Monthly Archives for July 2010
Injury
Shanghai 21st July 2010 Lighting designers are prone to injuries and sickness just like everybody else. I count myself lucky to have a good health and resistant body and despite my frequent travel, exposure to different climates, different foods (…including … Continue reading
Aerodynamics in lighting
Hainan 20th July 2010 Continuing on my typhoon story yesterday, I forgot to mention that I saw several street lighting poles “up rooted” as well. I must say one of the poles was heavily loaded with banners, which probably explains why … Continue reading
Typhoon
Hainan 19th July 2010 I am in Sanya, a resort city in the south of the lovely island of Hainan, Southern China, to attend to some project meetings. Hainan can more or less be considered the Bali of China, different … Continue reading
The Bund
Shanghai 18th July 2010 The Bund is one of the landmark places in Shanghai. The promenade along the Hangpu River is a spot where many tourist hang out for a walk, specifically at night to enjoy the sights and sounds … Continue reading
Expect the unexpected
Shanghai 17th July 2010 Just as I was talking about losing track after more than 250 blogs, technology lost its track and for the first time let me down last night. Some technical glitch in the system, not sure exactly … Continue reading
Conceptual lighting design
Shanghai 16th July 2010 I am reaching a stage where I am loosing track of subjects I have already blogged about, which, after more than 250 blogs, is understandable…But the driver of this blog is what happens in my daily … Continue reading
Moving
Shanghai 15th July 2010 We all go through this motion a number of times in our life time, some more than others. Very little people live their life in the same place. My parents moved only once during my life … Continue reading
Cove lighting
Shanghai 14th July 2010 A bit of a techno blog today… As lighting designers we are all familiar with the cove lighting technique. A recess in the ceiling or in the wall concealing the generally linear lighting to create a … Continue reading
Dimming or switching
Shanghai 13th July 2010 Today was site coordination day so I spent most of my day on site in Hangzhou, a city about 1 ½ hours by speed train from Shanghai. We have several projects there that are nearing design … Continue reading
When does our responsibility end?
Shanghai, 12th July 2010 🙁 A sad day for Dutch soccer, but admittedly Spain in the end was the better team. Credit where credit is due, The Dutchies were brave and gave a spirited fight only to go down in … Continue reading
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