Category Archives for light watch
Integrated (other) services
Singapore 5th September 2011 I guess I have a bit of a bone to pick today…though it is probably just one of those Monday whinges. While many of us designers are idealists and dreamers with a passion for lighting design, … Continue reading
The book!
Singapore 2nd September 2011 This blog is about my (daily) life as a lighting designer and while there are generally many design or lighting related events happening in the day I select one of them as the subject of my … Continue reading
Niche lighting design
Singapore 1st September 2011 I am an architectural lighting designer by profession as that is really 90% of my day to day work, like the lighting of architectural buildings, city and landscapes, commercial and hospitality applications and so on. But … Continue reading
India and the (lighting) economy
Singapore 31st August 2011 The last day of August already…you may have noticed I was of the radar for a few days, courtesy of some public holiday, long weekend in Singapore. I took the opportunity to escape to Bangkok for a … Continue reading
Lighting design and song writing
Singapore 26th August 2011 Conceptualising lighting is very similar to composing a song I guess. I am in the middle of working out a lighting concept for a building façade and am approaching it from different angles but am not … Continue reading
Copyrights and royalties
Singapore 25th August 2011 The issue of copyrights and subsequent claim on royalties is an age old point of discussion, certainly in this part of the (Asia Pacific) world. It is only recently that China has started to crack down … Continue reading
How green is lighting
Singapore 24th August 2011 Many countries, Singapore included, have so called “green councils, organisations mostly government driven that look after the sustainability of buildings, projects and new developments. In Singapore we have an organisation called the Singapore Green Building Council … Continue reading
Fast forward…
Singapore 23rd August 2011 Just got off from a 2+ hour long conference call with owner, architects and designers…a three city, two countries call, the wonders of technology! We are still early in the pace, at least that is what … Continue reading
The economy again…
Singapore 22nd August 2011 I think none of us can’t help but anxiously watching the world economy (and our projects)…are we or aren’t we going into a recession again. I did not see 1997 coming and was totally un-prepared, resulting … Continue reading
Bonding
Singapore 19th August 2011 Another “bonding” session with some friends and potential clients made it rather late last night, hence my delayed entry for yesterday. It is often said that you get your jobs through who you know, not necessarily … Continue reading

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