Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Are These the Best Umbrellas You’ll Ever Own?
The fourth-generation owner of Leung So Kee explains why it’s essential to have a well-crafted umbrella in a city as rainy as Hong Kong...
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Welcome to the Bamboo Metropolis
Hong Kong wouldn’t be the same without this natural material that has served both form and function for thousands of years...
Gai Gai Meets the Golden Deer
A kooky porcelain chicken unravels the history of animal mascots in Golden Deer's classic Hong Kong marketing campaigns...
Keith Macgregor Brings Hong Kong Neon Back to Life
A new book and exhibition at Blue Lotus dives into the British photographer’s enormous archive of Hong Kong neon signs...
What’s Behind Hong Kong’s Remarkable Flower Plaques — 花牌
A unique bamboo structure designed for celebration, flower plaques risk fading away, despite the passion behind them...
JJ Acuna’s Favourite Hong Kong Object
Why a special print of the Hopewell Centre reminds the designer of what he loves about his adopted home...
Tobias Berger Strikes Gold: Inside Hong Kong’s Latest Cultural Space
The veteran has big plans for Serakai Studio's new ground-floor space in Wong Chuk Hang, which is as much a salon as a gallery...
Ron Arad’s Beautiful Things Come to Hong Kong
Creative destruction? Not exactly. A postmodern master is exhibiting his work in Hong Kong, including a remarkable found object...
Rediscover Old Hong Kong This Winter In These Five Exhibitions
Five exhibitions delve into the life and culture of Hong Kong past, from design objects to built history to a unique literary figure]...
Chen Min’s New Design Language is Rooted in the Old
The Hangzhou-based, Hong Kong-smitten designer is using traditional Chinese crafts as a base for contemporary design with a global reach ...
Hong Kong Collectors: Chris Hall’s Amazing Chinese Textiles
After spending decades collecting historic Chinese textiles, Chris Hall is gradually donating everything to the Hong Kong Palace Museum...
This Is Alan Chan’s Favourite Hong Kong Object
How a small porcelain figurine helped a renowned designer follow his creative vision...
Where is Hong Kong’s Neon Museum?
Neon conservationists have saved some of Hong Kong's most amazing neon signs. So what would it take to build our own neon museum?...
Tim Marlow on What Makes a Good Design Museum
The director of London’s Design Museum balances blockbuster exhibitions with pioneering design research...
Neon Is Not Dead: The Future of a Hong Kong Icon
Discover the story of Hong Kong neon in the second Zolima Culture Guide. Support the book on Kickstarter and help the glow live on....
Did You Know About Hong Kong’s Million-Object Design Collection?
How designer John Wu amassed an enormous collection of objects that tell the story of Hong Kong...
Tile Tales: Exploring Hong Kong and Pakistan’s Culture of Mosaic Tiles
The tile traditions of both Hong Kong and Pakistan come together in a new zine, Tile Tales: The Lives and After Lives of Iconic Tiles. 35 colourful pages reveal unexpected threads connecting the ceramic traditions of these two different places. The zine is accompanied by a short documentary that launches on September 28, offering even […]...
In Hong Kong, Neon is a Family Business
Three generations of neon master Wong Kin-wah’s family have come together to keep neon art and craft alive...
The Mystery of Antonio Casadei, Hong Kong’s Classic 1960s Artist
You can still find some of the Italian artist’s striking works of public art, but details about the man and his time in Hong Kong remain elusive...
Hong Kong Reads: What Makes Our Neon Unique
Design professor Brian Kwok provides an excellent introduction to Hong Kong’s neon heritage in his 2023 book Fading Neon Lights...
Who is Behind the Tiny Figures Hiding in Hong Kong’s Streets?
Artist Isaac Cordal’s miniature sculptures have quietly brought unexpected moments of reflection and discovery into Hong Kong’s streets...
Will Design Art Duo Batten and Kamp Move Back to Hong Kong?
A residency at Current Plans offers the the New Zealand designers, now based in Paris, a chance to take stock of their creative practice...
The Provocations of Memphis Group’s co-founder Michel De Lucchi
We spoke to the influential Italian architect and designer about the legacy of his famous 1980s design group...
Hong Kong Collectors: Halfway Coffee’s Nostalgic Crockery
Tommy Chui has turned his chain of specialty coffee shops into living museums of vintage dishware and more...
Hong Kong Ceramic Experimentation Goes to Milan
Ceramic artists Julie & Jesse, known for their brand Latitude 22N, have been invited to the Salone di Mobile in Milan...
The MTR Turns 45: What’s Left of the KCR?
Hong Kong’s very first railway company ceased to exist in 2007, but there are remnants if you know where to look...
Hong Kong collector: Discover the Remarkable Artistry of Chinese Snuff Bottles
Originally used for powdered tobacco, intricately decorated snuff bottles became a form of art in themselves...
What’s Left from Hong Kong’s Vanished Mansions, Euston and Eucliffe
How a collector salvaged Art Nouveau and Art Deco treasures from two lost landmarks...
Meet the Mahjong Master Who Has Never Played
Biu Kee Mahjong's Cheung Shun-king has been hand-carving mahjong tiles in Jordan for nearly 60 years...
The MTR Turns 45: The Mystery of ⵣ
Why is the Hong Kong MTR’s logo identical to the national symbol of the Berber people?...
Designing the Future of Hong Kong Tramways
Since its acquisition by Paris’ public transport operator in 2009, Hong Kong’s double-decker tram network has been thoroughly revamped ...
What’s So Satisfying About Designing a Car?
After a career at many of the world’s top car companies, Hong Kong-born designer Anthony Lo is setting his sights on China ...
Local Innovation as Milan’s SaloneSatellite Comes to Hong Kong
Hong Kong designer Dennis Cheung’s Triplex Stool is an attention-grabbing exercise in making furniture more eco-friendly...
Cha Guo Stories, Part III: A Saw Mill That Built Hong Kong
Chi Kee Wood Mill moved around the city before ending up in Kwu Tung – and now it is facing relocation yet again...
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Zolima Live: Experience and Learn about papercraft and dragons!
Step inside a master's workshop to learn about the art of traditional Chinese papercraft – and try your hand at making traditional lanterns...
Ceramic Artist Leo Wong Brings Eternal Peonies to Hong Kong
Two projects for Van Cleef & Arpels channel the former landscape designer’s love of horticulture into delicate works of art...
HK Timberbank is Revealing the Beauty of Hong Kong Wood
Banyans, longan, lychee, camphor: trees felled by storms or redevelopment are being saved from the landfill for reuse and research...
Mali Mali Home: A Quirky New Take on Hong Kong Fortune Telling
Former journalist Christina Ko has created an entirely new set of oracle cards that are inspired by local life and culture...
Hong Kong’s Pottery Workshop is Back With an Eclectic New Show
One of Hong Kong's pioneering ceramic spaces has reopened after renovations. Here's a glimpse at their first new exhibition...