Henry Steiner, the father of graphic design in Hong Kong, designed the red-and-white hexagon logo for HSBC, the banknote designs for Standard Chartered Bank, and logos for many renowned Hong Kong-based companies. Born in Austria in 1934, Henry Steiner has lived and worked in Hong Kong since 1961.

His education in New York exposed him to some of the leading artists of the day, and later at Yale School of Art, to renowned American designer Paul Rand. He later pioneered a form of graphic communication that skilfully juxtaposes multiple cultural elements with visual acuity. His designs are often playful and engage the viewer through the element of surprise.

Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication highlights some of Steiner's most significant and widely recognised projects from the 1960s to the present by featuring more than 200 objects from the M+'s Collections and Steiner's personal collection.

The Speaker

Billy Potts is a writer and designer born and raised in Hong Kong. He trained as a lawyer and then started a design consultancy with a special emphasis on local heritage. Hong Kong has always captured his imagination. As a writer, Billy is interested in the city's esoteric folk traditions, design, culture, art and environment. He is key contributor at Zolima CityMag and co-author of Zolima Culture Guide Vol 1: Henry Steiner's Hong Kong.

Programme

Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Meeting point and meeting time: 10:15 am at the entrance of the Main Hall Gallery G/F, M+ Museum. 

Admission:  Registrants have to buy their own tickets themselves at the venue.

Ticket information from M+:
Standard: HKD 160
Concessions*: HKD 80
M+ Members’ Additional Ticket: HKD 112
M+ Patrons’ Additional Guest Ticket: HKD 80

*Concession tickets are available to full-time students, children ages 7 to 11, senior citizens ages 60 or above, person with disabilities and one companion, and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.

Remarks: For those registrants who are interested in other exhibitions or events thereafter the guided tour, please check with the ticketing office before purchase. 

Special Exhibitions Dual Pass
Standard: HKD 240
Concessions*: HKD 120
M+ Members: HKD 168
M+ Patrons’ Additional Guest: HKD 120

M+ Website:
https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/
                   
Registration:
Please email <membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk> and provide your membership number, if applicable, at the time of registration.  Limited capacity and preregistration required.

Your registration will be confirmed by email. Registration will be closed at 12:00 noon on 11 October 2024.