Category Archives for light watch
Light and colour
Perth, 11th February 2014 As I drove to and from site last night I kept thinking how much colour is important in our lives. Not only as designer but just as an ordinary person, we always seem to admire and … Continue reading
Playing with light
Perth, 10th February 2014 Playing with light is an integral part of getting your design right. You can figure out a thousand times on paper or even visualise in your mind how lighting is going to look like, but it … Continue reading
LED and emergency lighting
Perth, 7th February 2014 On the day that the Olympic Winter Games of 2014 kick off (tonight) in Sotchi (Russia) I have been dealing with the subject of emergency lighting in one of our projects. I may have blogged about … Continue reading
Welcome mode
Perth, 6th February 2014 Back in Perth for the commissioning of stage 1 of one of my hotel projects. In this case the aiming and focussing of the lights as well as the programming. There is so much you can … Continue reading
Forward thinking
Singapore, 5th February 2014 In transit in Singapore on my way through to Perth tomorrow I spent a good part of the day planning ahead. My schedule for the year is filling up very, very fast and any plans that … Continue reading
Corporate identity
Jakarta, 4th February 2014 Today’s project meeting centred very much around corporate identity, in other (client’s) words, what are the (lighting) elements that really express the identity of this corporation…one of the biggest Indonesian developers. In this particular case we … Continue reading
Hot Desking
Singapore, 3rd February 2014 As I am preparing to go to the airport for my meeting in Jakarta tomorrow (early meeting so I am forced to do an overnighter), I recall an article I read this morning when I had … Continue reading
Happy Chinese New Year!
Singapore, 29-30th January 2014 Most companies (as is ours) will be closed for the Chinese New Year holidays these few days. Some companies even for a week or more. Hence there is little action to be expected in our business … Continue reading
The economy
Singapore, 28th January 2014 Haven’t spoken about the economy much yet, but it is a legitimate question we pose to ourselves at the beginning of the year. We finished 2013 on a high, but how is 2014 shaping up (from … Continue reading
Sacrificial lamps
Singapore, 27th January 2014 In one of my meetings today I had an interesting discussion with the interior designer of one of our projects in regards to what or what not to specify in regards to the expected client’s budget, … Continue reading
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