocco through the eyes of his childhood friend
2018
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Photograph
1938Funéraille chez les Sénoufo - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar
1938
Photograph
1928IMCAMA Building 03
1928
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (11)
1938
Photograph
1938Cistones
1938
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Photograph
1938IFAN - Figure d'autel, a-Tshol
1938
Photograph
1928Casablanca - IMCAMA Building - 20190714195650
1928
Photograph
1928P1020271 (7348581220)
1928
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (1)
1938
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1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (4)
1938
Photograph
1938Célébration des moissons chez les Gourounsi du Burkina Fasso - Masque de phacochère - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)
1938
Photograph
1928Q7Y2040 (2971975917)
1928
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (6)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (13)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (9)
1938
Photograph
1928Q7Y2042 (2971975931)
1928
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (10)
1938
Photograph
1928IMCAMA Building 02
1928
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (7)
1938
Photograph
1938GuineaBoredStone
1938
Photograph
1928IMCAMA Building 01
1928
Photograph
1928Q7Y2043 (2971975947)
1928
Photograph
1928Casablanca - IMCAMA Building - 20190714200749
1928
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (2)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (14)
1938
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1938ArtefactsSenegal
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (8)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (12)
1938
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1938IFAN - Instrument (2)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (5)
1938
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5513979598)
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5514016330)
Photograph
Apartment lobby, Rabat (5473469452)
Photograph
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et de Services, Casablanca
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5506664935)
Photograph
INVIERNO-EN-EL-TEATRO-CERVANTES-DE-TÁNGER
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5512054367)
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Casablanca Art Deco (5512516652)
Photograph
1000268D (7609079528)
Photograph
Art Deco Entrance, Casablanca (5520825402)
Photograph
Art Deco Casablanca (5462829539)
Photograph
17YB
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes1
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5511764009)
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes, Tánger, Marruecos, 2015-12-11, DD 50
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes
Photograph
Villa Doumya (5511618179)
Photograph
Art Deco Entrance, Rabat (5561575323)
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Art Deco Casablanca (5468980848)
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Casablanca Art Deco (5519145144)
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Art Deco Casablanca (5463445732)
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Casablanca Art Deco (5519785011)
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes 1913
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5507140459)
Photograph
Q7Y1186 (2934407542)
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5510639419)
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes 2
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5451258394)
Photograph
Art Deco Casablanca (5462837155)
Photograph
Art Deco Entrance, Casablanca (5530555430)
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Marruecos
Photograph
Art Deco Casablanca (5462469478)
Photograph
Art Deco, Rabat (5463462484)
Photograph
Art Deco Casablanca (5460006380)
Sculpture
Bas-relief in apartment lobby, Rabat (5477683071)
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5512452988)
Photograph
Gran Teatro Cervantes2
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5510853491)
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5506393275)
Photograph
Casablanca Art Deco (5507349524)
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Casablanca Art Deco (5508438454)
Photograph
Art Deco Lobby, Casablanca (5562099624)
Photograph
Cinéma Rialto à Casablanca le 19 juillet 2026 - Photo Bertrand SOUBEYRAND
Photograph
Interior of Art Deco Hotel Guynemer - Casablanca - Morocco
Photograph
Boyer Marius 1930 Casablanca Villa rue d'alger exterieur 2007LB
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Drawing
1795Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Object
1775Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath
1775
Object
1800Burnus / Selham
1800
Object
1801Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1801
Object
1801Knife (Flyssa) with sheath
1801
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1801Rabāb
1801
Object
1850Guenbri
1850
Object
1500Screen
1500
Object
1800Belts
1800
Object
1801Knife with Sheath
1801
Object
1850T'arija
1850
Object
1300Panel with Cusped Arches
1300
Object
1800Necklace
1800
Publication
1275Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1275
Object
1700Band
1700
Object
1700Belt or Sash
1700
Object
1775Hanging (Arid)
1775
Ceramic
1300Panel of Four Calligraphic Tiles
1300
Object
1850T'arija
1850
Object
1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
Object
1700Fragment of Sash
1700
Object
1800Chair Cover
1800
Object
1700Sampler
1700
Object
1775Scarf End
1775
Object
1850Tabl Šamī
1850
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1850Guenbri
1850
Object
1850Agwel
1850
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Object
1800Band
1800
Object
1300Pendants
1300
Object
1700Towel End
1700
Object
1850Guenbri
1850
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Ceramic
1400Tile
1400
Object
1850Quwaytara
1850
Object
1850Tar
1850
Object
1800Border of a Cushion Cover
1800
Object
1701Prick Spur
1701
Publication
1700A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an
1700
Object
1800Burnus
1800
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1864Shawl
1864
Object
1700Band
1700
Object
1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Object
1850Halam
1850
Object
1850Tar
1850
Object
1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
Object
1850Pair of Prick Spurs
1850
Object
1700Scarf
1700
Object
1775Necklace
1775
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Object
1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
Object
1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
Ceramic
1300Tile
1300
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1775Clip earrings
1775
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
1850Pair of Stirrups
1850
Object
1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
Object
1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
Object
1880Rebab
1880
Object
1700Valance or Bed Hanging
1700
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
1800Necklace
1800
Object
1801Dagger (Jambiya) and Sheath
1801
Object
1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
Object
1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Object
1850Gunibri
1850
Object
1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
Object
1775Necklace
1775
Object
1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
Object
1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Object
1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1700Strip
1700
Object
1800Fragment of Border
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
1500Screen
1500
Object
1701Sword Belt
1701
Object
1800Fragment of Hanging
1800
Object
1701Saddle, Bridle, Bit, and Trappings
1701
Object
1701Bridle Band
1701
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1800Band
1800
Object
1600Cover
1600
Object
1801Pair of Stirrups
1801
Object
1800Necklace
1800
Ceramic
1100Inkstand
1100
Object
1700Panel
1700
Object
1775Necklace
1775
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1850Nay
1850
Object
1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
Object
-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Ceramic
1100Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script
1100
Publication
1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Publication
1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Ceramic
1000Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")
1000
Ceramic
900Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"
900
Object
1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Object
1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Ceramic
1150Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner
1150
Typeface
Canela Arabic
Typeface
Lyon Arabic
Typeface
Graphik Arabic
Identity
2009Arab Open University (logo)
2009
Project
2016Noa Snir illustrates a grim retelling of Cinderella in Morocco
2016
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Publication
2019Joshua J Sneade’s work captures the changing times for Morocco’s nomadic tribes
2019
Painting
1886Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)
1886
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Project
2024Brad Ogbonna makes colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar
2024
Project
2014Photography: Mexico, India and Morocco through the eyes of photographer Mowgli
2014
Poster
1946Liberation of Sarajevo – Yugoslav poster
1946
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Typeface
2015Thomas Milo Showing How to Render an Arabic Typeface Digitized
2015
Poster
2026Matchbox label - Fly Eating Food - Yugoslavia (circa 1940s) - MBP1613228970
2026
Project
2019Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal
2019
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Publication
2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Motion
2017Ivana Bobic and Siri Johansen’s filmic portrait of Senegal, posthumously narrated by Anni Albers
2017
Project
2015Casablanca captured beautifully by young photographer Kent Andreasen
2015
Poster
1945Yugoslav World War Two poster
1945
Project
2016A personal portrait of street life in Casablanca from photographer Yoriyas
2016
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Project
2025“Silent manifestos for a changing society”: photographer Moulaye Diarra uncovers the dreams of Dakar’s youth
2025
Identity
2021Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Poster
1963By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Poster
1944Death to the occupiers and traitors! – Yugoslav partisan poster
1944
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026