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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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes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
2013More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom
2013
Project
2015Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal
2015
Project
2014Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens
2014
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Project
2017Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
2017
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2012Project Projects: Building for Brussels
2012
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
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
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
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
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
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
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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
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
Project
2016This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives
2016
Publication
2022Sara De Bondt’s new book collects the epic histories of graphic design in Belgium
2022
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
Project
2012Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch
2012
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Project
2020Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design
2020
Project
2019This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city
2019
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Project
2016Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts
2016
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
Project
2012Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04
2012
Project
2019Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
Project
2013Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp
2013
Project
2013Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens
2013
Project
2014Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar
2014
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
2014Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses
2014
Project
2013Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
2013
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Publication
2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Project
2012A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town
2012
Project
2016Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens
2016
Publication
2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Project
2015The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken
2015
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Project
2012Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public
2012
Project
2015Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp
2015
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Publication
2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
Publication
2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
Project
2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Project
2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Project
2012Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
Project
2015We check in with fun Antwerp-based illustrator and designer Sam Vanbelle
2015
Print
1840Album of Firearms Ornament Containing Approximately Five Hundred and Forty Inked Impressions of Engraved Firearms Locks and Mounts, and Forty-Two Original Pen and Ink Designs on Forty Double-Sided Lea
1840
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Publication
2015Belgian brand Mosaert has its lookbooks nailed with a retro family portrait vibe
2015