Substrate

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

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Rafael Rozendaal's work projected onto the world's biggest LED screen in Seoul

Andrés Gallardo Albajar's Korean Schooling captures the pastel-hued perfection of South Korean school buildings

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death

Fresh, vibrant poster work from South Korean designer Soojin Lee

Dave Prosser treats us to a beautiful snapshot of South Korean life in Mountain

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Nicholas Bonner shares his collection of North Korean graphics collected since 1993

Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

Seoul-based illustrator Yeon Ji Kang's beautifully thick-limbed ballerinas

Short film studies self expression via fashion and cross-dressing in Pakistan

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

Kin Coedel photographs tranquil moments of everyday life in Tibet

Two new projects from Korean-French publisher Animal Press

Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, Mellow Meadow’s hypnotic and swirling depictions explore motherhood and nature

Seoul-based Sujin’s illustrations depict sassy ladies with a cool attitude

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women

Min Hyun-woo visits Korean villages to photograph the wit and wisdom of grandmothers

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Parkview Square from Arab Street

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Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Explore North Korean graphic ephemera in Phaidon’s new book

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

The View from Seoul: Korean designers studying abroad have paved the way for a new generation

Dagger

Votive Plaque

Votive Plaque

Votive Plaque

Vulture Peak Assembly

Ornament with Decoration of Bird among Lotuses

Spoon

Bowl decorated with auspicious characters

Box from set of five decorated with cranes and clouds

Golden Rooster and Hen

Mirror

Six-lobed bowl

Spoon

Spoon

Bird-Shaped Ornament

Earring (one of a pair)

Earring (one of a pair)

Mirror

Jar with lid

Covered urn with geometric decoration

Yanggum

Ornament

Bird-Shaped Ornament

Bird-Shaped Ornament

Gourd-shaped bottle

Box from set of five decorated with cranes and clouds

Dragons Playing with the Sacred Pearl

Stand with perforated base

Ancient Ritual Bronzes

Scissors

Pine, Bamboo, Grape, and Squirrel

Rank Badge

Covered Jar

Earring (One of a Pair)

Bell cup

Ornament with bird among lotuses

Faceted jar decorated with plum blossoms and bamboo

Water dropper in the shape of a house

Hair Pin

Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

Deer amid Pine Trees

Spoon

Mountain God with Tiger and Attendants

Jar

Pedestal dish with cover

Box from set of five decorated with cranes and clouds

Comma-shaped ornament

Amitabha Buddha’s assembly in the Western Paradise