Monthly Archives for July 2010
Wanted
Singapore 11th July 2010 To think lighting designers are holy saints is an illusion. We don’t hear much about fraude or misbehavior in our profession but like in all trades there are always people somehow getting of the righteous path. … Continue reading
Originals and DNA testing
Singapore 10th July 2010 As designers we rely on our suppliers to get the products of our specifications delivered properly to the project sites for installation. But this world is a big pond with many sharks and as a result … Continue reading
Solar power 2
Singapore, 9th July 2010 Today I read about a historic flight of the first fully solar powered airplane. The breakthrough event was not so much the fact that the plane, a glider type airplane design with a (solar) wing span … Continue reading
City beautification
Singapore 8th July 2010 Back from Mumbai in Singapore for a few days before jetting off to China for a tightly scheduled “round the country” trip to visit some of our project sites and coordinate progress with our clients. I … Continue reading
Bird shit!
Mumbai, 7th July 2010 What has birdshit to do with lighting design?…A bit of a provocative title to my blog today, but one certainly relevant to lighting when you design for exterior installations. In discussions with architect and client yesterday … Continue reading
Subjectivity in lighting assessments
Mumbai , 6th July 2010 Another day, another city, another country… I woke up in Mumbai, India, this morning after having flown in late last night from Singapore to review (for the umptiest time) the revised mock up room of … Continue reading
Lighting and the economy 4
Singapore 5th July 2010 Now here is something really interesting! We all know China as being the factory of the world. Cheap labor has over the years drawn thousands of companies to start up manufacturing facilities in the main land … Continue reading
Better City, Better Life
Singapore 4th July 2010 This is the slogan used for the World Expo in Shanghai: “ Better City, Better Life”. It was made even more relevant by today’s news announcement that by 2015 China expect to have a population of … Continue reading
The Great Singapore Sale
Singapore, 3rd July 2010 There is somehow always a sale going on in Singapore, whether they call it “End of the year sale”, “Stock clearance sale” or “The Great Singapore Sale”, which is now on. With so many new shopping … Continue reading
Travel
Singapore, 2nd July 2010 Today has been a day in the sign of “travel”. First I travelled back from Perth to Singapore to attend meetings, then I spend time to confirm and reconfirm the travel arrangements and bookings for my … Continue reading
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