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The Qatar interview

Singapore, 23rd July 2014 Today I want my actual words and real images to do the “talking”. I have received the video of my impromptu interview taken during Lighting Tech Qatar recently. So instead of me writing, here is me talking  … Continue reading

23. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, Light & Learn, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and sustainability, lighting and the economy, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

LED wars brewing

Singapore, 22nd July 2014 Over the last year or so we have seen the emergence of low costs LED manufacturers and I don’t mean the cheap copy, backyard made bad quality stuff (often referred to as Chinese made) but the … Continue reading

22. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and the economy, lighting of the future, lighting standards | Leave a comment

Just another day

Singapore, 21st July 2014 In the end I made it back safely to Singapore, but the devastation around Haiko and the airport was unbelievable, roofs torn of buildings, giant billboards just blown to pieces with its remains strewn over the … Continue reading

21. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Typhoon Rammasun

Hainan, 18th July 2014 Heavy rain, gutsy winds, but that seems to be the extent of what we are getting from typhoon Rammasun here on site. The typhoon has already reached Haiko, so no wonder all flights and public transport … Continue reading

18. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Can I have a room please?

Shenzhen- Hainan, 16-17th July 2014 It was one of those days that had an unpredictable outcome which in the end did me leave any reasonable time to write my blog. I flew in via Hong Kong yesterday and had an … Continue reading

17. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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The LED alternative

Jakarta- Singapore, 15th July 2014 I am in transit in my Singapore office for half a day before leaving for Hong Kong and Shenzhen tomorrow. The usual project and admin issues to follow up on. We are working on a … Continue reading

15. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Tying up loose ends

Jakarta, 14th July 2014 The first day of the week is also the first day of a whole lotta travelling this week with at about one flight a day. I am in Jakarta today, before going to Hong Kong, Shenzhen … Continue reading

14. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Design without concept

Singapore, 11th July 2014 It happens at times that the project owners are in a hurry don’t really have a properly conceived idea what they want except it has to be quick and cheap. What’s new you are going to … Continue reading

11. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting design, lighting design practice | Leave a comment

The perfect office…

Singapore, 10th July 2014 One of the things I always wanted to do in a project is to introduce a typical daylight cycle into a work space. Now that I have moved to a new office I am going to … Continue reading

10. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light and health, light watch, lighting and sustainability, lighting applications, lighting design practice, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

LED concept and reality

Singapore, 9th July 2014 While the Indonesians have a day off to vote for their new president, work on our sides just moves on. I often state to my clients that a lighting concept is as good as the reality … Continue reading

09. July 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting applications, lighting of the future | 2 comments

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