Notebook · 筆記
Notes from the bench.
Short pieces on glass, type and how the studio works. Written by whoever was holding the pen that week.
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Studio · 工作室 · 19 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Lights on at seven: our review ritual
Why every review we run, for a sign or a homepage, happens on the street at dusk.
By Mak Wing-sze
Glass · 玻璃 · 2 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Why neon red isn’t red
Neon gas glows orange-red. Every other colour on a street is a coated tube or a different gas, and the difference shows at dusk.
By Tommy Leung
Type · 字體 · 3 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Bilingual lockups that don’t fight
Drawing English and Chinese so neither looks like the translation of the other.
By Chan Hoi-lam
Glass · 玻璃 · 14 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
Back-paint: the art of switching light off
Half of bending is deciding where the glass should stay dark.
By Tommy Leung
Studio · 工作室 · 10 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Tommy’s bench, inventoried
Every tool on one bench, what it does, and how old it is. The oldest is a chalk line from 1968.
By Yuki Tam
Type · 字體 · 2 May 2026 · 7 min read
Lettering a sign at full scale
Why we draw the pattern at 1:1 on the floor before anyone lights a flame.
By Chan Hoi-lam
No. 05 · 聯絡
If it needs light, tell us.
A brand, a website or a sign over a door. Send us the short version and we’ll reply within two working days.
