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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
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
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
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Project
2008Finnish Illustrators
2008
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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
1875Zanze
1875
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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Elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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Orion-sali-2018b
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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Orionin-aula-2018
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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Orion-sali-2018
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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elokuvateatteri Orion
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Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
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At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
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1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
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Augustines Corner (395152574)
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Victoria Court (395152584)
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Broadwindsor (395169268)
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Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
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At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
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Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
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Wilern Court (395152583)
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Manhattan Court (395169273)
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Cine Africa (391901922)
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De Waterkant 47
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Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
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Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
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Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Joko Widodo speaks to Asian–African delegates at the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (02)
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Family Photo of the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (01)
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Eerikinkatu, Helsinki (May 2022)
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Orion Eerikinkadulla - Marit Henriksson
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Kansallisen audiovisuaalisen instituutin (KAVI) elokuvateatteri Orion Helsingin Kampissa
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Orion Helsinki
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Salo-screening-when-banned
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Orion sisäänkäynti
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
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Cape Town (354265085)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
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Cape Town (354265930)
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Cape Town (354266244)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
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Cape Town (252929262)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
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Cape Town (354265537)
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Cape Town (354266530)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
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Cape Town (354244029)
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Cape Town (354264264)
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Cape Town (252929665)
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Cape Town (252929093)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
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Cape Town (354266774)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
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Cape Town (354264629)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
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Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua
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Lavoniuksen talo eli Villa Jugend Henrik Mattjus (16556984202)
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Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua.
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Lapinlahdenkatu 19 - Lapinrinne 4. Emil Svenssonin suunnittelema rakennus
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Lapinrinne 4:n kerrostalon julkisivua.
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The Bangui City
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The Bangui City 2
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Bangui city
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
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Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki
Ceramic
Pormestarinrinne 6, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 7, Helsinki
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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
Project
2018Ryan O’Toole Collett’s portrait series in Kenya bridges the gap between photographer and subject
2018
Project
2016Ike Edeani records the moments in between during a trip to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
2016
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
Project
2013Photography: Osma Harvilahti turns his camera on Kenya with extraordinary results
2013
Poster
2025Nextcloud Office - Collabora Online 25.04.3.1 - Wikimania Kenya presentation - 2025
2025
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
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2023Kenya Parry Josiah’s folk-inspired artworks create a joyful space for Black women
2023
Project
2014Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
Project
2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Poster
2020The African Queen (1952 US poster)
2020
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Project
2013Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
Poster
2024A poster for raising money for the Finnish national team 1948 (JOKAUAS2 140-2)
2024
Project
2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
Project
2013Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Motion
2017Pablo Di Prima and Ruth Ossai's film Ogbomgbom is an ode to West African "Kings"
2017
Poster
2015Imperial Airways Poster Africa (19482265491)
2015
Map
1595Western Africa. Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo & Angole ....
1595
Project
2014Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
Motion
2014Film: Guinness film follows inspiring group of African dandies, The Sapeurs
2014
Poster
1918Finnish-German friendship poster
1918
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
Project
2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
Project
2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Poster
1940Fighting funds for Finland — American poster
1940
Poster
1965Drive old and new colonialists out of Africa! — Chinese poster
1965
Motion
2015Simple, adaptable Helsinki film festival identity by Pol Solsona
2015
Project
2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Project
2012Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
Project
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Project
2014Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
Project
2012Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
Project
2014New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
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
Poster
1760Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America"
1760
Project
2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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
Poster
2020Poster Guru Gobind Singh. Star Studio Nairobi. c 1950
2020
Garment
2014Fashion: Janine Rewell's incredible bodypainting for a Finnish shoe brand
2014
Project
2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
Map
1953Northwest Africa.
1953
Project
2012Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
Poster
2013Two Points create stirring motivational posters for the Helsinki Design Lab
2013
Map
1570Text: Africa 4
1570
Poster
2022Finland World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped)
2022
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Map Poster (19290380538)
2015
Poster
2024Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8063B; JOKAHBL3B I01-2)
2024
Poster
2024Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8062B; JOKAHBL3B I01-4)
2024
Project
2018Photographer Sophie Green lenses Kenyan communities for charity Just A Drop
2018
Poster
2024Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8061B; JOKAHBL3B I01-1)
2024
Project
2012Alejandro Chaskielberg's powerful nocturnal pictures of Kenyan villages
2012
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
Poster
Mannerheim — Finnish painting
Poster
2022Väinö Olavi Leskinen - Finnish Heritage Agency (1156164)
2022
Poster
2025Wiki loves Africa Online Training 1
2025
Poster
2021Roosevelt in Africa (aka Hunting Big Game in Africa), movie poster
2021
Identity
2018Wikimedia Finland logo white - vertical
2018
Poster
2021Roosevelt Scoured Africa - The Gold Dust Twins Scour America, NMAH-AC0060-0000034
2021
Poster
2024People in Helsinki, the host city of the Olympic Games 1952 (JOKAUAS2 1436-7)
2024
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Poster (19471596242)
2015
Identity
2022Short Story Day Africa logo black HR
2022
Poster
2024Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8064B; JOKAHBL3B I01-3)
2024
Poster
2012Arabia (musée du design, Helsinki)
2012
Project
2013Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
Project
2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
Typeface
2025Bond’s typeface for the Finnish football league is based on the shape and movement of fan scarfs
2025
Poster
2021Every month for three years, Helsinki-club Post Bar has commissioned a poster from local designers to big industry names
2021
Brand
2015New Logo and Identity for Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra by Bond
2015
Brand
2016New Logo and Identity for Helsingin kaupunginmuseo (Helsinki City Museum) by Werklig
2016
Brand
2013New Logo for Hutchins Center for African and African American Research by Bruce Mau Design
2013
Brand
2014South Africa’s Flag Origin
2014
Identity
2014A funky fresh museum identity from Finnish studio Tsto
2014
Poster
1960The people of Africa will overpower the colonisers! — Soviet poster
1960
Poster
1985Shoot it in the white and the black dies with it — South African poster
1985
Project
2015Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015
Publication
2025Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
2025
Identity
2016Finnish collective GRMMXI creates identity for Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival
2016
Project
2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
Brand
2017Opening at Darling Africa
2017
Brand
2018New Logo and Identity for Helsinki by Werklig
2018
Project
2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
Brand
2014Finland Swedish Redesign
2014
Brand
2012Extreme Standardization: Finnish Edition
2012
Brand
2020New Logo for Basketball Africa League
2020
Brand
2020African Design Matters
2020
Project
2013Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila
2013