Category Archives for lighting and culture
Lights Out!
Perth 5th February 2013 I am not an American Super Bowl fan, but when I read that last Sunday’s grand final was interrupted mid match by a lighting failure, I obviously took notice …forget Beyonce and her performance, …it’s the … Continue reading
Lighting standards
Perth 4th February 2013 Back in my Perth office, “enjoying” the Perth summer while I still can, time flies! The nice thing about the Perth climate is that while it may be hot(ter) during the day, at night it cools … Continue reading
Minus One
Jakarta 30th January 2013 Staying in hotels as you travel is a good part of our experience as lighting designers, certainly if you design lighting for hotels for a living. These few days in Jakarta I am put up in … Continue reading
Jakarta
Jakarta 29th January 2013 On the day after Dutch Queen Beatrix announced her abdication, I am back in Jakarta, early morning flight, 1-2 hours traffic jam and into a meeting, a fairly normal scenario. In fact the flight from Singapore is … Continue reading
Computers
Singapore 24th January 2013 It is safe to say that life without computers in our, or nearly any, profession is practically impossible! I have lived the years of doing lighting design without personal computers and laptops and I can tell … Continue reading
Colleagues
Singapore 23rd January 2013 An important part of our life as lighting designer is to spent some time with colleagues in the business…for many reasons. First of all there is little to no reason to lock yourself up in an … Continue reading
Personal versus objective
Jakarta 22nd January 2013 As I am waiting in the lounge to take my flight back to Singapore I am reflecting on the main event passed about which I blogged last night. I mentioned that I came away with a … Continue reading
Breaking a Lance
Singapore 18th January 2013 Today will probably go down in history as the day that Lance Armstrong took ownership of his life and came clean on his doping and drug taking. Like many in the world I switch on the TV … Continue reading
Concepteur Eclairage sand Frontieres
Singapore 15th January 2013 More and more I realise that most of the time we design for the higher end of the scale. Understandably as it is generally people with money who can afford the cost of hiring a professional … Continue reading
Money, money…
Kuala Lumpur 11th January 2013 Another early morning flight…grrr. Got up a 5 am to catch the 7am flight to KL today, lucky I don’t stay to far from the airport. When I came outside my taxi was already waiting…Singapore … Continue reading
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