Loading…
A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
766 works match
Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Project
2018Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death
2018
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Project
2013Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India
2013
Project
2022Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings
2022
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Project
2015New Norse: We track down three Nordic design studios doing things differently
2015
Project
2024The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing
2024
Project
2019Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings
2019
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
Garment
2023Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women
2023
Photograph
1976India DSC01465 (16102398513)
1976
Photograph
1976India DSC01463 (16102403403)
1976
Photograph
1976India DSC01466 (16721269742)
1976
Project
2020Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India
2020
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Project
2018Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years
2018
Project
2021From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice
2021
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
Publication
1571"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)
1571
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle
-100
Object
1625Carpet Fragment
1625
Object
1605Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1605
Object
450Incense Burner in Three Parts
450
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle
-100
Object
1625Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
1625
Publication
1572"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1572
Object
1575Writing Box
1575
Object
1625Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet
1625
Object
1625Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1625
Object
1625Fragments of a Carpet
1625
Map
1770Elaborately illustrated map of the Awadh Subah of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770
1770
Photograph
Bikaner Art Deco (2415293783)
Photograph
Bikaner Art Deco (2416120458)
Photograph
Lady Hardinge Medical College (2428176968)
Photograph
Golcha Theatre (2437043077)
Photograph
Panaji Art Deco (2419485934)
Photograph
Delhi bungalow (2395933301)
Photograph
Bandodkar House, Panaji (2408349156)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2408320712)
Photograph
Damodar (2400487411)
Photograph
An Art Deco house in Bikaner
Photograph
Moderne Maharajah, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 3 October 2019 03
Photograph
Moderne Maharajah, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 3 October 2019 02
Photograph
Golcha Theatre (2436958129)
Photograph
Golcha Cinema, Delhi (2406789501)
Photograph
Suvam Bhawan (2406983169)
Photograph
Mandawa Art Deco (2427061572)
Photograph
Sardar Samand Palace (2424468575)
Photograph
Lady Hardinge Medical College (2428153456)
Photograph
Moderne Maharajah, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 3 October 2019 01
Photograph
Sardar Samand Palace (2424456007)
Photograph
Golcha Theatre (2436961217)
Photograph
Art Deco Tour at Holi Celebration (2433834459)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2434404873)
Photograph
Sardar Patel Medical College (2425018309)
Photograph
Bandodkar House, Panaji (2407531863)
Photograph
Sardar Samand Palace (2424489373)
Photograph
Suvam Bhawan (2436920171)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2434415497)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2435256206)
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Photograph
Bikaner Art Deco (2416121574)
Photograph
Delhi Art Deco (2437720104)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2434425219)
Photograph
Golcha Theatre (2436957147)
Photograph
Bikaner Art Deco (2416122852)
Photograph
Lord Shiva, Bandodkar House, Panaji (2407547573)
Photograph
Golcha Cinema, Delhi (2407623832)
Photograph
Art Deco Mansion, Panaji (2407613997)
Photograph
Mandovi Hotel (2435255170)
Photograph
Delhi Art Deco (2437757466)
Sculpture
1914Indian
1914
Object
1575Dagger (Chilanum)
1575
Object
1701Bident Spearhead
1701
Object
1701Spear
1701
Painting
1850Double Sided Painting; Male with Flower/ Soldier
1850
Object
1800Shawl
1800
Object
650Pendant with Head of Buddha
650
Object
1601Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")
1601
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Object
1501Helmet and Arm Guards
1501
Painting
1767Prince with Four Attendants
1767
Painting
1700Ramkali Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
1700
Object
1701Pair of Arm Guards
1701
Painting
1080Wrathful Eight-armed and Three-faced Goddess Tara Marichi, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
1080
Object
1701Helmet
1701
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Object
1660Section of an Archway
1660
Print
1885Shri Shri Durga
1885
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Sculpture
1200Lion
1200
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1670Ragini Des Variri: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
1670
Painting
1725A King Seated on His Throne
1725
Painting
1825Navagunjara, a Universal Form of Krishna
1825
Object
1701Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
Object
1900Length
1900
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Sculpture
1700Khandoba and Mahout on an Elephant
1700
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1640Ladies in a Pavilion: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
1640
Object
1701Spear
1701
Sculpture
1000Molded Plaque with Seated Buddha and Attendant Bodhisattvas
1000
Painting
1700Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
1700
Painting
1600Three Polo Players
1600
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Object
1767Hip Wrapper (Tuppotiya)
1767
Sculpture
1700Guardian (Ainar)
1700
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1700Lady on a Terrace
1700
Painting
1650The Goddess Durga Slaying an Enemy; Page from a Dispersed Markandeya Purana (Stories of the Sage Markandeya)
1650
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Sculpture
900Head of a Female
900
Object
1701Spear (Sang)
1701
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1710A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot
1710
Painting
1920Krishna and Radha
1920
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1700Raga Desakar
1700
Object
1701Spear (Sangu)
1701
Painting
1080Buddha with His Hands Raised in Dharmacakra Mudra, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
1080
Painting
1080Buddha Enthroned in a Shrine, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
1080
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1701Spear with Detachable Knife Head
1701
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Object
1700Skirt Cloth (Pha Nung), partial
1700
Object
1601Helmet, Shield, and Arm Guard
1601
Print
1880Gods to be Worshipped in the Evening
1880
Print
1875Sarasvati
1875
Print
1890Madan-Bhasma (Shiva Turns to Ashes)
1890
Sculpture
1600Khandoba and Mhalsi on Horseback
1600
Print
1880Portrait of a Man with a Jeweled Turban
1880
Painting
1600Radha Speaks to Krishna: Page from the Boston Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
1600
Painting
1790Tortures of the Damned
1790
Painting
1680Radha and Her Confidant Sit in an Open Room: Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya
1680
Object
1701Spear
1701
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1790Council of Heroes: Page from a Dispersed Mahabharata (Great Descendants of Mahabharata)
1790
Painting
1640Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
1640
Painting
1790Page from a Book of Omens
1790
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1734A Wedding Scene
1734
Object
1601Dagger (Bichuwa)
1601
Object
1601Helmet
1601
Sculpture
1690Hiranyakashipu, The Demon-King
1690
Painting
1850Page from a Dispersed Book of Dreams
1850
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Print
1883Janmastami
1883
Object
1700Fragment of Turban Cloth
1700
Sculpture
1000Manasa, the Snake Goddess
1000
Print
1886Narasimha
1886
Painting
1080Enthroned Four-armed Bodhisattva, Leaf from a dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
1080
Object
1700Cover (Rumal)
1700
Object
1701Dagger (Katar)
1701
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Object
1800Valance
1800
Sculpture
967Celestial Attendant
967
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Painting
1810Vishnu on Garuda
1810
Painting
1700Manuscript with 116 Pages
1700
Painting
1790The Timid Bride
1790
Object
1701Spear (Sangu)
1701
Painting
1690Episodes from Krishna's Life: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)
1690
Sculpture
1500Figure of Ganesha
1500
Painting
1080Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
1080
Object
1700Floral Decorated Textile
1700
Painting
1725Folk Painting
1725
Photograph
Spire of Wellesley Building
Photograph
Anand Niwas, Girgaon, Mumbai
Photograph
Dominic, Gaiwadi, Girgaon
Photograph
Lamington Chambers, Mumbai
Photograph
Parrys Corner, Chennai, India
Photograph
Parry's Corner
Photograph
Art deco stairway railings of Raja Chambers
Photograph
Indian Merchants' Chamber, Mumbai (2419473474)
Photograph
Indian Merchants Chamber
Photograph
Hindustan Building facade (newly painted)
Photograph
Dil Pazir (2424411527)
Photograph
Laxmi Insurance Building, Mumbai (43137)
Photograph
Closeup of Warden House, Mumbai
Photograph
Dossa Mansion, Fort, Mumbai
Photograph
Hornby View, Fort, Mumbai
Photograph
Anand Niwas, Girgaon, Mumbai (10311)
Photograph
Dossa Mansion, Fort, Mumbai (74599)
Photograph
Laxmi Insurance Building, Mumbai (92188)
Photograph
Indian Globe Chambers, Mumbai
Photograph
Laxmi Insurance Building, Mumbai
Photograph
Firuz-Ara Apartment Building, Mumbai
Photograph
Clock-Tower-Royapettah-Chennai-India
Photograph
Dossa Mansion, Fort, Mumbai (21422)
Photograph
Hindustan building before renovations (2017)
Photograph
22 Chittaranjan Avenue
Photograph
Art-Deco-Buildings-Parry-Corner-Chennai-India
Photograph
Anand Niwas, Girgaon, Mumbai (85123)
Photograph
Laxmi Insurance Building, Mumbai (66358)
Photograph
Dominic, Girgaon
Photograph
Lalgir Chambers, Mumbai
Photograph
Fort Chambers, Mumbai
Photograph
Laxmi Insurance Building, Mumbai (90035)
Photograph
EID Parry headquarters
Photograph
An art deco building on Lake Temple Road, Kolkata 1
Photograph
Parrys, Chennai
Photograph
CHOR-BAZAR-MUMBAI
Photograph
Bell Building, Mumbai
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Object
1701Knife with Sheath
1701
Painting
1671Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra
1671
Object
1750Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1750
Object
1601Archer's Ring
1601
Object
1801Sword
1801
Sculpture
400Head of a Buddha
400