Category Archives for light watch
My way or the highway
Singapore, 23rd October 2012 Dealing with inflexible and ego-centred people can be pretty frustrating when you are trying to move forward in a project. They come in all form and functions! Today was one of those days were I had … Continue reading
Stones
Singapore, 22nd October 2012 No, not the Rolling Stones…my subject are the actual stones. As lighting designers we have to deal with all kinds of materials in the spaces we design for. Stone is one of them. I never knew there … Continue reading
Integrity
Singapore, 19th October 2012 Now here is a touchy subject for you. Today’s subject of integrity is triggered by the fall from grace of Lance Armstrong, a sporting cycling hero that many around the world have admired and looked up … Continue reading
Colour!
Singapore, 18th October 2012 While the Noche Zero event in Chili should be in its final stages (an event I unfortunately could not attend, but hope to catch up on soon) I am left pondering what life without light would be! … Continue reading
Lighting design today
Singapore, 17th October 2012 Lighting and lighting design does not stand by itself. It is part of our total visual environment, perception and experience. It comes integrated, and hopefully coordinated, with architecture, interior finishes, materials, colours, shapes, forms and the … Continue reading
Specifications
Singapore, 16th October 2012 How critical are lighting specifications? In this day and age, where we have to deal with a continuously moving target called LED technology, getting your specifications right is quite a challenge. And quite frankly after all … Continue reading
Across the universe
Singapore, 15th October 2012 In our daily life as lighting designers we deal with (“lighting”) people from all across the universe, from developers to contractors, from directors to workers, from manufacturers to suppliers. Depending on who you talk to, who … Continue reading
David and Goliath
Singapore, 12th October 2012 Taking on the industry giants in my fight to make our world a better LED world is quite daunting. This week I have been in a “fight” with one of LED’s industry leaders in regards to … Continue reading
100% Design Singapore
Singapore, 11th October 2012 The month of October in Singapore has design written all over it. First we had the World Architectural Festival, than there was Saturday InDesign over the weekend and this week sees 100% Design Singapore organised on … Continue reading
Is the economy affecting our lighting design industry
Singapore, 10th October 2012 Online magazine Illumni asked some of us lighting designers with a practice in Australia whether we are feeling the pinch on the back of information that some local practices in Australia had closed shop. While I … Continue reading
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