Since entering the world of book publishing, MCCM’s aspirations have remained consistent — to bring readers original and inspiring books from authors and designers who share a passion for books as objects, as well as a strong desire for exploring hybrid concepts.
Our published titles have a strong cultural slant. Broadly speaking, they fall into two genres: firstly, visual culture books related to architecture, art, design in Hong Kong and neighbouring cities in the region — these titles often reflect the cultural and social profiles of a place and inspire discussion and out-of-the box thinking; secondly, illustrated fiction and picture books for children and young adults with the purpose of nurturing intellectual and aesthetic development beyond the regular school syllabus. A large part of our publishing archive documents Hong Kong’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
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by the Hong Kong Dragon Kiln Concern Group Eighty years ago, Tuen Mun was known as Castle Peak, the centre of Hong Kong’s flourishing pottery industry. Little evidence remains of this trade history, except for the Castle Peak Dragon Kiln. From the 1940s to early 1980s, the kiln produced numerous household items — from penny banks and clay pots to drainage pipes and wine jars. The only intact kiln of its kind to remain in Hong Kong, the structure is now preserved as a Grade III Historic Building. Objects of the Dragon Kiln retells the site’s story through an examination of nine cherished objects that were produced at the kiln. This book is authored by the Hong Kong Dragon Kiln Concern Group, a non-profit organisation gathering professionals from conservation, education, arts and cultural sectors, as well as the ceramic field including potters, ceramic artists, and art educators. -
by Simon Go Hong Kong Apothecary transports us to the world of Chinese medicine—a place of gou (plasters), daan (pellets), yun (pills), saan (powders), leung cha (herbals teas), yau (medicinal oils), zau (wine) — cures for every known ailment from indigestion to impotency. Author Simon Go combed manufacturers, shops and home medicine cabinets for four years. He interviewed numerous practitioners and manufacturers of herbal medicine and collected the most compelling examples. The result is a visual cabinet of curiousities, a graphical pharmacopoeia. Richly illustrated with over 700 graphical design motifs, this book takes us through the evolution, diversity and creativity of Chinese medicinal packaging. Many of these medicines are no longer produced, making Hong Kong Apothecary a memoir of a rapidly disappearing culture.
