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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
373 works match
Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Identity
2012Graphic designer Toni Halonen is creating the visual identity for Helsinki's nightlife
2012
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Project
2016The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
Project
2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Project
2008Finnish Illustrators
2008
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon
1938
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Object
1500Door and Lock: Figures
1500
Object
1100Figure
1100
Object
1500Gwantigi
1500
Object
1200Ring
1200
Object
1490Figure of a Kneeling Woman
1490
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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800Figure
800
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1500Figure
1500
Object
1000Bracelet
1000
Object
1100Miniature Vessel
1100
Object
1100Figure
1100
Object
1801Bala
1801
Object
1700Figures Ornament
1700
Ceramic
1200Vessel Lid
1200
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1700Chain with Pendant
1700
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Ceramic
1200Crouching Figure
1200
Object
1801Donsó Ngoni
1801
Object
1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Object
1400Mother and Child Figure
1400
Garment
1100Fragment of frontal garment
1100
Furniture
1500Headrest or headboard
1500
Object
1400Bracelet
1400
Object
1700Ornament
1700
Ceramic
1100Vessel
1100
Object
1400Female with Small Figure
1400
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1200Male figure
1200
Object
1500Staff: Female Figure
1500
Ceramic
1101Long-necked vessel
1101
Ceramic
1200Figure: Bird
1200
Object
1400Gwandusu
1400
Object
1400Jomogoni male figure
1400
Object
1400Female figure with raised arm
1400
Furniture
1400Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1400
Object
1300Necklace
1300
Object
1500Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
1500
Object
1800Equestrian pendant
1800
Object
800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Object
800Necklace
800
Object
1720Pair of bala players
1720
Object
1400Figure: Female
1400
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Ceramic
1100Globular vessel with twine impressions
1100
Object
1400Figure: Female
1400
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
975Bracelet
975
Furniture
1500Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1500
Object
1100Miniature Shaft and Pin
1100
Object
1400Figure
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1100Figure: Equestrian
1100
Ceramic
1300Vessel with footed base
1300
Object
1500Figure: Kneeling Female
1500
Furniture
1400Stool: Zoomorphic
1400
Object
1750Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)
1750
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
Object
1300Priest with raised arms
1300
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
1700Seated binukedine ( priest)
1700
Object
1100Miniature Basket (?)
1100
Ceramic
1100Vessel: Zoomorphic
1100
Object
975Bracelet
975
Ceramic
1200Seated figure
1200
Object
1500Staff with seated male leader
1500
Object
1500Figure: Seated Female
1500
Garment
1100Cache-Sexe
1100
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
1100Miniature Vessel
1100
Furniture
1500Headrest
1500
Object
1500Equestrian
1500
Furniture
1400Prestige Stool: Figures
1400
Ceramic
1700Vessel: Footed Base
1700
Object
800Bracelet
800
Object
1500Figure Group
1500
Object
1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Object
1720Seated couple
1720
Object
800Figure
800
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1850Nyanyeru (riti)
1850
Object
1700Imina Na (Great Mask)
1700
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1500Heddle Pulley: Female Figure
1500
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
Elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
Orionin-aula-2018
Photograph
Orion-sali-2018
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
Orion-sali-2018b
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
elokuvateatteri Orion
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (02)
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (01)
Photograph
Family Photo of the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Joko Widodo speaks to Asian–African delegates at the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Orion Eerikinkadulla - Marit Henriksson
Photograph
Salo-screening-when-banned
Photograph
Orion Helsinki
Photograph
Orion sisäänkäynti
Photograph
Eerikinkatu, Helsinki (May 2022)
Photograph
Kansallisen audiovisuaalisen instituutin (KAVI) elokuvateatteri Orion Helsingin Kampissa
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Photograph
Cape Town (354265537)
Photograph
Cape Town (354244029)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929665)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266530)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929093)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265085)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266774)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264629)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265930)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Photograph
Lavoniuksen talo eli Villa Jugend Henrik Mattjus (16556984202)
Photograph
Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua.
Photograph
Lapinrinne 4:n kerrostalon julkisivua.
Photograph
Lapinlahdenkatu 19 - Lapinrinne 4. Emil Svenssonin suunnittelema rakennus
Photograph
Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua
Photograph
The Bangui City
Photograph
The Bangui City 2
Photograph
Bangui city
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Object
Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki
Object
Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki
Object
Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki
Object
Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki
Ceramic
Pormestarinrinne 6, Helsinki
Object
Välskärinkatu 7, Helsinki
Object
Sandelsinkatu 4, Helsinki
Poster
2024Members of Olybos commission in front of the poster for the Olympic games in Helsinki 1948 (JOKAUAS2 140-1)
2024
Publication
2017Finnish illustrator Daniel Stolle’s atmospheric editorial illustrations
2017
Project
2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Publication
2025A catalogue of legendary gay artist Tom Of Finland celebrates good sex and good art (NSFW)
2025
Identity
2024Studio Chris Bolton’s identity for a Finnish shop is all about circles
2024
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
Identity
2015Kokoro & Moi's bright exhibition identity for Helsinki Design Competition
2015
Map
1953Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.
1953
Project
2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
Garment
2011Vivienne Westwood: Ethical Fashion Africa
2011
Publication
2018Nice Magazine nurtures and honestly represents young talent from the African continent
2018
Identity
2014Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity
2014
Project
2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
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
Map
1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
Project
2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
Project
2014More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
Poster
1899The Attack — Finnish painting
1899
Map
1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
Project
2016Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
Project
2012Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
Poster
2025Wiki loves Africa in the Hausa Community online training session
2025
Map
1953Central and West Africa. South and East Africa.
1953
Project
2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
Project
2024Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Suitably cool identity for electronic music festival in Helsinki
2014
Project
2012David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
Poster
1899England and the war in South Africa — German poster
1899
Project
2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
Project
2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Project
2014Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
Publication
2021Afrosurf, a book founded by Selema Masekela, tells the untold stories of surfing culture in Africa
2021