Monthly Archives for January 2014
Happy Chinese New Year!
Singapore, 29-30th January 2014 Most companies (as is ours) will be closed for the Chinese New Year holidays these few days. Some companies even for a week or more. Hence there is little action to be expected in our business … Continue reading
The economy
Singapore, 28th January 2014 Haven’t spoken about the economy much yet, but it is a legitimate question we pose to ourselves at the beginning of the year. We finished 2013 on a high, but how is 2014 shaping up (from … Continue reading
Sacrificial lamps
Singapore, 27th January 2014 In one of my meetings today I had an interesting discussion with the interior designer of one of our projects in regards to what or what not to specify in regards to the expected client’s budget, … Continue reading
Hong Kong style
Hong Kong, 24th January 2014 Today was spent on a kick of meeting for a new prestigious project here. I don’t know about how others experience Hong Kong and its work environment but I distinctively feel a totally different attitude … Continue reading
The new China
Yangshuo – Hong Kong, 23rd January 2014 As I am making my way from Yangshuo to Hong Kong for my next meetings, I am reflecting on some interesting developments taking pace in China. In the “new” China of today it … Continue reading
Still cold…
Yangshuo, 22nd January 2014 Getting used to the cold…today more of the same. Today we fried some banana’s on the improvised heat stoves and I must say the “pisang goreng” (or fried banana) tasted nice and hot! Many people do … Continue reading
Cold
Yangshuo, 21st January 2014 This blog is simply called cold…I woke up with temperatures outside around freezing point. No world news, but after the hot summer in Perth and the normal hot humidity of Singapore a nice frisk waking up! … Continue reading
Inspiration
Yangshuo, 20th January 2014 Today I travelled from Singapore back to Yangshuo, the heart of the Guilin Mountains in China, famous for being featured on the back on the 20 dollar Reminbi bank notes. Over the next 3 days I … Continue reading
Candle light
Singapore, 17th January 2014 As lighting designers of this day and age it is understandable that our prime focus is on designing around and with today’s lighting technology. Obviously if you are a new generation lighting designer you probably know … Continue reading
Priorities…
Shanghai-Singapore, 16th January 2014 I wrapped up my stay in Shanghai with some outstanding design work but I have to say with travel in the afternoon, albeit the later part of the day, it still cuts your day in half. … Continue reading
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