Category Archives for Light and insiration
Percentage for the arts
Perth, 26th September 2013 As countries become more developed the attention for art and artists becomes more important. It is not surprising that countries like Australia have so called percentage for art programs in which developers are required to factor … Continue reading
Form over function?
Perth, 25th September 2013 I may have blogged about this before, but it remains a sticky design issue time again, certainly in my industry of lighting design. Again we are having a heated discussion with an architect who strives towards … Continue reading
Keeping up with the industry
Perth, 24th September 2013 I don’t know how everyone does it and maybe they don’t, but how do you keep up with all industry news. At times I am inundated by the amount of newsletters and professional/ industry magazines that … Continue reading
Budgets and budgets
Perth, 18th September 2013 Most of what we do revolves around money and in our project world more specifically around budgets. Getting it right is an art by itself because often budgets are made in the early stages of a … Continue reading
Playing with glass
Singapore, 4th September 2013 Today my exploration of materials continued with glass. I spent a good hour in a glass manufacturers showroom playing with glass. We tempt to burry ourselves in selecting our architectural lighting system to suit the interior … Continue reading
Stretching your imagination
Singapore, 3rd September 2013 While in general our practise designs around architectural lighting solutions using pure lighting systems which are integrated in an architectural environment, some of our lighting designs are also developed in conjunction with specific materials, finishes and … Continue reading
The Design Wall
Mumbai 30th August 2013 On my last day in Mumbai I attended the Design Wall, the “pre-quel” to the later in October to be held AceTech Lighting and Green Summit. I had not been able to participate in the event … Continue reading
When professionals meet…
Langkawi 23rd August 2013 Today was a really interesting day. As I await my flight back to Singapore I reflect on the meeting we had, aptly called a “workshop”. We are embarking as reported on yesterday on the refurbishment of … Continue reading
From street light to moon light
Langkawi 22nd August 2013 After two busy days in Jakarta I find myself literally in the middle of the jungle, from one end of the spectrum to the other. Where Jakarta was a cacophony of light (street lights, media facades, … Continue reading
Art work lighting
Jakarta 21st August 2013 One of the typical “last minute” additions in our lighting plans has to be artwork lighting. Time and again we are confronted with the fact that we have completed our lighting design and the only … Continue reading
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