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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2012Rafael Rozendaal's work projected onto the world's biggest LED screen in Seoul
2012
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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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2012Dave Prosser treats us to a beautiful snapshot of South Korean life in Mountain
2012
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2018Nicholas Bonner shares his collection of North Korean graphics collected since 1993
2018
Poster
2015Fresh, vibrant poster work from South Korean designer Soojin Lee
2015
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Never Mind the Object
2012
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2013Illustration: Swedish illustrator Klara Persson has charm in no small dose
2013
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2014More excellent work from unstoppable Swedish illustrator Sara Andreasson
2014
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2014Product Design: Swedish student's system to pay at shops by using vein scanning!
2014
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2015Bright, polished and inventive graphic design from Swedish agency Ritator
2015
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2016Seoul-based illustrator Yeon Ji Kang's beautifully thick-limbed ballerinas
2016
Poster
2012Illustrators! Take inspiration from these magnificent 1930s Swedish posters
2012
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2017Two new projects from Korean-French publisher Animal Press
2017
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2016Seoul-based Sujin’s illustrations depict sassy ladies with a cool attitude
2016
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2018Swedish design studio Amanda & Erik avoid the tropes of minimalist, Scandinavian design in their practice
2018
Identity
2018Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
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2020Min Hyun-woo visits Korean villages to photograph the wit and wisdom of grandmothers
2020
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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
Publication
2017Explore North Korean graphic ephemera in Phaidon’s new book
2017
Motion
2022Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
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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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2012Really nice diploma design from Korean wizard Kyuhyung Cho
2012
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2012Stockholm Design week 2012: Form us With Love
2012
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2021Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
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2019Photographer Maja Daniels explores the ancient language and culture of an isolated Swedish community
2019
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2019Mary Perez documents Korean megachurches in an attempt to explore her own religious beliefs
2019
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2012A fresh, Swedish graphic design studio for y'all to be inspired by
2012
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2015Perfect type and considered visual flourishes in Stockholm-based Studio Parasto Backman's graphics
2015
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2016Photographer Philippe Chancel captures North Korea’s intensely choreographed ceremonies
2016
Identity
2016Väg: a new identity for Swedish band “owned” by design agency Snask
2016
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2019Seoul-based artist Dahye Choi gets inspired by “old spaces” and “ordinary things”
2019
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2019Seoul-based design studio Press Room explores meaning through the physical
2019
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Identity
2013Super-crisp skincare branding from Swedish studio Bedow
2013
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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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2012Stockholm Design Lab create smashing new Ikea food packaging
2012
Publication
2014Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
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2019Dal Park animates the cultural differences between herself and her Korean grandmother
2019
Photograph
2017Dan Wilton photographs a flock of Swedish birdwatchers for this serenely beautiful book
2017
Poster
2019Clarity of concept is at the heart of Seoul-based graphic designer Son Ayong’s posters
2019
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012
2012
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2015Fantastic work from young South Korean designer Kyuho Kim
2015
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2013Swedish studio PJADAD kick food photography up a gear for new campaign
2013
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2023Hair how-tos and curious chairs: The best projects from Seoul Design festival
2023
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2013Things 2013 #8: professional wrestling, Swedish design, youthful shots, 180 shots and the future of illustration.
2013
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2013Graphic Design: gu&em studio produce some of Seoul's nicest artist books
2013
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2012Young Korean designer Luna Seo makes the mundane magical
2012
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2020Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
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2019How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
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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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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Clemence Seilles
2012
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2014Korean studio fnt produce wonderfully simple printed matter
2014
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: DeisgNu
2012
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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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2012Pipe smoking gets a fresh new look courtesy of Swedish designers Stiff
2012
Poster
2015Seoul-based studio Chung Choon applies an elegance and simplicity to its posters
2015
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2013Design talks will never be the same again thanks to this pavilion in Sweden
2013
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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
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2020Relax and unwind in the hazy land of Korean illustrator Jeong Suji
2020
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2016South Korea-based animator Yoodowon’s lighthearted salute to the household blind
2016
Poster
2024The View From Seoul: Korean poster design has a unique visual language – so why is it disappearing?
2024
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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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2023New exhibition sheds light on Korea’s most exciting artists and galleries
2023
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Katrin Greiling
2012
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2017Seoul studio Everyday Practice talks about its collaborative approach to design
2017
Motion
2017Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
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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2017Pass-the-illustration and an hour of Swedish Progg. It's time for Things!
2017
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2016Understated and beautiful Vitra packaging by Swedish studio BVD
2016
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2015Swedish studio Snask's brilliant handmade letters for Washington Post
2015
Poster
2016Summer Studio and 2typer create “multiple poster” exhibition identity for Royal Institute of Art Stockholm
2016
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2018Little Pyongyang asks you to "leave behind everything you think you know" about North Korea
2018
Motion
2012Thomas Brown celebrates shapes in five films for Swedish label NAKKNA
2012
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2015Work in Progress: the DIY zine from Swedish Studio Reko
2015
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2015Another treasure trove of work from Swedish creative Martin Nicolausson
2015
Motion
2015Ordinary People’s bubbly identity for a Seoul film festival
2015
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2013Ji Yeo's stirring project photographs the plastic surgery obsession in Korea
2013
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2011Katrin Greiling: Stockholm Furniture Fair
2011
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2014Eclectic graphic skills from Stockholm studio Research and Development
2014
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2021“I had the chance to open the doors a little”: Stephan Gladieu photographs the people of North Korea
2021
Identity
2019Unmaking Democratic Design explores Sweden’s design identity through chairs
2019
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2013Ikea in Swedish shows how to pronounce the names of your favourite furnishings
2013
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2018Matthew Connors examines the realities of North Korea, challenging its kitschy visual tropes
2018
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2017Swedish artist Ekta reconsiders simple geometric shapes
2017
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2023America Fever: Emanuel Hahn’s fantastical reimagination of Korean immigration history
2023
Poster
2017New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
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2013Here's mysterious, Swedish magic carpet makers Oyyo and their beautiful rugs. Thanks Wednesday!
2013
Publication
2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2019South Korean illustrator Jisu Choi draws her material desires
2019
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2012Excellently gauged info-heavy illustration from Swedish illustrator Nils-Petter Ekwall
2012
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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
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2013The Weekender smashes into Friday with high wires, Korea and Barbara Streisand
2013
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2012Sweden's money gets a beautiful redesign by graphic designer Göran Österlund
2012
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2015Bonkers, beardy and very Swedish new Saatchi & Saatchi Rekorderlig ad
2015
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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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2012How's about some beautiful Korean graphic design? Sulki & Min have got it covered
2012
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Identity
2013Brilliant visual identity for B-B-B-BOOKS by Swedish design studio 1:2:3
2013
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2013New book from Gestalten mirrors the public spaces of North and South Korea
2013
Identity
2017Studio Fnt creates a bright, typographic identity for Seoul-based art exhibition
2017
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2025The unique design strategies shaping solo living in Seoul
2025
Typeface
2016Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
Identity
2015Fantastically simple record store branding by Swedish studio Bedow
2015
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2017Nils Clauss gives a voice to Seoul’s shop mannequins in Plastic Girls
2017
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2019Jaemin Lee's juxtaposing design explores 60s Korean architecture and the state
2019
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2020Matt Kuleusz on what it’s like to photograph the “human side” of North Korea
2020
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Motion
2012Universal Everything produce interesting videos for huge South Korea installation
2012
Typeface
2018These Swedish kids designed a typeface to celebrate their neighbourhood
2018
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2017Swedish illustrator Malin Rosenqvist creates textural works about psychology and powerful women
2017
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2013Korean photographer Momomi will take you back to bed with her dreamy shots
2013
Motion
2024Studio Frith brings nostalgia and charm to the visual identity of Swedish hotel Ett Hem
2024
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2016June Korea’s photographic fantasy: one man’s relationship with his sex doll
2016
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2016Tiziana Jill Beck illustrates her time in South Korea through doodle-like drawings
2016
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2015More awesome and playful work from Korean designer Kyuhyung Cho
2015
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2017Ahmet Unver uses photography to explore his Swedish and Turkish roots
2017
Publication
2018Google Fonts Korean becomes interactive by manipulating path data
2018
Identity
2014Swedish studio Bedow create stylish identity for Essem Design
2014
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2025How small studios stay independent in Korea
2025
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2012Pure unadulterated stationery porn from Swedish studio Lundgren Lindqvist
2012
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2018From North Korea to Galicia via the digital world: the trip that was February's Nicer Tuesdays
2018
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2014BVD create a stunning origami S for Swedish design awards
2014
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2018Seung-Gu Kim creates Lowry-style photographs of South Korean holidays
2018
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
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2016Swedish illustrator Martin Nicolausson’s delightfully ambiguous portraits
2016