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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
263 works match
Project
2017Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Photograph
1930Anglo-American Corporation. 44 Main Street. Johannesburg. Main Bronze Doors. 1930
1930
Photograph
1930Anglo-American Corporation. 44 Main Street. Johannesburg. Side Bronze Doors. 1930
1930
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Sculpture
Anglo-American Corporation building Johannesburg bronzework
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264629)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266530)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266774)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929093)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929665)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265085)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265930)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265537)
Photograph
Cape Town (354244029)
Publication
1498Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Object
1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
![Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]](/api/thumb/400/eDpodHRwczovL2ltYWdlcy5tZXRtdXNldW0ub3JnL0NSREltYWdlcy9pcy93ZWItbGFyZ2UvTEMtOTFfMV8xMDg1LmpwZw.webp)
Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Object
1800Robe
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
![Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]](/api/thumb/400/eDpodHRwczovL2ltYWdlcy5tZXRtdXNldW0ub3JnL0NSREltYWdlcy9pcy93ZWItbGFyZ2UvTEMtOTFfMV8xMDg0LmpwZw.webp)
Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Robe
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1575Tile
1575
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Publication
1500Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Publication
1350Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
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
Ceramic
1350Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Ensemble
1800
Object
1875Čartār
1875
Ceramic
1350Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Ceramic
800Bowl
800
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1775Kaftan
1775
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
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
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Publication
1500Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Publication
1525Garden Scene
1525
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1375Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Publication
1522Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1800Ensemble
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Publication
1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ceramic
1800Dish
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1309Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1475Carved Door Panel
1475
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Publication
1500Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1500"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Object
1825Ornament
1825
Object
1891Fragment of Cover
1891
Object
1800Cover
1800
Object
1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1800Dish
1800
![Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]](/api/thumb/400/eDpodHRwczovL2ltYWdlcy5tZXRtdXNldW0ub3JnL0NSREltYWdlcy9pcy93ZWItbGFyZ2UvTEMtOTFfMV8xMDg2LmpwZw.webp)
Object
1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Object
1850Boots
1850
Publication
1498"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Object
1700Textile Fragment
1700
Ceramic
1350Tile from a Squinch
1350
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Publication
1500"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Object
1800Carpet
1800
Object
1800Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Publication
1375Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Publication
1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Ceramic
1700Dish
1700
Object
1800Hanging
1800
Object
1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Object
968Coin
968
Object
1800Head Ornament
1800
Object
1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Ceramic
1700Bowl
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
1700Hanging
1700
Ceramic
1309Tile Fragment
1309
Object
968Coin
968
Object
1800Cover
1800
Publication
1500"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Ceramic
1600Square Tile
1600
Object
1801Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Publication
1500Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Ceramic
900Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Publication
1498"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Publication
1500"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Publication
775Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
775
Object
968Coin
968
Object
996Coin
996
Object
984Coin
984
Object
775Coin
775
Object
984Coin
984
Object
957Coin
957
Object
914Coin
914
Object
800Coin
800
Object
987Coin
987
Object
884Coin
884
Object
983Coin
983
Object
965Coin
965
Object
952Coin
952
Object
984Coin
984
Object
973Coin
973
Object
964Coin
964
Object
982Coin
982
Object
983Coin
983
Object
950Coin
950
Object
983Coin
983
Object
948Coin
948
Object
984Coin
984
Object
948Coin
948
Object
984Coin
984
Object
654Coin
654
Object
900Coin
900
Object
814Coin
814
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design
900
Ceramic
800Fragment with Clusters of White Dots
800
Ceramic
900Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs
900
Ceramic
800Bowl
800
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Ceramic
900Fragment of a Dish
900
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Inscription
900
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Poster
2014Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)
2014
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
1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2022“Brotherhood, community and togetherness”: Nick van Tiem documents a community of skaters in Cape Town
2022
Poster
1899England and the war in South Africa — German poster
1899
Project
2015Dan Wieden Is... We spend a week stalking the advertising mogul around a conference in Cape Town
2015
Project
2016Lynnie Zulu decorates her exotic characters in punchy hues and patterns
2016
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2023Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops
2023
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Project
2020Uzbekistan-based Hassan Kurbanbaev photographs the places where he feels “calm and well”
2020
Map
1961Uz. SSR. Bukhara, Samarkand, Surkhan-Darya regions
1961
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Project
2014Opinion: Why it's the perfect time to explore Cape Town's creative community
2014
Poster
2022Advertising poster for the exhibition Splendours of the oases of Uzbekistan in Louvre museum (2022-2023)
2022
Project
2019A chat with Nikita Teryoshin about his time spent with the Boxing Grannies of Johannesburg
2019
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
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Project
2015Our pick of the talks from 2014's Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Project
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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
Project
2016Photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman captures the characters of Johannesburg's creative scene
2016
Project
2015Our highlights from the first day of the Design Indaba event in Cape Town
2015
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
Publication
2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Identity
2015Logo Qatar National Bank
2015
Identity
2022Metro Doha Logo 10.2018
2022
Poster
2025Anna Louise Strong - Red Star in Samarkand (1929)
2025