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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Identity
2012Beautifully simple identity work from Danish designer Camilla Bengtsen
2012
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2014Olafur Eliasson installs gigantic riverbed in Danish museum
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
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1936København Rådhuspladsen 121130 0521F (8362990370)
1936
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1936København--kopenhagen-københavns-sporveje-1056314
1936
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1936Rådhuspladsen, Kbh 2011
1936
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1936Royal Run Copenhagen 2022 18
1936
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1931Stærekassen
1931
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1936Richshuset 2009-05
1936
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1936Richshuset - Vejrpigerne
1936
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1931Prijestolnica Danske 2025
1931
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1931Stærekassen and Royal Danish Theatre
1931
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1936Richshuset, 2019 (01)
1936
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1936Vejrpigerne 2011
1936
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1936Richshuset, 2019 (02)
1936
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1931Stærekassen, Copenhagen
1931
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1934Svane Apotek (Copenhagen) 04
1934
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1931Stærekassen mosaic with graffiti - Copenhagen - DSC08429
1931
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1931Carl Nielsen Stærekassen
1931
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1934Svane Apotek (Copenhagen) 05
1934
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1931Stærekassen Copenhagen
1931
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1934Svane Apotek (Copenhagen) 02
1934
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1936Richshuset, Kopenhagen 2009
1936
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1936Danish Thai
1936
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1931Stærekassen stage tower
1931
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1931Stage tower (Stærekassen)
1931
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1936Flags at the central square in Copenhagen. After 5th May 1945. (9268787078)
1936
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193620190607 Radhuspladsen 3036 (48131757092)
1936
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1934Ny Østergade 2 København
1934
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1936Richshuset 2009
1936
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1931Stærekassen, Copenhagen 2010
1931
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1936Richshuset, Rådhuspladsen, Copenhagen (446525227)
1936
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1936Richshusets tårn, Copenhagen 2
1936
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1936København - Richshuset (30882640922)
1936
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2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
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1936Geniebelthq
1936
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1931Stærekassen passageway
1931
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1931Heibergsgade 02
1931
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1936Copenhagen 03-2002 AS 04
1936
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1936Richshuset - tower detail
1936
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1936Denmark 0039 - Rain or Shine (3983011195)
1936
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1931Stærekassen - stage tower
1931
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1931Stærekassen mosaic - Copenhagen - DSC08430
1931
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1936Copenhague - Rådhuspladsen
1936
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1931August Bournonvilles Passage 03
1931
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1931Stærekassen underpass
1931
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1931August Bournonvilles Passage
1931
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1936Vejrpigen - The Weather Girl on the Richs building (37176697723)
1936
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1934Svane Apotek (Copenhagen) 03
1934
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1936Richshuset 2009-04
1936
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1931Tordenskjoldsgade from Stærekassen
1931
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1936JP Koebenhavn 2009-172 ubt
1936
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193620210623 Rådhuspladsen neon 750A7411-2 (51268563855)
1936
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1931Hans Christian Andersen Stærekassen
1931
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1936Richshusets tårn, Copenhagen 1
1936
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1931Stærekassen mosaic
1931
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1936Sporvogn-rådhuspladsen-1963
1936
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1931Heibergsgade 01
1931
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1934Svane Apotek (Copenhagen) 01
1934
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1936Richshuset ved nat
1936
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1931August Bournonvilles Passage 04
1931
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1931Stærekassen - ceiling
1931
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1936Model of Rådhuspladsen 03
1936
Sculpture
1936"Cycling Girl" (Solskinspigen) statue from the Richshuset building in Copenhagen
1936
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1934Svane Apotek by Frederik Riise
1934
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1936Termometret på Richshuset
1936
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1931Stærekassen - Den Gule Længe
1931
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1936Royal Run Copenhagen 2022 14
1936
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1934Svaneapoteket (Copenhagen)
1934
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn m.m. - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010353
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010412
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010389
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010468
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010390
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010479
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010409
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010400
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010478
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010411
1957
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1957Scandinavian Airlines System Köpenhamn - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0010474
1957
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1930Anglo-American Corporation. 44 Main Street. Johannesburg. Main Bronze Doors. 1930
1930
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1930Anglo-American Corporation. 44 Main Street. Johannesburg. Side Bronze Doors. 1930
1930
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Metropole Hotel (395169276)
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Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
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Victoria Court (395152584)
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Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
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De Waterkant 47
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At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
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Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
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Cine Africa (391901922)
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At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
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Broadwindsor (395169268)
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Augustines Corner (395152574)
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Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
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Wilern Court (395152583)
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1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
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Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
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Manhattan Court (395169273)
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1850- Svaneapotekets laboratorium
1850
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1835Svane Apoteket (1935)
1835
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01. Æggepakkeriet, Aarhus, 1939
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02. Æggepakkeriet, Aarhus, 1939
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1911Svane Apotek (Cpåenhagen) 1911
1911
Sculpture
Anglo-American Corporation building Johannesburg bronzework
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
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Cape Town (354264629)
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Cape Town (252929665)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
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Cape Town (252929093)
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Cape Town (252929262)
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Cape Town (354266774)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
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Cape Town (354265085)
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Cape Town (354264264)
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Cape Town (354265537)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
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Cape Town (354244029)
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Cape Town (354265930)
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Cape Town (354266530)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
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Old Arab Bank building Amman
Photograph
Aalborg - Danske Spritfabrikker.
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
1875Gumuri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-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
1948Mikro
1948
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
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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
Type in Use
TEC | Technical Education Copenhagen
Identity
2009Arab Open University (logo)
2009
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
2013Bold funnies and elderly Slayer fans from Denmark's very own HuskMitNavn
2013
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Project
2012Designbolaget is Denmark's best kept design secret, and it's wonderful
2012
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
Identity
2014Superb identity for arts studio Vest by Danish agency Ineo Designlab
2014
Identity
2015Alexander Kuliev’s proposed identity for Denmark’s largest harbour festival
2015
Motion
2017Meet the filmmaker bringing intersectional feminism to South Africa: Jabu Nadia Newman
2017
Poster
1963No arms for South Africa — British anti-apartheid poster
1963
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Project
2012Introducing... The meticulous portfolio of Danish designer Andreas Engelbreckt
2012
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Map
1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2022“Brotherhood, community and togetherness”: Nick van Tiem documents a community of skaters in Cape Town
2022
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
2018Den blaa Engel (The Blue Angel) (film) Danish poster, Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings
2018
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
Poster
1899England and the war in South Africa — German poster
1899
Project
2015Dan Wieden Is... We spend a week stalking the advertising mogul around a conference in Cape Town
2015
Project
2016Lynnie Zulu decorates her exotic characters in punchy hues and patterns
2016
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Project
2020Felix von der Osten looks at the central role that pork plays in Danish society
2020
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Project
2015Beautiful and unusual art direction by Osma Harvilahi for Danish design brand
2015
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Project
2014Opinion: Why it's the perfect time to explore Cape Town's creative community
2014
Project
2015Danish studio Homework’s stunning monograph for Fisherspooner
2015
Project
2012Beautifully bewildering floral photographs from Swiss/Danish artists Putput, and an ice-cream treat to boot
2012
Identity
2021Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Project
2019A chat with Nikita Teryoshin about his time spent with the Boxing Grannies of Johannesburg
2019
Poster
1963By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Poster
South Africa 1974 Dec. - Alfred Eisenstaedt
Poster
1971British Arms will make a great contribution to South Africa's way of life — British anti-apartheid poster
1971
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Project
2015Our pick of the talks from 2014's Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
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
Painting
1898Album: Arab
1898
Map
1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Project
2017Clara von Zweigbergk talks us through her art direction for Danish brand Hay
2017
Project
2019Kontrapunkt's type designers talk us through its design for Copenhagen's in-train displays
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
Identity
2018Logo BBC Arabic
2018
Project
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Identity
2016Christian Democrats logo (Denmark)
2016
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
Project
2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
Project
2016Photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman captures the characters of Johannesburg's creative scene
2016
Project
2015Our highlights from the first day of the Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
Project
2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
Project
2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
Project
2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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
2012Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in
2012
Project
2013Graphic Design: Hvass and Hannibal make Copenhagen's library fun for kids
2013
Project
2015Denmark-born Dan Solbach’s simple but mindful designs
2015
Poster
2022Denmark- unconquered, though captive. The Grundtvig Church, Copenhagen - DPLA - 82a090f60ded57c8c4bf88598d9da96d
2022