Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part X: How Plastic Flowers Built a Global Metropolis Christopher DewolfJanuary 16, 2020 Hong Kong once made plastic products that were shipped around the world. What's left of that history?... DesignHeritageHistoryProduct Design0 Comments 08 min read
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part VIII: The Ill Fate of Rennie’s Mill, AKA Little Taiwan Christopher DewolfSeptember 4, 2019 The story of an unlucky Canadian who opened a flour mill – and how it eventually became a bastion of support for the Kuomintang... Big StoriesHistorySmall Stories & Secret Stories0 Comments 011 min read
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part VI: Indigo Christopher DewolfJune 27, 2019 Indigo dyeing is making a comeback decades after the artisanal industry died out.... CultureDesignFashionHeritageHistoryTraditionWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 06 min read
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part III: Squatter Factories Christopher DewolfFebruary 6, 2019 Hong Kong became an industrial powerhouse thanks in part to informal factories run out of shantytowns and residential flats.... CultureHistorySmall Stories & Secret StoriesUrbanism0 Comments 08 min read
Neighbourhood Guide: Wong Chuk Hang, a Factory for Creativity Zabrina LoJanuary 17, 2019 An old industrial area on the south side of Hong Kong Island has been reborn as an art and design district.... ArtCultureDesignFoodHistoryInspring ItinerariesMusicPhotographyProduct DesignUrbanismVideo artVisual ArtWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 132 min read
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part II: Mining Christopher DewolfJanuary 2, 2019 Hong Kong was once home to dozens of mines. What happened to this overlooked part of its industrial history?... HeritageHistorySmall Stories & Secret Stories0 Comments 08 min read
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part I: A City That Made Things Christopher DewolfOctober 11, 2018 A group of amateur historians is investigating Hong Kong's long and diverse industrial past.... HeritageHistoryUrbanism0 Comments 07 min read
