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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2018Arcin Sagdic's latest cover story for Numero Homme Berlin is a meditation on surgically-enhanced beauty
2018
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2018Andrés Gallardo Albajar's Korean Schooling captures the pastel-hued perfection of South Korean school buildings
2018
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2016Olafur Eliasson’s installation The Open Pyramid dominates the Long Gallery in Shanghai
2016
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2012Rafael Rozendaal's work projected onto the world's biggest LED screen in Seoul
2012
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2022Hamburg-based design studio Liebermann Kiepe Reddemann on how to innovate your web design
2022
Poster
2015Fresh, vibrant poster work from South Korean designer Soojin Lee
2015
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2013Damien Poulain and some kids create awesome space rockets for a German bank
2013
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2019Agua Viva portrays the immigrant experience of a Chinese manicurist in Miami
2019
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2012Dave Prosser treats us to a beautiful snapshot of South Korean life in Mountain
2012
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2023Artist Yin Ming uses ping pong as a metaphor for the act of code switching
2023
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2016Berlin-based Cristóbal Schmal’s naive illustrations are an intriguing mix
2016
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2012Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation
2012
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2018Nicholas Bonner shares his collection of North Korean graphics collected since 1993
2018
Identity
2015formdusche creates punchy and cartoon-like identity for German arts festival
2015
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2021An illustrative portrait of rapidly changing Shanghai by Jeffrey Hsueh
2021
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2020Shining a positive light on Asian voices, Chuntian is a guide to spring inspired by the philosophy of Chinese medicine
2020
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2018Xiaoxiao Xu's tranquil and intimate photographs explore her immigration from China to The Netherlands
2018
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2018Mak Kai Hang discusses the typographic differences within Chinese graphic design
2018
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2016Seoul-based illustrator Yeon Ji Kang's beautifully thick-limbed ballerinas
2016
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2011Interview Project Germany
2011
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2017Two new projects from Korean-French publisher Animal Press
2017
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2017German illustrator Stephanie Wunderlich’s ode to papercut collage
2017
Identity
2019Sarula Bao’s Real Chinese Food is a zine about take-out, shame and diaspora identity
2019
Motion
2014Advertising: Terrifying advert with a brilliant twist from some German filmmakers
2014
Identity
2019Sean Alexander Geraghty talks identity and traditions with Cuba’s diminishing Chinese population
2019
Motion
2017High octane Nike China animation gets kids to wear their bandages as a “badge of honour”
2017
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2016Seoul-based Sujin’s illustrations depict sassy ladies with a cool attitude
2016
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2019Da大 by Beijing-based ori.studio reimagines the format of the interview
2019
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2018Can Yang's graphic design style is deep-rooted in her Chinese heritage
2018
Poster
2015German studio Unfun creates colourfully slick posters for dance club
2015
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2020Min Hyun-woo visits Korean villages to photograph the wit and wisdom of grandmothers
2020
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2022No Running! Pia Henkel shines a light on Berlin’s 62 public pools
2022
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2015A polished and sophisticated update from German studio Bureau Progressiv
2015
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2024The View from Seoul: Korean designers studying abroad have paved the way for a new generation
2024
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2024The View from Berlin: meet the defiant and resourceful creatives leading the city’s DIY culture explosion
2024
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2022Suzy Chan’s kitsch and sparkly project explores the children who grow up in China’s factories
2022
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2025Celebrating the riders who keep their small Peruvian island on the map and on the move
2025
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2021From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice
2021
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2015Scott King's nice new campaign claims all pop culture in the name of Berlin
2015
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2014Illustration: Paula Troxler's incredible blend of crayon colours and German folklore
2014
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2017Explore North Korean graphic ephemera in Phaidon’s new book
2017
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2014Art: Thierry Noir – the first man to paint the Berlin Wall – opens first ever solo show in London
2014
Publication
2014Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations
2014
Poster
2015Neat Tumblr shows off the endless and diverse Posters of Berlin
2015
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2014Dazzled by the eye-catching work of Berlin-based studio 44flavours
2014
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2017Laura Callaghan depicts how Germany would look if women were in charge
2017
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2012Really nice diploma design from Korean wizard Kyuhyung Cho
2012
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2016Ricardo Ferrol reinterprets the work of influential German designer Otl Aicher
2016
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2024A traditional Chinese dessert brand inspired by plastic collectible toys
2024
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2018Designer Can Yang's book visually presents ancient Chinese elixir recipes
2018
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2020Based between Toronto and Beijing, Meat Studio creates work that bridges cultures
2020
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2019Mary Perez documents Korean megachurches in an attempt to explore her own religious beliefs
2019
Identity
2025Ana Flores on growing a photographic practice from her Peruvian roots
2025
Publication
2019Illustrator Ellice Weaver on the influence of Berlin, screen printing, and comic books
2019
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2018Benedikt Rugar’s illustrations for the German Design Glossary use elements of the surreal to tell a visual story
2018
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2016Zhang Kechun encapsulates the oblivion of China's mysterious Yellow River
2016
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2015Presenting Wurstbande, or "sausage gang" – a Berlin-based illustration duo
2015
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2016Photographer Philippe Chancel captures North Korea’s intensely choreographed ceremonies
2016
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2012Chloe Dewe Mathews: China's Wild West
2012
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2012Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club
2012
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2015Textural, expressive illustration from Berlin-based illustrator Beth Walrond
2015
Motion
2018Josh King directs video for Khruangbin featuring a lady hula-hooping her way through Shanghai
2018
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2013Photography: Mengxi Zhang's 350km/h is a portrait of a new high-speed China
2013
Identity
2016Hamburg-based Villa Studio collaborates with illustrators for exhibition identity
2016
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2024Siting Yao’s bilingual dictionary translates Chinese lesbian slang
2024
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2019Seoul-based artist Dahye Choi gets inspired by “old spaces” and “ordinary things”
2019
Identity
2015Delfina Venditti's spot-on identity for Atonal sound festival in Berlin
2015
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2019Seoul-based design studio Press Room explores meaning through the physical
2019
Publication
2012Genre-bending, era-defining graphics in a book of 20th century Chinese design
2012
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2014Vibrant, pebble-like paintings from Berlin-based artist Frau Grau
2014
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2012Glorifying the suberb portfolio of German graphic designer Alexander Lis
2012
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2013Fun record sleeve design and illustration from Hamburg's Human Empire
2013
Identity
2016Wonderful and sensitive identity designs for German arts organisation
2016
Identity
2020Te Mata: a studio visually adjusting “the still diluted Peruvian identity”
2020
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2022Seoul-based Bowyer studio connects small shapes to form a big picture, inspired by Buddhist philosophy
2022
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2015Sun Kai Qiang documents the quiet moments at a Chinese art school
2015
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2018“The beauty of abstraction”: Christoph Niemann on his new mural for a Berlin train station
2018
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2021Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories
2021
Poster
2015Funny project documents China’s strange public service announcement posters
2015
Poster
2012Loving this bonkers poster design from Berlin-based Lars Moereels
2012
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2019Dal Park animates the cultural differences between herself and her Korean grandmother
2019
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2013Graphic Design: Fantastic design for the Berlin Art Prize 2013 from designers HelloMe
2013
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2014Miscellaneous: A webcomic based in China's version of Google Maps
2014
Poster
2019Clarity of concept is at the heart of Seoul-based graphic designer Son Ayong’s posters
2019
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2019Marilyn Mugot's photos capture the neon melancholy of China's streets
2019
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2015Shanghai's Ka Xiaoxi captures basketball kids for Nike
2015
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2015Fantastic work from young South Korean designer Kyuho Kim
2015
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2015Stills & Strokes creates flashy jewellery editorials for Interview Germany
2015
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2016Berlin-based illustrator Riikka Laakso’s lino printed book explores the number seven
2016
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2013Nike devotees get yourselves to Beijing, your retail dream awaits!
2013
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2021Wu Lie Wei’s work is an ode to the Chinese youth
2021
Poster
2014Amazing 1970s publishing posters from German designer Gunter Rambow
2014
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2022Breathtaking and arresting, Livien Yin’s series Paper Suns explores the “desires, uncertainties and pleasures” of Chinese American immigrants
2022
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2015Bold typographic poster design from Berlin-based Sven Lindhorst-Emme
2015
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2012John Diebel's stunning geometric collages ooze Bauhaus perfection
2012
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2013One German pedestrian becomes a sartorial celebrity thanks to What Ali Wore
2013
Motion
2017Pictoplasma Berlin review: highlights from the character design and animation festival
2017
Photograph
2018Chinese photographer, Feng Li's series White Night is a flip book of strange scenarios
2018
Poster
2019Marvel at these typographic posters designed by Karl-Heinz Drescher in East Germany
2019
Publication
2020Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture
2020
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2023Hair how-tos and curious chairs: The best projects from Seoul Design festival
2023
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2013Graphic Design: gu&em studio produce some of Seoul's nicest artist books
2013
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2015Jonny Seymour’s cute and strange photo series of six-year-old Chinese kids’ “graduation”
2015
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2012Young Korean designer Luna Seo makes the mundane magical
2012
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2022Studio Lava Beijing is erupting with puns and playful designs
2022
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2014Graphic Design: Peruvian Gabriela Maskrey delights us again with art show catalogue
2014
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2015A minimalist building that moves: Penda’s dynamic entry for Bauhaus Museum design competition
2015
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2020Introducing the monochromatic and spooky portraits of Chinese artist Jingze Du
2020
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2013Graphic Design: Munich show celebrates this milennium's indie magazine stars
2013
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2017Designing Bauhaus Now magazine was a conflict of rationality and experimentation
2017
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2016A rare photographic insight into the everyday lives of the people of North Korea
2016
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2015Seoul's Bohuy Kim is pumping out bold graphic design
2015
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2020Berlin’s Contemporary C**t Collective shine a light on Drag Syndrome in the latest issue of King Kong Garçon
2020
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2019When Work Becomes Play: What We Can Learn from the Bauhaus 100 Years On
2019
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2020The Type covers the history, development, conventions and transcultural contexts of Chinese typography in three new volumes
2020
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2012An edible lasagne cookbook from German designers Korefe, bellissimo!
2012
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2014Korean studio fnt produce wonderfully simple printed matter
2014
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2012Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
Garment
2019Using props, backdrops and lavish clothing, Weishan Hu captures the aestheticism of a postmodern China
2019
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2022In Smart Kids, Alex Huanfa Cheng explores the demise of a lost Chinese subculture
2022
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2013Graphic Design: Stunning stuff from Morphoria for German magazine loslegen
2013
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2015Dina Kelberman's I'm Google is a visual game of Chinese Whispers
2015
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2015Young Berlin illustrator Ruohan Wang's charming work belies her youth
2015
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2016What does it mean to work in the arts? One Berlin-based artist shuts a gallery for five weeks to find out...
2016
Publication
2021This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century
2021
Poster
2021Neo Neo effortlessly flits between a visual identity, Bauhaus typeface and poster for Roger Federer
2021
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2012Seoul-based studio fnt have a particularly clean and consistent body of work
2012
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2017Seoul-based Shrimp Chung’s dynamic designs are bright and full of impact
2017
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2019Designing for all aspects of Korean culture: the multi-talented Everyday Practice
2019
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2019Sascia Reibel explores the popularity of Ikea Beijing and three iconic female coders
2019
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2012Sushi fans beware, these Chinese fish factory shots are beautiful but graphic
2012
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2013A treasure trove of graphic riches on offer thanks to Berlin studio Stahl R
2013
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2013Photography: Albert Elm captures Russia and China with a rose-tinted lens
2013
Poster
2015Seoul-based studio Chung Choon applies an elegance and simplicity to its posters
2015
Motion
2021Annie Lai thoughtfully photographs young Chinese women in an exploration of emotional and physical home
2021
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2019Ronghui Chen photographs the young people of China's forgotten “Freezing Lands”
2019
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2018Partying in the Weimar Republic with the Archive of Modern Conflict
2018
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2015M.I.A and Gener8ion's new vid features 36,000 Chinese fighting school kids
2015
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2020How materialism affects a woman’s lifestyle according to Korean illustrator and artist Leebin Soyeon
2020
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2015South Korean designer Haein Song on the craft of bookbinding
2015
Identity
2015Munich-based studio Moby Digg and their fantastic AABER Award identity
2015
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2020Relax and unwind in the hazy land of Korean illustrator Jeong Suji
2020
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2013Graphic design: German design studio Stellavie create prints for stargazers
2013
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2016Snapshots of commuters during China's typhoon season by Wiktoria Wojciechowska
2016
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2015Cool graphic design from Germany-based Cabinet Gold van d’Vlies
2015
Identity
2025Studio Gruhl dives back into Berlin’s 1990s techno scene in an identity for Spellbound
2025
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2012Graphic greatness and beautiful books by Berlin-based Palefroi
2012
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2016South Korea-based animator Yoodowon’s lighthearted salute to the household blind
2016
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2019In Visions of Qinghai, Arnaud Lin depicts a diverse and rapidly changing Chinese province
2019
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20221413 is back with another playful ode to Chinese culture – this time focusing on medicine and wellness
2022
Poster
2024The View From Seoul: Korean poster design has a unique visual language – so why is it disappearing?
2024
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2019Shuwei Liu combines David Bowie and Chinese mythology with a planet mushroom
2019
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2018Paris Syndrome: photographer Francois Prost explores a replica city in China
2018
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2017Catherine Hyland explores the vast, yet eerily barren tourist destinations of China and Mongolia
2017
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2022How you can win an original Melissa Kitty Jarram painting inspired by Beijing Silvermine
2022
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2021Yoojin Ahn crafts cute and sentimental illustrations inspired by daily life in Seoul
2021
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2021In South Korea, Triangle Studios is a one-man design powerhouse
2021
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2018XXL Studio is an iconic Chinese graphic design studio producing exceptional book design
2018
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2011Timbuktu
2011
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2023New exhibition sheds light on Korea’s most exciting artists and galleries
2023
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2015Hamburg-based studio Karl Anders wishes you a Heavy Birthday
2015
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2015Chinese animator Lei Lei reflects on sadness
2015
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
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2017Zhiyuan Yang's photos of her parents scrutinise China's nuclear family dynamics
2017
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2017Seoul studio Everyday Practice talks about its collaborative approach to design
2017
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2009The Backdrop at The Mass Games in North Korea
2009
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2018A photographic series documenting the Korean communities of Mexico and Cuba
2018
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2016Ill-Studio’s short film plays with reflections and odd perspectives in Berlin
2016
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2013Architecture: Wowserino! ROK install 22,000 unique wooden sticks in German boutique
2013
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2019Tilman Brembs’ mammoth archive captures the early Berlin techno years
2019
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2014Fascinating portraits of stars by German photographer Olaf Heine
2014
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2014Illustration: You just don't get much more joyful than the work of Berlin's Golden Cosmos
2014
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2014Photography: Incredible shots of China's busy coastline from Zhang Xiao
2014
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2013Dan Witz is back showing off some stunning light paintings at the Gestalten space in Berlin
2013
Identity
2015Making branding with a purpose: what can we learn from the Bauhaus?
2015
Publication
2012Beautifully designed notebooks mark quinquennial German dOCUMENTA (13) show
2012
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2022Mischelle Moy’s pleasant and dreamlike photography pays tribute to her Chinese heritage
2022
Publication
2022Murathan Biliktu’s new font explores the experience of migrant workers in Germany
2022
Motion
2014Film: A day in the life of Berlin-based mural painter, Polina Soloveichik
2014
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2018Little Pyongyang asks you to "leave behind everything you think you know" about North Korea
2018
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2018Eating the Other explores the western fascination with Chinese traditional dress
2018
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2017Architect’s draftsman turned illustrator: Daniel Lima’s colourful version of reality
2017
Motion
2015COS and Matthew Frost among Berlin Fashion Film Festival winners
2015
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2015Banging designs for a Berlin techno club by Serbian creative Vanja Golubovic
2015
Publication
2015The stunning, forward-thinking book covers of Weimar Germany
2015
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2017Meet Berlin-based studio Büro Bum Bum
2017
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2019Sacred Shanghai: Liz Hingley photographs the spiritual renaissance of the city
2019
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Motion
2015Ordinary People’s bubbly identity for a Seoul film festival
2015
Poster
2016Unfun’s sleek typographic posters for German gallery Kunstverein Nürnberg
2016
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2013Ji Yeo's stirring project photographs the plastic surgery obsession in Korea
2013
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2019Yunying Huang challenges the Eurocentric perception of techno-culture in China
2019
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2019Land in Sonne explores the young generations now living in former East Berlin and its impacts
2019
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2021“I had the chance to open the doors a little”: Stephan Gladieu photographs the people of North Korea
2021
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2014Manuel Birnbacher's weird and wonderful look for a German house festival
2014
Motion
2021Shanghai-based studio KauKau returns with a striking and multifaceted rebrand for Strong Noodle
2021
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2018Yang Qi’s work expresses a strong Chinese and German cultural background
2018
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2018Matthew Connors examines the realities of North Korea, challenging its kitschy visual tropes
2018
Garment
2018Hailun Ma returns to China to document the vibrant and startling fashion of her hometown
2018
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2012Paul Leichtfried produces a drastic redesign for Berlin refugee charity
2012
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2020Luo Yang captures China’s Generation Z through an intimate lens
2020
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2023America Fever: Emanuel Hahn’s fantastical reimagination of Korean immigration history
2023
Identity
2016Twelve studio’s rippling identity for Beijing new media studio
2016
Publication
2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
Publication
2014Publication: New Berlin-based magazine Winter warms all our cockles
2014
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2025Grilli Type’s GT Era brings an early Bauhaus chic back to the sans serif
2025
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2014Illustration: We love these detailed prints by Berlin illustrator Jeong Hwa Min
2014
Motion
2019Mark Parascandola documents the scenery and sets of China’s booming film industry
2019
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2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
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2017Photographer Noah Sheldon captures the “pride and physical confidence” of Shanghai Tower construction workers
2017
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2015Confident, minimal designs from Berlin studio Neubau prove less is more
2015
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2019Aga Giecko tells us about her first solo exhibition, Bauhaus 100
2019
Poster
2012Brilliant posters that still amaze from the 1972 Munich Olympics by Otl Aicher
2012
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2014Graphic Design: A bunch of great guys designing incredible stuff in Berlin, meet Eps51
2014
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2021Zoe Lowdermilk-Oppenheim’s moving project documents young Chinese women adopted into British families
2021
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2019Another Design creates a vibrant visual system for Guangzhou Triennial
2019
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2022Chuqiao Liu's powerful photography offers a glimpse into contemporary China
2022
Motion
2013Unnerving video accompanies David Bowie’s beautiful new elegy to Berlin
2013
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2019Patrick Wack's photos of Xinjiang show beauty and despair on China's new frontier
2019
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2019South Korean illustrator Jisu Choi draws her material desires
2019
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2013The Weekender smashes into Friday with high wires, Korea and Barbara Streisand
2013
Motion
2012Nicely shot film larking around in Paris with German label howitzweissbach
2012
Publication
2015Lost Magazine explores global travel from a uniquely Chinese perspective
2015
Publication
2015More sharp, strange work from Qiu Yang for T Magazine China
2015
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2014Colourful dancing ladies captured by German photographer Andrea Grützner
2014
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2010Juno Hamburg
2010
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2019German photographer Miguel Brusch documents Blackpool like you've never seen it before
2019
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2013Art: Superb satires of 1920s Berlin from the inimitable George Grosz
2013
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Berlin studio Stahl-R ace versatile new identity for Folkdays
2014
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2018Leslie Zhang's sentimental series Little Flexes is a "beautiful glimpse of China"
2018
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2019Guannan Li captures Korean shamans, disappearing coastlines and artist’s utopias in her nomadic photography
2019
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2015Ordinary People, extraordinary work. We chat to the Seoul-based studio
2015
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2016Peacocks, 70s baroque and Wes Anderson vibes in Berlin for Gucci’s AW16 campaign
2016
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2015Berlin studio Yukiko talks us through the good-looking new issue of Flaneur
2015
Publication
2013Cracking editorial illustration from Berlin's Cristóbal Schmal
2013
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2012How's about some beautiful Korean graphic design? Sulki & Min have got it covered
2012
Publication
2022Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs
2022
Publication
2016Node Berlin Oslo on its typography-led design for LOST iN travel guides
2016
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2013Photography: James Chororos enchants with his photographs of Peru
2013