Category Archives for light watch
Reflecting on reflections
Bandung, 25th February 2014 It is not often that a client brings you to visit a project to show you what they do NOT want! Generally they bring you to see completed projects they like to explain to you what … Continue reading
Looking through “the box”
Bandung, 24th February 2014 I am starting the week with a trip to lovely Bandung, in the rolling highlands of Indonesia, where I am attending an all-important project kick-off meeting, but more about that tomorrow…. With the Sochi 2014 Olympic … Continue reading
The invisible part of lighting
Singapore, 21st February 2014 Continuing on from my contemplations yesterday, we had some further head on discussions with the project manager of one of our projects in regards to the wiring and control of the lights. The building progress is … Continue reading
Invisible light
Singapore, 20th February 2014 There was an article in the newspaper this morning about an decision somewhere in Scandinavia where a local authority had started to paint all reindeer antlers with a luminescent paint as to make them more visible at night … Continue reading
The chicken or the egg
Singapore, 19th February 2014 This is an age old issue; who was first, the chicken or the egg…the chicken would not exist, if not for the egg and reversely you could say that there would be no egg if not … Continue reading
Quality versus quantity
Singapore, 18th February 2014 Time and again we come across project budgets that have been put together by quantity surveyors who have no idea what they are talking about. Worse even, they then manage to get owners approval (of course … Continue reading
LED in airplanes
Singapore, 17th February 2014 Fresh from attending the Singapore Air Show, I of course could not resist looking around for the latest technology in lighting. Airplane design surely is leading the way at the edge of technology and therefore the latest … Continue reading
Nothing seems what it is…
Singapore, 14th February 2014 This is normally what you hear from a magician who can lead you into a world of make believe. It is really interesting to see how what we see is not always what we think we … Continue reading
Up in the air
Singapore, 13th February 2014 This week Singapore holds its bi-annual Air show, one that has grown over the years to one of the most important air shows of the region with many of the top guys like Boeing and Airbus … Continue reading
Fees, Budgets and prices
Perth- Singapore, 12th February 2014 As I make my way back to Singapore, I can’t but get saddened (perhaps frustrated) from the continuous urge from each and everyone in the chain of design from the first fee negotiations, the establishment … Continue reading
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