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Topic of discussion

Singapore, 15th September 2014 Deciding on a topic to write about or to build a presentation around is always a tricky issue. The organiser of the event looks at their target group of intended participants and provides you with a … Continue reading

15. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Glass and art deco inspirations

Perth, 12th September 2014 My visits to crafty glass manufacturers, hand blown and machined, has inspired me. We are so into modern LED lighting these days that you tend to forget that in the older days lamp and fitting manufacturing … Continue reading

12. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Tender deadlines

Perth, 11th September 2014 One of the critical miles stones in our consultancy work are the issuance of tender documentation. And how different that process can be from client to client! We are working of the issuance of tender deadlines … Continue reading

11. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Old-fashioned craftsmanship

Perth-Margaret River, 10th September 2014 On the day that Apple unveiled its latest Iphone (nr6 already!) and the long awaited smartwatch in a world where everything seems to revolve around IT technology nowadays, it is nice to know that there … Continue reading

10. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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WA

Perth, 9th September 2014 Western Australia is generally shortened to WA, but in business and in general WA has grown to mean Wait Awhile…you certainly should not be in a hurry to get things done here. Besides that you will … Continue reading

09. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Knowledge sharing

Perth, 8th September 2014 Over the coming months I have several speaking engagements and rather than repeating myself (some people call that leveraging J) I am doing my best to differentiate each presentation in a fine tune to the audience … Continue reading

08. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Application technology mix

Singapore, 5th September 2014 With the week coming to a close I feel like exploring something totally different…away from my daily work, just something light hearted to finish the week of in a relaxed mood. Some of you may have … Continue reading

05. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Inspiration

Singapore, 4th September 2014 The thing with lighting design and any design for that matter is that you need inspirational people and an inspirational environment to flourish. Designers are creative people and we need stimulation, motivation and passion to thrive. … Continue reading

04. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Reviving historic lights

Singapore, 3rd September 2014 While the ballroom T&C is coming to a close and everything is falling into place, as it always does in the end, I can start moving my attention to other project issues. I have another 5 … Continue reading

03. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Part of the problem

Singapore, 2nd September 2014 Some projects have problems written all over them from start to finish and though we sort of know the projects are high profile and we are keen to participate because we know it is a good … Continue reading

02. September 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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