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Death of Salesman

Singapore, 8th October 2013 I have never really envied those sales people, certainly not in today’s cut-throat LED environment. If you are not investing heavily in innovation right now and don’t have a clear LED message for the sales people … Continue reading

09. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting applications, lighting design practice, lighting of the future | 1 comment

Future of Light 2

Singapore, 8th October 2013 So what is the future of lighting going to look like? Yesterday’s rant about the commercialisation of R&D concepts still stands but that does not mean that some of these new developments don’t have any merits. … Continue reading

08. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting applications, lighting of the future | 1 comment

Future of light

Singapore, 7th October 2013 Some of you, like me today, may have received the latest news letter from Philips introducing a report called the “Future of Light” prepared by creative think tank company PSFK Labs from the US…, yes, sponsored … Continue reading

07. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Lighting design and the economy

Singapore, 4th October 2013 This week has come and gone….like it only had Monday and Friday… I guess it is with some concern that we look at the developments in the US. While this part of the world still seem … Continue reading

04. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Lights out

Kuala Lumpur, 3rd October 2013 Sometimes when you are in a meeting you have a feeling that the “lights have gone out” with the participants. Today I came all the way to KL to attend a meeting which was to … Continue reading

03. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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When light merges with its background…

Singapore, 2nd October 2013 As I am preparing for my day in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, fine tuning my presentation in regards to our lighting approach for a project, I realise that my way of looking at lighting has pretty much … Continue reading

02. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Controlling light

Singapore, 1st October 2013 Today was one of those “supplier” days, with several coming in with their latest, yes you guessed it, LED products. Where are the good old times when manufacturers would come in with the latest incandescent lamp … Continue reading

01. October 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light and art, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

My daily moment

Singapore, 30th September 2013 Probably lucky I am back in Singapore as the hangover from the lost grand final is surely tough back in Perth and Fremantle. They fought valiantly but in the end just came up (15 points) short. … Continue reading

30. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light & Learn, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting design, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

Purple Reign…

Perth, 27th September 2013 This Saturday will see the grand final in AFL when the Fremantle Dockers meet Hawthorn at the MSG. May all sound jargon to you, but down here in Australia the Footy Grand Final at the MSG … Continue reading

27. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Form over function?

Perth, 25th September 2013 I may have blogged about this before, but it remains a sticky design issue time again, certainly in my industry of lighting design. Again we are having a heated discussion with an architect who strives towards … Continue reading

25. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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