Monthly Archives for June 2011
Developping the relationship
Perth 14thJune 2011 I would like to elaborate a bit more on yesterdays’ topic of doing a paid conceptual design as a way of “getting to know each other” rather than providing speculative design in the hope of being selected. … Continue reading
Avoiding unhappy marriages
Perth 13th June 2011 In our lighting design profession we are always in the process of building durable relationships with new clients. Generally our relationships are instant, the result of a speedy dating process. There is seldom a long term … Continue reading
Solar bottle light
Singapore 10th June 2011 Sometimes people come up with simple yet “powerful” ideas. Recently I read that students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a cheap and easily reproducible solar light bulb by using a simple bottle. The … Continue reading
Exchange currency
Singapore 9th June 2011 Bit of a scare with my blog yesterday, not sure what happened but could not upload other then just the heading. One of those days you wished you were an IT expert! I later realised I … Continue reading
Control the uncontrollable
Singapore, 8th June 2011 We can control lights and lighting effects with electronic or simple mechanical equipment, we can control our environment to a great extend by what we do, but controling the human mind is probably the most difficult … Continue reading
Earth Check
Singapore 7th June 2011 When I recently attended the Hospitality Architecture and Design conference (HAD) I came to know about an organisation called Earth Check. I probably should have known about this company long ago but I didn’t. Their website … Continue reading
Due dilligence
Singapore 6th June 2011 How far do you carry out due diligence? I was confronted with this soul searching question when I finally found out today that the company that was awarded the contract for the bedroom dimming system in … Continue reading
Fish tan
Singapore 3rd June 2011 You read it correctly, it is not fish tank, but fish tan. Today I read about a fish dealer who has come up with an artificial tanning light for fish! It fits on an aquarium and … Continue reading
India
Singapore 2nd June 2011 Now here is an interesting country…those who have travelled there probably know what I mean. After China, India is the biggest economic engine of this region, a country with more than a billion people. China and … Continue reading
Electricity
Singapore 1st June 2011 The stories about electricity scarcity keeps filling the news, specifically in high demand areas such as populated countries like China, India and Japan, I blogged about it not long ago. Today I read that China is … Continue reading
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