Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona
2019
Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms
2016
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Farah Al Qasimi photographs Dubai’s decaying entertainment architecture
2015
Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
Taschen’s monograph features Sebastião Salgado’s powerful photographs of the Kuwaiti oil fires
2016
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Watermelon Pictures is the film company putting Palestinian cinema where it belongs – on the big screen
2025
Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short
2017
Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
What's On: Hajj - Journey to the Heart of Islam
2012
Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day
2014
Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design
2012
Aline Deschamps documents the “beauty, creativity and strength” of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
2022
Exhibition: New photography show offers an alternative side of Israel and Palestine
2014
A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
“I like to slap my audience or shock them”: Iranian documentary photographer Shayan Sajadian
2020
Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign
2014
Matteo Berton's considered illustrations of a Nazi raid on a Jewish community
2015
“When you live in a place like Lebanon, you have a mission”: Meet the fearless director Jessy Moussallem
2020
Hala Al-Ani documents Dubai's pick and mix architecture with real flair
2012
Nicolas Boyer documents an often overlooked side to Iran
2020
Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
Glorianna Ximendaz uses archive photography, digital imagery and text messages to immortalise Palestine
2025
Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive: preserving the audiovisual legacy of Palestine, one record at a time
2024
A city of contradictions: meet the people shaping Beirut's creative future
2016
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Graphic designer Nawal Arafat on creating space for Palestinian voices within art and design
2021
Arghavan Khosravi on her fruitful yet uncertain journey as an Iranian painter
2019
Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Photographer Grey Hutton gives us a joyful glimpse into the Jewish festival of Purim
2019
Palestine Underground shines a light on the West Bank’s underground music scene
2018
Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent
2013
Andy Sweet captures the forgotten Jewish tribe of Miami’s South Beach
2019
Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art
2021
Woo! Pencil mountains! Crisp graphic design here by Barcelona's very own Roseta y Oihana
2012
Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Two Jewish Women is a website designed to unpack the nuances of Orthodox Judaism
2020
Explore LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts and Design’s exceptional graphic design masters, taught entirely online
2023
Check out these cheeky plaster hands grifting on the streets of Barcelona
2013
Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
Lionel Bawden's sculptures are inspired by Islamic art, Brancusi and...sea sponges?
2013
Art: Excellent project makes portraits of women from censored Iranian packaging
2013
The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Illustration: Spectacular illustration from Israeli artist Shimrit Elkanati
2014
“I want viewers to see us”: Dean Majd on the importance of portraying Palestinians in a positive light
2021
Photography: Jose Porroche finds undiscovered gems on the beaches and streets of Barcelona
2013
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Yuko Michishita takes you through the A to Z of Iran in a refreshingly beautiful way
2012
Beautiful and cleanly designed pamphlets from Barcelona-based studio Hey
2012
Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Illustration: Check out Israeli illustrator Ellakookoo's new style - wow!
2013
Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler
2012
The Al-Ameen archive preserves a precious insight into joyful Palestinian wedding culture between the 1960s-90s
2022
Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Daniel Eskils / I'm From Barcelona
2007
Creativity under Occupation: Five Palestinian creatives discuss the highs and lows of working in the West Bank and Gaza
2022
Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Miscellaneous: We explored Barcelona's creative scene and it was bloody brilliant
2014
Ségolène Ragu’s vivid portrayal of the Semiramis shows us the conditions in Lebanon during economic crisis
2023
A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer
2015
“I’ve tried to prove that being a woman doesn’t mean weakness”: Fatemeh Behboudi on photographing Iran
2018
Jackson Krule opens a window into Jewish life in his latest series capturing Siyum HaShas
2020
An exhibition of Palestinian photographers visualises the lasting significance of ‘land’
2025
Welcome to Turbo Studio – Amman’s bustling event venue cum graphic design studio
2022
Noa Snir’s gruesomely sweet illustrations retell a classic Hebrew story
2015
A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
The photographer profiling Iran’s gay refugees
2016
Stamps of a Revolution: Ali Mobasser's Iranian stamp collection and incredible family story
2018
Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history
2022
Selma Alaçam embroiders song lyrics on to Turkish rugs
2014
Clement Chapillon's work explores people and place, Israel and Palestine
2018
Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp recreates family photo albums
2018
Bare-bones design straight out of Barcelona
2016
Amir Fallah’s paintings stage a captivating collision between Iranian and American culture
2022
Ofir Berman offers a portal into one of Jerusalem’s oldest Jewish neighbourhoods, the Mea Shearim
2022
Abbie Trayler-Smith photographs Iraqi women's lives after Isis
2018
A Tale of Barcelona’s Design Brilliance: We talk to three studios at the forefront of the city's design boom
2015
A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Disco Tehran merges music, community and design through its world-wide parties and collaborations
2022
Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Ahmet Unver uses photography to explore his Swedish and Turkish roots
2017
Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
Murat Sinici depicts the brutal but affable side to Turkish olive oil wrestling
2016
Powerful show explores the new design rules at Istanbul's biennial
2012
A retrospective look at Latif Al Ani’s photographs of Iraq’s “golden age”
2017
Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography
2023
Hussein Shikha celebrates the rich history of Iraqi carpets
2023
The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
Barcelona-based photographer Adrià Cañameras on the Mediterranean
2014
This immersive illustrated game reimagines Armenian folklore for the digital age
2024