WHAT MAKES A CITY UNIQUE?

That’s the question behind Zolima Culture Guide. Each edition dives deep into a particular aspect of the city’s culture and history. It’s unconventional, surprising and always insightful. Zolima Culture Guide is produced by the team behind Zolima CityMag, an award-winning magazine covering art, culture, film, architecture, design and history.

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ZOLIMA CULTURE GUIDE Volume 2: Neon Is Not Dead

The Future of a Hong Kong Icon

/ Hong Kong was once the world's ultimate neon city. Now most of its neon signs have disappeared, but there's still life in the light. Over 330 lushly illustrated pages, Neon Is Not Dead traces the past, present and future of neon in Hong Kong. Explore the intersecting arts of neon tube bending and Chinese calligraphy that give Hong Kong such a unique look. Find out why so many neon signs disappeared so quickly. And meet the conservationists, craftspeople and business owners who are doing more than keeping neon alive, here at home and abroad: they're charting a new path for its future. 

/ This deeply researched book vividly captures neon’s magic and why Hong Kong remains its brightest star. Proudly sponsored by Tetra Neon Exchange in the first print run, the publication retains full editorial independence. 

/ The Neon Is Not Dead collection comes in 4 unique products: a bundle made of the book (available in either English or Chinese) and an exclusive A2 zine poster, available in either English or Chinese, a set of six postcards and a trio of A5 prints, all showcasing colourful illustrations from the book.

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ZOLIMA CULTURE GUIDE Volume 2: Neon Is Not Dead: The Future of a Hong Kong Icon (English) + Poster

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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE BUNDLE
    Experience the radiance of an enduring symbol of Hong Kong’s visual culture with the Neon Is Not Dead bundle — the book in English accompanied by a folded A2 zine poster in both English and Chinese languages.

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ZOLIMA CULTURE GUIDE #2 － 霓虹不滅：香港招牌的未來（中文)＋海報

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    Experience the radiance of an enduring symbol of Hong Kong’s visual culture with the Neon Is Not Dead bundle — the book in Chinese accompanied by a folded A2 zine poster in both English and Chinese languages.

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Neon Is Not Dead - Set of 6 postcards

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE 6 POSTCARDS SET
    A set of six exclusive postcards featuring detailed original illustrations by Adrienne Lin and photographs from William Furniss from Neon Is Not Dead, featuring iconic vanished neon signs and the neon-making process.

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Neon Is Not Dead - Set of 3 A5 Prints

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE 3 PRINTS (A5)
    Three beautifully crafted art prints featuring some of Zolima-exclusive illustrations by Adrienne Lin with inspiration from Neon Is Not Dead, highlighting iconic signs that once lit up the city’s streets.

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ZOLIMA Culture Guide Volume 1: Henry Steiner's Hong Kong

/ When Henry Steiner moved to Hong Kong in 1961, it was only meant to be for nine months. More than 60 years later, he is the most important graphic designer in the city's history. 

/ Join us as we explore Hong Kong through the lens of Steiner's work, from the idea of East meets West, to the graphic identity of world-leading companies like HSBC, to Hong Kong icons including the Jockey Club, Hongkong Land, Peak Tower, Ocean Terminal, Wellcome, Lane Crawford and more.

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ZOLIMA CULTURE GUIDE Volume 1: Henry Steiner’s Hong Kong (English)

Architecture | Art | Design | Food | Heritage | Nature
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE BOOK
    You’ll discover amusing anecdotes about Steiner’s sometimes eccentric way of working. You’ll learn things about Hong Kong you might not have known before. (What did a HK$10 Standard Chartered note get you in a bar on Lyndhurst Terrace? Which Scottish symbol inspired the HSBC logo?) This is the story of a boy who fled the Holocaust and trained under the mid-century masters of design before making Hong Kong his home. And it's the story of Hong Kong itself.
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ZOLIMA CULTURE GUIDE #1: 石漢瑞的香港 (中文)

Architecture | Art | Design | Food | Heritage | Nature
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE BOOK
    You’ll discover amusing anecdotes about Steiner’s sometimes eccentric way of working. You’ll learn things about Hong Kong you might not have known before. (What did a HK$10 Standard Chartered note get you in a bar on Lyndhurst Terrace? Which Scottish symbol inspired the HSBC logo?) This is the story of a boy who fled the Holocaust and trained under the mid-century masters of design before making Hong Kong his home. And it's the story of Hong Kong itself.
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