Category Archives for lighting and culture
Manila
Manila, 20th March 2014 Arrived in lovely Manila for project meetings over the next two days… I have been coming to Manila for the last twenty odd years or so, depending on project needs as well as for speaking engagements, … Continue reading
The diplomacy in lighting design
Perth, 14th March 2014 This is an issue that not many of us realise but can be critical to the success of every project. Besides being creative beings we lighting designers also need to have a healthy dose of diplomacy … Continue reading
Rules and regulations
Perth, 12th March 2014 More than any country, Australia seems quite strict with its rules and regulations. In order to execute work at nearly every level of construction and installation you have to make sure you comply with the local rules … Continue reading
Travelling
Hong Kong- Singapore, 7-8th March 2014 Travelling, travelling…quite a time consuming exercise. Certainly if your flight times are not very favourable you may effectively loose a whole working day even if the actual flight is only 3-4 hours. I came … Continue reading
What else to manage…
Haiko – Hong Kong, 5th March 2014 I have been on a “what-to-manage” spree in my last few blogs, so what else is there to manage? It very much depends on your position within the team, but regardless where you … Continue reading
Managing travel
Haiko, 4th March 2014 It is exactly because time is our commodity as I blogged yesterday, that when you are not in control of it that it can get utterly frustrating. As I am writing this I am sitting at … Continue reading
Managing time
Singapore, 3rd March 2014 I can’t really believe we have already moved into March, spring time for the Northern Hemisphere, autumn for the Southern part of the world. Not only time seems to fly but also our project schedules. It … Continue reading
The new generation
Singapore, 26th February 2014 As we see a steady growth in our projects as a result of our recognition in the market (at least one should hope so!), I find myself in a situation of expanding my team to cater … Continue reading
Looking through “the box”
Bandung, 24th February 2014 I am starting the week with a trip to lovely Bandung, in the rolling highlands of Indonesia, where I am attending an all-important project kick-off meeting, but more about that tomorrow…. With the Sochi 2014 Olympic … Continue reading
The invisible part of lighting
Singapore, 21st February 2014 Continuing on from my contemplations yesterday, we had some further head on discussions with the project manager of one of our projects in regards to the wiring and control of the lights. The building progress is … Continue reading
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