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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
355 works match
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Project
2023Kin Coedel photographs tranquil moments of everyday life in Tibet
2023
Project
2021Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, Mellow Meadow’s hypnotic and swirling depictions explore motherhood and nature
2021
Project
2017Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Sculpture
1368Votive Plaque with White Taras
1368
Sculpture
608Votive Plaque with Seated Buddhas
608
Sculpture
1368Votive Plaque with White Taras
1368
Sculpture
1368Votive Plaques with White Taras
1368
Sculpture
1368Votive Plaque with White Taras
1368
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Object
1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Drawing
1795Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Ceramic
900Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Publication
1498"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Object
1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
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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
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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
Publication
1498Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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
Publication
1500"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1850Nay
1850
Object
1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
Publication
775Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
775
Object
-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Ceramic
1100Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script
1100
Publication
1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
Photograph
(20250310) Flagge zeigen für Tibet 07
Photograph
(20250310) Flagge zeigen für Tibet 08
Object
984Coin
984
Object
987Coin
987
Object
884Coin
884
Object
968Coin
968
Object
957Coin
957
Object
800Coin
800
Object
914Coin
914
Object
984Coin
984
Object
996Coin
996
Object
775Coin
775
Object
952Coin
952
Object
984Coin
984
Object
984Coin
984
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Object
983Coin
983
Object
948Coin
948
Object
982Coin
982
Object
948Coin
948
Object
983Coin
983
Object
984Coin
984
Object
965Coin
965
Object
950Coin
950
Object
973Coin
973
Object
964Coin
964
Object
983Coin
983
Object
654Coin
654
Object
900Coin
900
Object
814Coin
814
Publication
1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Ceramic
1000Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")
1000
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design
900
Ceramic
800Fragment with Clusters of White Dots
800
Object
1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Ceramic
800Bowl
800
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Ceramic
900Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs
900
Object
1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Ceramic
900Fragment of a Dish
900
Ceramic
900Bowl
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Inscription
900
Ceramic
1150Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner
1150
Typeface
Canela Arabic
Typeface
Lyon Arabic
Typeface
Graphik Arabic
Identity
2009Arab Open University (logo)
2009
Poster
2008Action Free Tibet
2008
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Project
2020For 20 years, Rinchen Ato has tenderly documented life in the Kham region of Tibet
2020
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Poster
2014Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)
2014
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Typeface
2015Thomas Milo Showing How to Render an Arabic Typeface Digitized
2015
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Map
1953Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.
1953
Publication
2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Project
2023Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops
2023
Project
2020Uzbekistan-based Hassan Kurbanbaev photographs the places where he feels “calm and well”
2020
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Map
1961Uz. SSR. Bukhara, Samarkand, Surkhan-Darya regions
1961
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Poster
2022Advertising poster for the exhibition Splendours of the oases of Uzbekistan in Louvre museum (2022-2023)
2022
Identity
2021Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Poster
1963By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Sculpture
The Esoteric Buddhist Goddess Karmavajri
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Painting
Manuscript Cover Interior with Mahasiddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Protectors
Painting
Initiation Card (Tsakalis): Vairochana
Painting
1898Album: Arab
1898
Map
1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Publication
2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Identity
2018Logo BBC Arabic
2018
Project
2020Rinchen Ato’s photographs of Tibet are her attempt at decolonising the region
2020
Poster
2019Banners and signs at demonstrations and protests related to Tibet, Olympic symbol, Boycott Beijing and Animal rights posters at the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in San Fransisco, The Embarcadero (cropped)
2019
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Identity
2025Wikifunctions logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Identity
2025Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in black
2025
Poster
2023WWII Arabic Poster Boeing B-29 Superfortress
2023
Identity
2025Wikiversity logo Arabic vertical in black
2025