Monthly Archives for April 2013
Today’s sneaky economy
Singapore 15th April 2013 When you travel as I do you get confronted with all the inconveniences of travel as well, delays, detours, additional charges en costs… as I was travelling back to Singapore yesterday I had plenty of time … Continue reading
Numbers
Perth 12th April 2013 I don’t know how my colleagues work but I would assume that budget planning is part and parcel of the lighting design services. It’s all nice and good to create a beautiful lighting design but it … Continue reading
Joy and disappointment
Perth 11th April 2013 I have just been notified that a lighting event that was to be held in Qatar next month has been cancelled (actually postponed)…that’s really disappointing. A phone call from the organisers informed me that they found … Continue reading
Sharing
Perth 10th April 2013 While I am preparing some presentations for upcoming speaking engagements and doing a remote magazine interview, I am very much aware that as we grow older, supposedly wiser and have more experience, we have the duty … Continue reading
Dressed for the job
Perth 9th April 2013 Don’t know what’s going on with the weather, but it seems like rather extreme opposites right now! We had a white Easter with snow and freezing temperatures in Europe just a week ago and we are … Continue reading
Rijks Museum re-opens
Perth 8th April 2013 As a Dutchman I cann’t but be proud of our famous Rijks Museum. It will be re-opened next week after 10 years of rebuilding, renovation and restoration. The news from the last few days not surprisingly … Continue reading
Majet again!
Jakarta 5th April 2013 As I write my blog I have just spent another two hours in the car on my way to the airport for my flight back to Singapore. Another mega “majet” (traffic jam)…I barely managed to check … Continue reading
Cheap for cheap sake
Bali 4th April 2013 My discussions with local suppliers here in Bali brought up another interesting approach to lighting sales. One of the suppliers I interviewed openly professed the strategy to buy cheap. Never mind if it fails, rots away … Continue reading
ROI Warranty
Bali 3rd April 2013 Now here is an interesting approach to warranty. I met with several local lighting suppliers today to get a better feel on how to approach my specifications and long term maintenance recommendations. If my project is … Continue reading
Business and pleasure
Bali 2nd April 2013 The benefit of doing projects all over the world is that you go places, sometimes repeatedly to the same (enjoyable) place. After the Good Friday -Easter long weekend I travelled back to Bali yesterday to start … Continue reading
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