Monthly Archives for April 2010
Who’s concept is it anyway?
Netherlands, 20th April 2010 Borrowing the tagline from the TV comedy show “Who’s line is it anyway”, I want to talk about lighting concepts that are not necessarily driven by ourselves but by others… But first an update on the … Continue reading
Carbon neutral light fittings
Netherlands, 19th April 2010 Still in Holland…still no flights…it is quite an extraordinary situation. I can’t remember a time where the airspace was closed for so long. The last time was during 9-11 but not for days like this. And … Continue reading
Emergency lighting
Netherlands, 18th April 2010 Still no flights in Europe…British Airways announced today that all their flights for Monday have been cancelled, which means my planned meeting in London is off. We will try and have the meeting through a conference call … Continue reading
Lighting for average Joe
Netherlands, 17th April 2010 Frankfurt is predominantly a professional light fair, like most fairs around the world. It is mainly attended by professional designers, traders and manufacturers. The general public is only represented by those with some keen interest in … Continue reading
T5 still alive and kicking
Netherlands, 16th April 2010 As I write my blog, many people are stranded because of the volcano eruption in Iceland which caused the unprecedented closure of the European airspace. Ash clouds have spread throughout Europe, cancelling all flights in or … Continue reading
What happened to the LED energy story?
Netherlands, 15th April 2010 With the Frankfurt Fair still ringing in my ears…I now wonder what happened to the energy saving story that was the main driver for many in recommending and specifying LED’s. It has become apparent from the … Continue reading
Light & Building 4
Frankfurt 14th April 2010 I was told that calling it Light Fair is politically incorrect nowadays and that I should call it Light & Building…so here it goes, I will change the headings of the previous entiries accordingly. LED’s are … Continue reading
Light & Building 3
Frankfurt, 13th April 2010 Today my blog comes “live” from the fair. The last two nights I have been struggling to get my blog out before midnight due to the social evening activities surrounding the fair. I think most of you … Continue reading
Light & Building 2
Frankfurt, 12th April 2010 Day two of my Light Fair experience and while I have still only seen a fraction of the fair (it is really big isn’t it…) a picture is starting to emerge of the current state of … Continue reading
Light & Building 1
Frankfurt, 11th April 2010 The first day on the fair is generally the day of excitement and great expectation. You know that many manufacturers use the fair to show the future of lighting, with some of their products on show … Continue reading
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