The magic of neon lights may seem like an American invention, but their roots trace back to the City of Light. In the late ’60s, I discovered a small, hidden shop where I met the elderly man with stories. He told me how the visionary Georges Claude almost abandoned his custom neon sign lighting invention after a Glowing neon tubes may seem like an American invention, but their roots run deep to France’s artistic streets. In the late ’60s, I found a small, hidden shop where I met André.
He told me how the visionary Georges Claude almost abandoned his neon lighting invention after a failed demo.