Past event De Facto Live #5 With journalist Joeri Boom about Kashmir and graphic designer Floor Koomen about the unification flag of North and South Korea. Music by Dusty Stray, quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis. De Facto | 4 Oct 2022 Asia Media Music Flags Sports Design Past event De Facto Live #4 With historian Thomas von der Dunk about South Tyrol, film maker Ineke Smits about Abkhazia, graphic designer Floor Koomen about Cabinda and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about EuroStaete. Quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. De Facto | 28 Jul 2022 Caucasus Europe Africa History Film Money Design Past event De Facto Live #3 With writer Philip Dröge about Moresnet, pianist and Soviet expert Sara Crombach about Nagorno Karabakh, artist Oscar Santillan about the Bermeja Island and graphic designer Floor Koomen about Celestia. Quiz: Suzanne Hendriks, moderation: Jorie Horsthuis. De Facto | 1 Jun 2022 Europe Caucasus Space Americas Music History Art Design Stamps Nature News Kurdistan ISO recognizes Kurdistan Region, paving way for creation of Kurdish flag emoji The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recognized the Kurdistan Region on Thursday, with a top Kurdish official saying this will pave the way for the birth of the Kurdistan flag emoji. RUDAW | 4 Mar 2022 Design Media Tech In focus Kurdistan Disputed Stamp of Iraqi Kurdistan not Accepted by Turkey To commemorate the visit of Pope Francis to the Kurdistan region, five postage stamps were designed. The one depicting a controversial map of the region sparked a protest by Turkey. Jan Heijs | 10 Mar 2021 Middle East Stamps Design Politics Analysis Transnistria A Hammer, Sickle and a Red Square As of this year, the Dnister Moldavian Republic, aka Transnistria, has existed for thirty years. In 2000, four stamps were issued to celebrate its ten year anniversary, with plenty of references to a Soviet past. Floor Koomen | 23 Dec 2020 Europe Stamps Maps Politics Design Past event De Facto Live #1 With journalist Koen Greven about Catalonia, artist Vibeke Mascini about the Mont Blanc, photographer Rachel Corner and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about Transnistria and graphic designer Floor Koomen about cinderella stamps. Quiz: Suzanne Hendriks. De Facto | 15 Nov 2019 Europe Media Stamps Politics Design Art History
Past event De Facto Live #5 With journalist Joeri Boom about Kashmir and graphic designer Floor Koomen about the unification flag of North and South Korea. Music by Dusty Stray, quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis. De Facto | 4 Oct 2022 Asia Media Music Flags Sports Design
Past event De Facto Live #4 With historian Thomas von der Dunk about South Tyrol, film maker Ineke Smits about Abkhazia, graphic designer Floor Koomen about Cabinda and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about EuroStaete. Quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. De Facto | 28 Jul 2022 Caucasus Europe Africa History Film Money Design
Past event De Facto Live #3 With writer Philip Dröge about Moresnet, pianist and Soviet expert Sara Crombach about Nagorno Karabakh, artist Oscar Santillan about the Bermeja Island and graphic designer Floor Koomen about Celestia. Quiz: Suzanne Hendriks, moderation: Jorie Horsthuis. De Facto | 1 Jun 2022 Europe Caucasus Space Americas Music History Art Design Stamps Nature
News Kurdistan ISO recognizes Kurdistan Region, paving way for creation of Kurdish flag emoji The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recognized the Kurdistan Region on Thursday, with a top Kurdish official saying this will pave the way for the birth of the Kurdistan flag emoji. RUDAW | 4 Mar 2022 Design Media Tech
In focus Kurdistan Disputed Stamp of Iraqi Kurdistan not Accepted by Turkey To commemorate the visit of Pope Francis to the Kurdistan region, five postage stamps were designed. The one depicting a controversial map of the region sparked a protest by Turkey. Jan Heijs | 10 Mar 2021 Middle East Stamps Design Politics
Analysis Transnistria A Hammer, Sickle and a Red Square As of this year, the Dnister Moldavian Republic, aka Transnistria, has existed for thirty years. In 2000, four stamps were issued to celebrate its ten year anniversary, with plenty of references to a Soviet past. Floor Koomen | 23 Dec 2020 Europe Stamps Maps Politics Design
Past event De Facto Live #1 With journalist Koen Greven about Catalonia, artist Vibeke Mascini about the Mont Blanc, photographer Rachel Corner and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about Transnistria and graphic designer Floor Koomen about cinderella stamps. Quiz: Suzanne Hendriks. De Facto | 15 Nov 2019 Europe Media Stamps Politics Design Art History