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Works That Work, No.5
Exploring the fine line between breaking the rules and breaking the laws.
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Field Notes ‘Two Rivers’
Our spring limited-edition is made with a variety of hand-set wood type designs & sales benefit Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.
Editorial
Exploring the fine line between breaking the rules and breaking the laws.
by Peter Biľak (682 words)
Bending Borders
When the village of Szelmenc was split between two countries, people devised ingenious ways of staying in touch with friends and family.
by Oľga Džupinková (2488 words)
The Forgery Market
There is a place where you can custom order forgeries of nearly any official document you desire. It’s cheap, fast and, of course, illegal.
by Anne Quito (3554 words)
Make-shift Winery in Norway
*Vestavin* documents DIY wine making, a semi-legal tradition in Norwegian culture, examining its present practices and future possibilities.
by Joar Nango (623 words)
Underwater Underworld
Colombian drug cartels are developing increasingly sophisticated submarines capable of transporting tons of cocaine.
by Luca Zanetti (672 words)
A Pound for a Pound
To help protect their neighbourhood from the influence of Big Money, Brixton activists decided to create their own local currency.
by Pete Guest (1752 words)
Underground Art in Saudi Arabia
Contemporary art flourishes in Saudi Arabia, even under the watchful eyes of the Wahhabist imams.
by Ahmed Al Majid (2713 words)
Italy’s Hidden Mosques
Italy’s 1.5 million Muslims have only three mosques. Forbidden by law from building more, they gather in improvised places of worship.
by Jonah Goodman (1208 words)
The Reality of the Fake
If somebody paints a picture of a photograph of a painting, who is the artist and whose is the art?
by Anne Quito (2180 words)
Innovation Behind Bars
Behind bars, where resources are scarce but time is plentiful, inmates put the available materials to innovative uses.
by Jonah Goodman (3440 words)
Cultivating Clandestine Design
The tools of *The Subversive Gardener* use disguise and intrigue to grow a guerrilla resistance, one seed at a time.
by Barbara Eldredge (1210 words)
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Joseph Estrada
Karla Diaz
Leander Bindewald
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Nicolò Degiorgis
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Paolo Ruffino
Pete Guest
Peter Bilak
Raneen Bukhari
Richard Reynolds
Roscoe Jones
Tanya Busse
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