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The joy of professionalism

Perth, 13th August 2014 I think we have all been there, working with professionals. It is such a breath of fresh air when you can meet and interact with true professionals. I had such project meeting today in Perth where … Continue reading

13. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Culture shocks

Perth, 12th August 2014 As you travel around the world and are exposed to different cultures, climates and ways of life you realise how different people are, how different peoples perspective on life can be. In the developed “western” world … Continue reading

12. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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The last few stages

Perth, 11th August 2014 Back to work after a long weekend break in Phuket, courtesy of Singapore’s national day celebrations. I had a long day in Jakarta last week to review the progress of the installation works on a hotel … Continue reading

11. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Communication 2

Jakarta, 6th August 2014 Now here is another piece of communication that comes totally out of left corner. Before I left Singapore this morning where I still had a submission deadline to complete, I was also confronted with a piece … Continue reading

06. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Communication

Singapore, 5th August 2014 It is not a secret that in our line of work, communication is key. There are many ways to communicate and there is a very obvious difference between the written and spoken words. We have several … Continue reading

05. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Lighting manipulators

Singapore, 4th August 2014 Really when you think about it lighting designers are manipulators…our task is to control and manipulate light into a shape and form that makes sense and produces a performance that is the right light at the … Continue reading

04. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Percent for the art

Singapore, 1st August 2014 Australia has a Percent for the Art scheme that require any developer, whether private or government, to spend a percentage of the development costs on art. The policy requires the developers to allocate 1 percent of … Continue reading

01. August 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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