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Identity
2015
Anna Kulachek creates a playful modular identity from illustrations of Prague
2015
Project
2014
Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
Project
2014
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Identity
2018
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Motion
2022
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Poster
2021
Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
Project
2014
Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
Publication
2015
Playful typography and a smart but free sensibility in the work of Prague-based designer Jan Horčik
2015
Project
2018
A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Publication
2014
Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
Project
2022
Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Publication
2020
Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
Project
2016
Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Project
2022
Czech matchbox designs inspire An Chen’s angular still-life illustrations
2022
Publication
2025
A Life Among Letters unearths an unseen chapter of Czech typography
2025
Project
2017
Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Publication
2016
An innovative approach to typography and ace use of monochrome from Prague's Parallel Practice
2016
Project
2012
Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Motion
2017
Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
Project
2018
The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Project
2019
Photographer Jack Latham investigates the hidden conspiracies of Bohemian Grove
2019
Project
2013
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Poster
2017
New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
Project
2012
Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler
2012
Project
2018
“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Project
2014
Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Project
2017
A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Typeface
2016
Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
Project
2022
Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history
2022
Project
2016
Sublime and sophisticated updates from Czech designer Jan Horčik
2016
Typeface
2016
Briefcase celebrates 20 years of Czech typeface design with new book Typo 9010
2016
Project
2017
A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Motion
2014
Czech & Slovak Film Festival identity inspired by hand-painted Czech posters
2014
Project
2016
Colourful but refined graphic design work by Prague-based Anymade Studio
2016
Project
2021
Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Publication
2019
Alessandro Bo’s photo book Smail captures the last inhabitants of a Bohemian enclave
2019
Project
2020
Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Project
2014
Playful and bright design from Czech Republic-based Anymade Studio
2014
Project
2023
Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography
2023
Project
2012
The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012