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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
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2012Graphic designer Toni Halonen is creating the visual identity for Helsinki's nightlife
2012
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Project
2016The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
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
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Project
2008Finnish Illustrators
2008
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (13)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (2)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (5)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (12)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (11)
1938
Photograph
1938ArtefactsSenegal
1938
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1938IFAN - Instrument (2)
1938
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1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)
1938
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1938GuineaBoredStone
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (10)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali
1938
Photograph
1938Célébration des moissons chez les Gourounsi du Burkina Fasso - Masque de phacochère - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (8)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Figure d'autel, a-Tshol
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon
1938
Photograph
1938Funéraille chez les Sénoufo - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (9)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (7)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (6)
1938
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1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (14)
1938
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1938Cistones
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (1)
1938
Photograph
1938Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (4)
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
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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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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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-2018
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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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elokuvateatteri Orion
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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)
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
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De Waterkant 47
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Victoria Court (395152584)
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Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
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Metropole Hotel (395169276)
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Cine Africa (391901922)
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Manhattan Court (395169273)
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Wilern Court (395152583)
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Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
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Broadwindsor (395169268)
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At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
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
Kansallisen audiovisuaalisen instituutin (KAVI) elokuvateatteri Orion Helsingin Kampissa
Photograph
Eerikinkatu, Helsinki (May 2022)
Photograph
Orion Helsinki
Photograph
Salo-screening-when-banned
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Orion Eerikinkadulla - Marit Henriksson
Photograph
Orion sisäänkäynti
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
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Cape Town (252929093)
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Cape Town (354264629)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
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Cape Town (354266530)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
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Cape Town (354244029)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
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Cape Town (354266244)
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Cape Town (354265930)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
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Cape Town (354265537)
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Cape Town (354265085)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
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Cape Town (354266774)
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Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
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Cape Town (252929665)
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Lavoniuksen talo eli Villa Jugend Henrik Mattjus (16556984202)
Photograph
Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua
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Kruunuvuorenkatu 7:n jugendtalon julkisivua.
Photograph
Lapinrinne 4:n kerrostalon julkisivua.
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Lapinlahdenkatu 19 - Lapinrinne 4. Emil Svenssonin suunnittelema rakennus
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The Bangui City 2
Photograph
Bangui city
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The Bangui City
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Object
Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki
Object
Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki
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Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki
Ceramic
Pormestarinrinne 6, Helsinki
Object
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
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
2024Brad Ogbonna makes colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar
2024
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
2019Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal
2019
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
Motion
2017Ivana Bobic and Siri Johansen’s filmic portrait of Senegal, posthumously narrated by Anni Albers
2017
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
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
Project
2025“Silent manifestos for a changing society”: photographer Moulaye Diarra uncovers the dreams of Dakar’s youth
2025
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
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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
2011Awesome Senegalese Bike Tricks
2011
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
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
Poster
2024Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8061B; JOKAHBL3B I01-1)
2024
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Project
2016Photographer Ilyes Griyeb takes us to Senegal's salt lakes
2016
Project
2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
Poster
Mannerheim — Finnish painting
Identity
2015Logo Qatar National Bank
2015
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