Born in Austria and based in Hong Kong, Henry Steiner is the acknowledged Father of Hong Kong Graphic Design.
Founded in 1964, Steiner&Co. is a graphic design practice offering visual identity design and brand consultancy for clients of every scale, from global corporations to local NGOs. Over six decades, we have helped shape the visual language of Hong Kong and China during their profound transformations into the modern age.
A brand is the most valuable property an organisation owns. As long as the public recognises an identity, the continuity of business will be ensured. We specialise in the creation of enduring visual systems. Our clients span banking and finance, business services, consumer and retail, hospitality and entertainment, industry and utilities, media and telecommunications, property and the public sector. Through each collaboration, our work articulates one thing with clarity: who the client truly is.
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Exhibitions
Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication
Solo exhibition at M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 15 June - 10 November 2025
LOOK: The Graphic Language of Henry Steiner
Exhibition at HKDI, Hong Kong, 1 March - 3 May 2021
Henry Steiner: Graphic Communicator
Solo exhibition at Design Society, Shenzhen, 20 April - 20 June 2019
Group exhibition at AGI Paris, Vienna, 2017
Persistence of Vision
Exhibition at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 6 - 13 November 2004
Honours
President of Alliance Graphique Internationale
Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers
Fellow of the Hong Kong Designers Association
Honorary member of Design Austria
Fellow of the American Institute of Graphic Arts
Member of the New York Art Directors Club
Awarded an honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong Baptist University
Awarded the Hong Kong Print Outstanding Achievement Award
Awarded the Asia-Europe Foundation Logo Award
Awarded the Golden Decoration of Honour of the Republic of Austria for design achievement and service to the Austrian community
Honorary professor at The University of Hong Kong's School of Architecture
Honorary professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Design
Named Hong Kong Designer of the Year (1990) by Hong Kong Artists' Guild
Named a World Master by Japan's Idea magazine
Included in Masters of the 20th Century by Icograda
Cited as one of the 100 most important people affecting Hong Kong's development since 1841 by Next Magazine
Awards
Outstanding Entries, Fourth Asian Advertising Congress, Hong Kong, 1964
Award of Excellence, Typomundus 20, 1966
Excellence, The Mead Library of Ideas, Annual Report Shows, United States, 1969-1985
Creative Awards, Asian Advertising Congress, 1968 to 1974
Governor's Award for Hong Kong Design, 1970
First Prize, Seventh Asian Advertising Congress, New Delhi, 1970
Bronze Medal, Biennale des Arts Graphique, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1972
Award, International Poster Biennale, Warsaw, 1972, 1976
Outstanding Packaging Award, Hong Kong Packaging Council, 1973
First Prize, Festival of Hong Kong Stamp Exhibition, 1973
Asiastar Packaging Award, The Asian Packaging Federation, 1974
First Prize, Financial Advertising, The Times, London, 1974
Award of Excellence, Communication Arts, United States, 1974 to 1992
Gold, Bronze, Silver Awards, Hongkong Designers Association, 1975 to 1999
Design Excellence, Print Casebooks, 1975-1978
The One Show Merit Award, The Art Directors Club, New York, 1976
Merit Award, Hong Kong Packaging Council, 1976
Merit Awards, The New York Art Directors Club, 1976, 1990
Awards, Asian Graphic Design Biennale, Tehran, 1978
Awards of Excellence, Society of Typographic Arts United States, 1978-1980
Typographic Excellence, Type Directors Club, New York (1979 to 1988)
Silver Award, Association of Accredited Advertising Agents, Hong Kong, 1983, 1984
Bronze Medal, Book Art Biennale, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1984
Gold Award, TTF Paper Creative Award, Hong Kong, 1988
Excellence, The Best of International Self-Promotion, Australia, 1989
Designer of the Year,[10] Hong Kong Artists' Guild, 1990
Silver Award, Annual Report, Hong Kong Print Awards, 1990
Sponsor's Award, The 33rd All-Japan Poster Exhibition, 1991
Awards of Excellence, The Best of International Self-Promotion, United States, 1993
'Best in Business Publication' Award, Chartered Society of Hong Kong, 1995
Premier Award, std International TypoGraphic Awards, England, 1998
Gold Award, Hong Kong Designers Associations, 2000
Golden Decoration of Honour of the Republic of Austria, 2006
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