Category Archives for Light and insiration
Le Tour
Singapore, 6th July 2012 With Le Tour de France cycling completing its first week (I am a big fan of it and just saw Peter Sagan win his 3rd stage!) I was just wondering if there are any parallels between competitive cycling … Continue reading
Drone technology
Singapore, 2nd July 2012 And so we glided into July… Friday turned out to be too hectic with meetings cumulating in my overnight flight back from Delhi to Singapore and as a result I did not manage to do my … Continue reading
Do they really care?
Singapore, 25th June 2012 I have a strange situation in a project where I am wondering if the client actually cares about what we are doing. We have been on the job for more than 6 months, have produced … Continue reading
Seeing blind
Singapore, 23rd June 2012 I think we all wonder what it is to be blind, certainly as a lighting designer. We need to see in order to work in our profession, or at least so it seems. I was triggered … Continue reading
Thinking out of the box
Singapore, 21st June 2012 Thinking out of the box is an art…literally. As a designer it is something we are challenged to do on a near daily basis but when I look around I actually see very little signs of … Continue reading
Even the best fail
Singapore, 18th June 2012 The Dutch have just been sent packing from the Euro 2012 Soccer Tournament :(. We did not even win a game, what a shame! Being (one of) of the best, having some of the greatest talents … Continue reading
Inspiration
Singapore, 12th June 2012 Lighting design is very much about inspiration. Every time we start a design part of our creation is inspiration. Yes we are guided by practical considerations which are either directed by the clients brief, operator guidelines … Continue reading
Mainstream media exposure
Singapore, 11th June 2012 Part of our job, when you get more established and recognised as expert lighting designer, is that your opinion is being sought by the professional media. In my life as professional lighting designer I have had … Continue reading
For “guts” and glory
Yangon, Myanmar, 6th June 2012 My last day in Yangon…we took the time to go visit one of the other leading hotels in the city currently undergoing renovation to have some reference in regards to the local design and contractor … Continue reading
Dazzling lights
Singapore, 2nd June 2012 Couldn’t use my laptop last evening as it was in the capable hands of Gerard, IT expert extra-ordinaire…My external hard disc had crashed on me and my laptop needed some serious clean up! All done now, … Continue reading
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