Category Archives for lighting and culture
The week that was April 6-10
Singapore, weekend 11-12 April 2015 Monday 6; Singapore – Insights in our market This week I am interviewing a number of lighting designers in search of a new job, some with several years of experience, some freshly graduated, and today … Continue reading
The (short) week that was 30 March – 2 April
Singapore, long weekend 3-5 April 2015 Monday 30; Singapore – Graphene lighting technology Are we finally going to get some serious competition for the current LED lighting technology? As I am preparing my presentation for my Bangalore trip later in … Continue reading
The week that was 23-27th March
Perth, weekend 28-29th March 2015 Monday 23; Perth – Architects of time This morning the world and Singapore specifically woke up to the news of the passing away of Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), the architect of Singapore, he was 91. … Continue reading
The week that was March 9-13
Singapore, weekend 14-15th March 2015 Monday 9; Singapore, Hong Kong, Guilin– Travelling Being on the road is part of our job, sometimes it is a few hours, even a few minutes, sometimes, like today, it can be a full day … Continue reading
The week that was 2-6 March
Singapore, weekend 7-8th March 2015 Monday 2; Sydney – Balancing act Being able to balance business and private family life is something that is crucial and a challenge for anyone and not easy by any count. It becomes easier if … Continue reading
The week that was 23-28th February
Perth, weekend 28th February 2015 Monday 23; Perth – Size does not matter Back in beautiful Perth for the week, I have a couple of project meetings lined up as well as meetings for new potential projects. Despite the general … Continue reading
The (short) week that was…February 16-18
Singapore, Chinese New Year long weekend 19-22nd February 2015 Monday 16; Singapore – The Chinese New Year’s rush It is a short work week this week with many companies already shutting down for Chinese New Year and from those companies … Continue reading
The week that was…9-13th February 2015
Singapore, weekend 14th February 2015 Monday 9; Jakarta- Familiar territory After more than 7 years (!) on this project the finish line is in view…finally. Have the problems changed or been resolved, no, not really. We keep issuing the … Continue reading
The week that was…February 2-6
Singapore, weekend 7th February 2015 Monday 2; Singapore: Moon lighting Most of the times we assume that everybody in the project team understands what we are talking about. Everyone in the team, consultants, client reps, contractors are supposed to be … Continue reading
The week that was…26-30th January
Monday 26; Perth: Australia Day As much as I have difficulty connecting with Singapore’s National Day (which is really for Singaporeans in celebration of their “home anniversary”), I do connect with Australia Day as it has been “my home” for … Continue reading

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