Designed in Iraq is a research platform by designers for designers. The purpose of this website is to make the variety of Iraqi design available to a broad range of people.

Shape — Clay oven “Tannour”

Shape — Freedom Square clock in Basra

Shape — Murad Daghistani

Pattern — Banknotes

Typography — Al-Shabandar Café

Typography — Stamps from the 60s

Pattern — Grand mosque of Koya

Shape — The gate of University of Sulaymaniyah

Pattern — Haider Khana Mosque

Typography — Baghdad monument

Shape — Shahmaran

Pattern — Hawari fabrics

Shape — Ali Mam Sheikh’s House – Sulaimaniyah

Color — Iraqi Flags

Color — King Ghazi Palace

Pattern — The Palace of King Ghazi of Iraq

Pattern — Ali Mam Sheikh’s House – Sulaimaniyah

Shape — Sumerian lyre

Typography — Various film posters

Typography — Al Qithara

The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.