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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
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
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
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)
1938
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1000Bracelet
1000
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
Object
1490Figure of a Kneeling Woman
1490
Object
1700Figures Ornament
1700
Object
1100Figure
1100
Object
1500Door and Lock: Figures
1500
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1700Chain with Pendant
1700
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1500Gwantigi
1500
Object
1700Seated binukedine ( priest)
1700
Object
1200Ring
1200
Object
800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
1500Figure
1500
Ceramic
1200Crouching Figure
1200
Object
1100Miniature Vessel
1100
Object
1100Figure
1100
Object
1801Donsó Ngoni
1801
Object
1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Object
1801Bala
1801
Ceramic
1200Vessel Lid
1200
Object
1400Mother and Child Figure
1400
Garment
1100Fragment of frontal garment
1100
Object
1400Bracelet
1400
Ceramic
1100Vessel
1100
Object
1400Female with Small Figure
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1400Gwandusu
1400
Object
1300Necklace
1300
Object
1720Pair of bala players
1720
Object
1400Figure: Female
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
975Bracelet
975
Furniture
1500Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1500
Object
1400Figure
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1750Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)
1750
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
Object
1100Miniature Basket (?)
1100
Furniture
1500Headrest or headboard
1500
Object
1700Ornament
1700
Garment
1100Cache-Sexe
1100
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
1200Male figure
1200
Object
1100Miniature Vessel
1100
Object
1500Staff: Female Figure
1500
Furniture
1500Headrest
1500
Object
1500Equestrian
1500
Ceramic
1101Long-necked vessel
1101
Object
800Figure
800
Furniture
1400Prestige Stool: Figures
1400
Ceramic
1200Figure: Bird
1200
Object
1720Seated couple
1720
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1700Imina Na (Great Mask)
1700
Object
1400Jomogoni male figure
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1400Female figure with raised arm
1400
Furniture
1400Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1400
Object
1500Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
1500
Object
1800Equestrian pendant
1800
Object
1500Heddle Pulley: Female Figure
1500
Object
1850Nyanyeru (riti)
1850
Object
800Figure
800
Object
800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Object
800Necklace
800
Object
1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Ceramic
1100Globular vessel with twine impressions
1100
Object
1400Figure: Female
1400
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1500Figure Group
1500
Object
800Bracelet
800
Ceramic
1700Vessel: Footed Base
1700
Object
1100Miniature Shaft and Pin
1100
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
1100Figure: Equestrian
1100
Ceramic
1300Vessel with footed base
1300
Object
1500Figure: Kneeling Female
1500
Furniture
1400Stool: Zoomorphic
1400
Object
1500Figure: Seated Female
1500
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1500Staff with seated male leader
1500
Ceramic
1200Seated figure
1200
Object
1300Priest with raised arms
1300
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Ceramic
1100Vessel: Zoomorphic
1100
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
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)
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (01)
Photograph
Family Photo of the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929093)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265930)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265537)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266530)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266774)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929665)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264629)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265085)
Photograph
Cape Town (354244029)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Photograph
Bangui city
Photograph
The Bangui City 2
Photograph
The Bangui City
Drawing
1795Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
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
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
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
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
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
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
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
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Map
1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
Project
2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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
2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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