Monthly Archives for February 2012
bLEEDing away
Singapore 15th February 2012 There is this new craze from companies, corporate institutions and hotel operators who are coming out with these design guidelines to comply with LEED certifications, Green Marks to look like a responsible company. I don’t know … Continue reading
Lighting and materials
Singapore 14th February 2012 Valentine’s day…another commercial day. I am not sure about the origin and history of this day but it surely has been commercialised. You are branded a cool, inconsiderate @#$% if you don’t sent your love some … Continue reading
Are you Linked-In?
Singapore 13th February 2012 If having a website and being connected to the internet was the key for staying in business just a few years ago (Bill Gates once famously said that those companies not on the world wide web … Continue reading
There is a time for everything
Singapore 11th February 2012 It got late yesterday and as you may have noticed I am a bit more relaxed about my daily blogging…:) Had some meetings yesterday, including a presentation of our lighting concept for a mock up room … Continue reading
Lighting Design; art and science
Singapore 9th February 2012 Sometimes I wonder about those who practice lighting design as a profession. Today’s thoughts are triggered by a very enlightening meeting I had today with an architect/ developer who contrary to most people was very knowledgeable … Continue reading
Switch logic
Singapore 8th February 2012 I wish there was a software program that could work out a switch logic for residential and public places. We spent nearly a day on figuring out a logic for the location of switches and laying out … Continue reading
Dynamic mood lighting
Singapore 7th February 2012 As lighting designers we are the magicians that create the moods and ambiances for the various places we design for. We are in the middle of designing the concepts for a business hotel, a shopping mall … Continue reading
War of supplies
Singapore 6th February 2012 One of our greatest challenges as lighting designers is getting the lights that we want. We can all dream about the lighting effects and the beautiful light fittings that we would like to see installed but … Continue reading
Colour temperature
Singapore 4th February 2012 You may have wondered what happened to me the last few days…just got sick on my last day in India. No not the Delhi-belly, just an ordinary cold or flu, not sure. Started to have a … Continue reading
Lighting design in India 2
Delhi 1st February 2012 As usual in the big Indian cities I spent a lot of time in the back of a car today going from A to B in sometimes agonising slow traffic. It’s not for me, I find … Continue reading
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