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Lighting Publications
Singapore, 20th January 2011 Today I received one of the latest editions of a lighting magazine called Lighting India. As many of you know I am a regular writer not only in my blog but also in various magazines. I … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship
Singapore, 19th January 2011 One of my clients in Indonesia is Ciputra, one of the biggest property developers around. This evening I therefore made it a point to watch an interview with the man, who is an example of great … Continue reading
IT education
Singapore, 18th January 2011 In our profession as lighting designers the computer has become our heart and soul and ultimate work horse. It is probably the same for many other professions, certainly in the creative ones. Imagine life without it. … Continue reading
Art
Singapore, 17th January 2011 Over the weekend I took the opportunity to visit Art Stage Singapore, a new art fair touted as the top contemporary Art Market in Asia Pacific. As lighting designers we distinguish ourselves from electrical engineers by … Continue reading
Flooded!
Singapore, 14th January 2011 Seems like La Nina is striking hard all around the world! With raging floods going on in Australia, Brasil and the Phillipines, we are all confronted with the amazing force of mother nature. In Australia there … Continue reading
Fengshui and numbers
Singapore, 13th January 2011 One of the things I got to appreciate when I arrived in Asia many years ago was the science of Feng Shui and Numerology. I am triggered by this thought as today’s date is the 13th, … Continue reading
Projects and people
Singapore, 12th January 2011 I have blogged about it before. To stay alive in our lighting design business you first of all must be doing fee proposals. That is half a foot in the door! Historically you will build some … Continue reading
Tax
Singapore, 11th January 2011 One of the most dreaded things we all face is declaring our taxable income. Nobody really wants to pay taxes, right? As a lighting design practice however, whether we like it or not, we need to … Continue reading
Renovations
Singapore, 10th January 2011 Back in Singapore and yes I did not blog over the weekend…I am taking my weekends of…J Today I have been discussing a renovation project. It is amazing how quickly commercial properties can age. The project … Continue reading
Heritage
Perth, 7th January 2011 Many major cities around the world have a long cultural history with many buildings classified as architectural heritage. Perth (and Western Australia in general) has buildings dating way back to the 1800’s, the time of the … Continue reading
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