Monthly Archives for January 2011
Art
Singapore, 17th January 2011 Over the weekend I took the opportunity to visit Art Stage Singapore, a new art fair touted as the top contemporary Art Market in Asia Pacific. As lighting designers we distinguish ourselves from electrical engineers by … Continue reading
Flooded!
Singapore, 14th January 2011 Seems like La Nina is striking hard all around the world! With raging floods going on in Australia, Brasil and the Phillipines, we are all confronted with the amazing force of mother nature. In Australia there … Continue reading
Fengshui and numbers
Singapore, 13th January 2011 One of the things I got to appreciate when I arrived in Asia many years ago was the science of Feng Shui and Numerology. I am triggered by this thought as today’s date is the 13th, … Continue reading
Projects and people
Singapore, 12th January 2011 I have blogged about it before. To stay alive in our lighting design business you first of all must be doing fee proposals. That is half a foot in the door! Historically you will build some … Continue reading
Tax
Singapore, 11th January 2011 One of the most dreaded things we all face is declaring our taxable income. Nobody really wants to pay taxes, right? As a lighting design practice however, whether we like it or not, we need to … Continue reading
Renovations
Singapore, 10th January 2011 Back in Singapore and yes I did not blog over the weekend…I am taking my weekends of…J Today I have been discussing a renovation project. It is amazing how quickly commercial properties can age. The project … Continue reading
Heritage
Perth, 7th January 2011 Many major cities around the world have a long cultural history with many buildings classified as architectural heritage. Perth (and Western Australia in general) has buildings dating way back to the 1800’s, the time of the … Continue reading
Marketing
Perth, 6th January 2011 One of the key elements of a new business is obviously your marketing material. You need to be able to give your potential clients and business associates an insight in your experience and capabilities. In the … Continue reading
Power Companies
Kalgoorlie & Coolgardie, 5th January 2011 Out in the bush today! We have some projects on-going in the “countryside” and today I followed up on our multi-year staged lighting implementation plan with the city council and shire to improve and … Continue reading
Announcing KLD!
Perth, 4th January 2011 For those who haven’t heard it through the grapevine yet, I guess the biggest event of the new year for me is the start of my new company Klaasen Lighting Design, in short KLD. As of … Continue reading
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