Category Archives for light watch
The LED Czars 2014
Singapore, 24th September 2014 I often talk about the LED Cowboys, but way up in their ivory tower the LED Czars are planning and plotting the future of LED while you and I are going about our daily work implementing … Continue reading
The specification game
Singapore, 23rd September 2014 Specifying light fittings for our projects is a critical process that is not necessarily the same for each project that we do. While the thinking and design process maybe the same the execution and the formalities … Continue reading
F1 – Sports and illumination
Singapore, 22nd September 2014 I made it back from Delhi just in time for Singapore’s F1 weekend. It remains something special and specifically as lighting designers we can appreciate the only night race being held under artificial lighting. Exactly because … Continue reading
Light + Design, Delhi 2014
Delhi, 19th September 2014 With thanks to my sponsor ELCOMA and the hosts, the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (or IIID), we started day 1 of the conference proceedings with the introductory keynote address from the director of the National Institute … Continue reading
Travelling
Delhi, 18th September 2014 One may wonder whether the world is still safe to travel…As I am arriving in Delhi to deliver my talk at Light + Design tomorrow the world seems a more and more an insecure place. The … Continue reading
Testing!
Singapore, 17th September 2014 It cannot be said enough…check and double check; test and double test. It does not matter how much experience you have, it remains always a critical part of lighting design and testing your critical lighting effects … Continue reading
Li-Fi
Singapore, 16th September 2014 I have mentioned it in passing in some previous blogs but Li-Fi is becoming a serious topic of discussion recently. Is Li-Fi the new Wi-Fi? Several lighting magazines have reported about it recently and as I … Continue reading
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
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
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
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