Monthly Archives for May 2010
Approve or reject
India, 11th May 2010 One of our duties as a lighting designer is to approve or reject light fittings submitted to us as possible alternatives for our specifications. Specifically in Asia it is tough to keep exact specifications as clients … Continue reading
Consume or produce
India, 10th May 2010 On my way for a 2 day blitz visit to India, Chennai today, Goa tomorrow. Two of our hotel projects are reaching their final stages and site coordination and procurement confirmations on light fitting supply are … Continue reading
Lighting and movies
Singapore, 9th May 2010 You know in our daily lives we use lighting or lighting metaphors in many different ways. I wrote about it previously in terms of our language for instance. Remember the light bulb in cartoons to illustrate … Continue reading
The lighting design fraternity
Singapore, 8th May 2010 Last night I went out for some drinks with friends and met some fellow lighting designers based in Singapore that I had not met before. Our lighting design community is quite small and generally speaking we … Continue reading
Digital dependency
Singapore, 7th May 2010 Don’t you hate it when your laptop or computer doesn’t do what it is supposed to do? I am from the older generation and already proud of myself that I am reasonably proficient in using a … Continue reading
View from the top
Beijing – Shanghai, 6th May 2010 As I write this I am back in Shanghai but last night I flew from Chengdu to Beijing for a project coordination meeting this morning, this time attending a kick off design meeting for … Continue reading
Meeting of the minds
Chengdu, 5th May 2010 Design coordination workshops are crucial for the success of a project, certainly when many overseas consultants are involved. I am in Chengdu to attend such design workshop for one of our hotel projects. It is never … Continue reading
Money and quality
Chengdu, 4th May 2010 Today I traveled to Chengdu, about 3 hours flight west from Shanghai to attend to a project design workshop. During the flight I kept thinking back about my visit to the Expo and what I saw … Continue reading
World Expo, my second visit
Shanghai, 3rd May 2010 Today is a public holiday in China, another perfect day to visit the Expo. It being my birthday too, going to the Expo is like inviting a kid to Disneyland, isn’t it? So the perfect birthday … Continue reading
Looking back on 6 month blogging
Shanghai, 2nd May 2010 Yes it has been 6 months already since I started blogging during PLDC Berlin in October 2009. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into when I started the blogging project but sometimes you just … Continue reading
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