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Monthly Archives for April 2014

Supplier specifications sensitivity

Singapore, 15th April 2014 This is and always shall be a sensitive subject. We all reach a stage in our design process where we have to actually specify the light fittings for our project. Today is such day where I … Continue reading

15. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Tailoring our deliverables

Singapore, 14th April 2014 The risk we have as a small practice with multiple projects is that you can easily fall into repetition. Deadlines are here to stay so when under time pressure there is always that recourse to “cut … Continue reading

14. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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The Ante room…

Singapore, 11th April 2014 Today we are presenting to the big bosses of one of our hotel projects. It’s D-day so to speak and a long row of consultants will be presenting their design progress one after another during the … Continue reading

11. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Back to reality…

Singapore, 10th April 2014 After having taken a few days of to spend some time with my parents in Holland after L+B, I am now back in our office in Singapore and back to the reality of the day. Project … Continue reading

10. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Light & Build, the aftermath (Italy)…

Italy, 4th April 2014 On the back of our L+B visit we flew to Venice, Italy, for a workshop/visit to Linea Light, one of the lighting manufacturers that we have started to work with but had till now not much knowledge … Continue reading

05. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Light & Build, Thursday

Frankfurt, 3rd April 2014 As I wait for one of the few flights out of Frankfurt on this day were I understand that nearly 1000 Lufthansa flights are cancelled, I reflect back on this year’s L+B. The lounge is practically … Continue reading

04. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Light & Build, Wednesday

Frankfurt, 2nd April 2014 The spectre of the Icelandic volcano outburst that grounded many of the fair-goers for days last time around is hanging over us again! This time it is the country wide strike of Lufthansa pilots, resulting at … Continue reading

03. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Light & Build, Tuesday

Frankfurt, 1st April 2014 My second day at the fair was a real interesting mixed bag of experiences. I continued my pursuit in search of NON-LED light fittings but basically the story continues to be the same…no-one really can’t be … Continue reading

02. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Light + Build, Monday

Frankfurt, 31st March 2014 On my first day on the fair I decided to set myself a task to follow during my visit to Light & Build. Over the last couple of years the development of LED has been so … Continue reading

01. April 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and sustainability, lighting of the future | 2 comments

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