Category Archives for lighting and culture
Doing “business” in Asia
Perth, 29th March 2010 Today 4 executives from Rio Tinto (an Australian mining company) have been convicted in China to hefty jail terms and penalties for taking bribes and stealing “trade secrets”. While the court hearings about the bribes were … Continue reading
Fireworks
Shanghai, 22nd March 2010 China is supposedly the land of fireworks; it was invented here centuries ago. I regularly hear the firecrackers in the neighborhood when newlyweds are arriving or departing from their home in celebration. Though one could say that … Continue reading
Time capsule
Hong Kong, 17th March 2010 On my way to Hong Kong I read about the tradition of the World Expo’s to burry a time capsule with objects and things relevant at the time of the Expo, so future generations can … Continue reading
Lighting and terrorism
Singapore, 8th March 2010 With the “Hurt Locker” movie about the heroics of a bomb squad in Iraq sweeping a number of awards at the Oscars today it seems to be an appropriate subject for today’s blog! In my early … Continue reading
Life is light!
Australia, 1st March 2010 Officially, today is the start of Autumn in Australia. While the West coast (Perth) celebrated that with the hottest day in years, the East coast (Sydney) had its coldest day in years. But overall Australia had … Continue reading
Winter Olympics 2010
Perth, 13th February 2010 Aren’t we working in an extraordinary environment as lighting designers? I have just watched the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and it is without doubt that lighting was the key component in this … Continue reading
Family and friends
Shanghai, 8th February 2010 Today I would like to pay tribute to our real support team! Not our staff, but the people that matter to us at home, our partners, our children, our parents, our friends, our loved ones. The … Continue reading
Festivals of light
Shanghai, 6th February 2010 This morning I caught the tail end of a report on the news about some festival of lights. Not sure where or which country even but the images seemed quite impressive, with lighting sculptures and structures. … Continue reading
Know your markets
Mumbai, 28th January 2010 Sitting in the back of the car driving me back to the hotel I prepare my entry for today. While the car wiggles its way through the busy streets of Mumbai for the probably 1 hour … Continue reading
World Expo Shanghai
Shanghai, 18th January 2010 China president Hu Jintao himself came to visit the site the last few days to make sure the World Expo is on track. The Expo is due to open to the public in Shanghai later (in … Continue reading
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