Category Archives for lighting and culture
Oranje!
Singapore 30th April 2013 For the un-initiated, today is Queens Day in Holland…for the last time…as it is also the day that Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of her son Willem Alexander who will be crowned the new King. As a … Continue reading
Safety and security
Singapore 29th April 2013 With the recent events in the world; the Boston Marathon bombing and the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh resulting in hundreds of deaths and wounded, it is hard not to stand still at the … Continue reading
Travelling
Travelling is an integral part of our job and I don’t think that many people realise how intensive and tiring it can be. I am on my journey back from Hainan to Singapore after quite an intens week of meetings … Continue reading
In the swing of things
Hainan, 25th April 2013 Today was more of the same only this time we had broken up in smaller groups each focussed on specific coordination issues. My main focus of the day was the coordination with the interior designer to … Continue reading
Reality TV
Hainan, 24th April 2013 As I mentioned yesterday a CCTV film crew is following the project team during this week’s design and coordination meetings as well as filming the official signing ceremony of the operators management contract last night. I … Continue reading
Lost in translation
Hainan, 23rd April 2013 As you can see I am back in China and through travel and work commitments on arrival I was not in a position (nor state) to write my blog last night. A welcome dinner (and drinks) … Continue reading
Questions, questions…
Singapore 18th April 2013 Some project fee submission can be soooo time consuming! I blogged about RFP’s yesterday, today we had another one that needed me to sit in for nearly an hour to just go through the list of … Continue reading
In Control
Singapore 16th April 2013 Lighting designers tend to focus mainly on lighting effects, but one of the most crucial elements of any lighting design is the ease of operation, switches and controls, manual or programmed. In one of our projects … Continue reading
Today’s sneaky economy
Singapore 15th April 2013 When you travel as I do you get confronted with all the inconveniences of travel as well, delays, detours, additional charges en costs… as I was travelling back to Singapore yesterday I had plenty of time … Continue reading
Joy and disappointment
Perth 11th April 2013 I have just been notified that a lighting event that was to be held in Qatar next month has been cancelled (actually postponed)…that’s really disappointing. A phone call from the organisers informed me that they found … Continue reading
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