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Frustration

Singapore, 13th June 2012 I guess that closely linked to inspiration there is frustration, specifically when you are not getting (to) what you want. While I had an inspirational day yesterday I had a kind of frustrating day today. Not … Continue reading

13. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Inspiration

Singapore, 12th June 2012 Lighting design is very much about inspiration. Every time we start a design part of our creation is inspiration. Yes we are guided by practical considerations which are either directed by the clients brief, operator guidelines … Continue reading

12. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Mainstream media exposure

Singapore, 11th June 2012 Part of our job, when you get more established and recognised as expert lighting designer, is that your opinion is being sought by the professional media. In my life as professional lighting designer I have had … Continue reading

11. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Budgets, copies and alternatives

Singapore, 9th June 2012 Clients can be impatient at times. In a few of our projects we have completed the concept design stage and as we move into design development we are now in the process of consolidating budgets. I don’t … Continue reading

09. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Engrish

Singapore, 7th June 2012 Back in Singapore…besides catching up on project work with the team, meeting one of my clients for a concept presentation, one of the challenges today was having to translate our documents into another language. Most of the time … Continue reading

07. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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For “guts” and glory

Yangon, Myanmar, 6th June 2012 My last day in Yangon…we took the time to go visit one of the other leading hotels in the city currently undergoing renovation to have some reference in regards to the local design and contractor … Continue reading

06. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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World Environment Day

Yangon, Myanmar, 5th June 2012 As I am ploughing through the hotel area by area to inventorise the lighting and list out the current state of affairs, it seems apt that today is world environment day. At least so I … Continue reading

05. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Poor maintenance…a killer

Yangon, Myanmar, 6th June 2012 My first day back in Yangon since a long time…I was last here around 2003-2004 invited as guest speaker at an architectural lighting event. Not much has changed on the road from the airport to … Continue reading

05. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Dazzling lights

Singapore, 2nd June 2012 Couldn’t use my laptop last evening as it was in the capable hands of Gerard, IT expert extra-ordinaire…My external hard disc had crashed on me and my laptop needed some serious clean up! All done now, … Continue reading

02. June 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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