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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Project
2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Project
2016Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms
2016
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2019Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona
2019
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2015Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
Project
2015Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
Project
2014Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
Project
2015There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
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
Project
2017Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Photograph
1930130 Cementiri del Poblenou (Barcelona), el Petó de la Mort
1930
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (right front)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (1)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (5)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (left front)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (4)
1945
Photograph
1945Fawwara Gate, Muscat Motors and a post-modern Italianate building
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (3)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (central view)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (6)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors
1945
Identity
2015A neat, malleable identity by Barcelona-based designer Gerard Marin
2015
Project
2012The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Project
2026Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Drawing
1795Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1575Tile
1575
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1522Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Publication
1500"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Object
1800Cover
1800
Object
1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Object
968Coin
968
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1498"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Object
1800Robe
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1700Bowl
1700
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Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Ceramic
900Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1800Head Ornament
1800
Object
968Coin
968
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Robe
1800
Ceramic
1350Tile from a Squinch
1350
Ceramic
1350Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Publication
1500Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1498"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Object
1850Boots
1850
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Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Object
1800Ensemble
1800
Ceramic
1800Dish
1800
Object
1875Čartār
1875
Object
1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1350Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Object
1800Cover
1800
Ceramic
800Bowl
800
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
Object
1825Ornament
1825
Publication
1500"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1801Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Ceramic
1600Square Tile
1600
Object
1775Kaftan
1775
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1500Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
Publication
1375Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Object
1475Carved Door Panel
1475
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1500Textile Fragment
1500
Ceramic
900Bowl with Rosette
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
Object
1600Carpet fragment
1600
Publication
1498"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Object
1800Kaftan
1800
Object
1309Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1800Dish
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Publication
1500Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Publication
1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Publication
1525Garden Scene
1525
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Ensemble
1800
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Publication
1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1500Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Publication
1375Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Publication
1350Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Publication
1498Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1800Carpet
1800
Object
1800Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Object
1800Robe
1800
Publication
1375Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Publication
1500Group of Dervishes
1500
Publication
1500"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1500"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1850Nay
1850
Object
1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
Publication
775Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
775
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
Object
1981Hilton
1981
Object
996Coin
996
Object
957Coin
957
Object
800Coin
800
Object
984Coin
984
Object
987Coin
987
Object
884Coin
884
Object
968Coin
968
Object
914Coin
914
Object
984Coin
984
Object
775Coin
775
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Object
948Coin
948
Object
984Coin
984
Object
973Coin
973
Object
965Coin
965
Object
984Coin
984
Object
984Coin
984
Object
952Coin
952
Object
950Coin
950
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Object
983Coin
983
Object
983Coin
983
Object
983Coin
983
Object
982Coin
982
Object
948Coin
948
Object
964Coin
964
Object
814Coin
814
Object
654Coin
654
Object
900Coin
900
Publication
1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
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
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design
900
Ceramic
900Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"
900
Ceramic
800Fragment with Clusters of White Dots
800
Object
1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Ceramic
800Bowl
800
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Ceramic
900Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs
900
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Ceramic
900Fragment of a Dish
900
Object
1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Inscription
900
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
Poster
2019Barcelona Business of Design Week bcn design low (23747693075)
2019
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
Identity
2018Folch and Bráulio Amado's identity for Barcelona Design Week sheds light on issues of consumption
2018
Project
2017Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
Project
2014Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day
2014
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Project
2020Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
Project
2012Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
Poster
2014Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)
2014
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Poster
2025Anís del Tigre, E. Lladó, Barcelona. poster - advertising (54242192285)
2025
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Project
2014Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
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
2025Poster - spagna - Ajuntament de Barcelona, Exposició d'Art Primavera de 1921 (54173007860)
2025
Poster
2025Poster - Barcelona - matador (54350953487)
2025
Poster
2021Barcelona - Torn Posters by the Sea
2021
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
2019Barcelona Business of Design Week independent design low (23747708705)
2019
Identity
2020“Effort, hard work and perseverance”: N-E on its new identity for Design Market Barcelona
2020
Poster
1936We will win for the global proletariat! — Catalan poster from the Spanish Civil War
1936
Project
2023Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops
2023