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.

Typography — The first Kurdish newspaper

Typography — Maryam Al-Athra Church – Sulaimaniyah

Pattern — Maryam Al-Athra Church – Sulaimaniyah

Color — Traditional Kurdish Rugs

Shape — Maryam Al-Athra Church – Sulaimaniyah

Material — Lalish Temple

Typography — Old Kurdish Alphabet

Material — Al- Qishleh Clock in Baghdad

Color — Maryam Al-Athra Church – Sulaimaniyah

Material — The ancient city of Nimrud

Pattern — Patterns from Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah

Shape — Forms from Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah

Color — Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah – colors

Shape — Great Mosque of Samarra (Malwiya), Salahaldin

Pattern — The details of Ewer from Mosul

Material — Ewer – Mosul

Color — Al-Hadba Minaret

Shape — Lamassu (human-headed winged bull)

Material — Al-Hadba Minaret in Mosul

Pattern — Al-Hadba Minaret in Mosul

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.