Category Archives for lighting and the economy
Glass and art deco inspirations
Perth, 12th September 2014 My visits to crafty glass manufacturers, hand blown and machined, has inspired me. We are so into modern LED lighting these days that you tend to forget that in the older days lamp and fitting manufacturing … Continue reading
WA
Perth, 9th September 2014 Western Australia is generally shortened to WA, but in business and in general WA has grown to mean Wait Awhile…you certainly should not be in a hurry to get things done here. Besides that you will … Continue reading
Application technology mix
Singapore, 5th September 2014 With the week coming to a close I feel like exploring something totally different…away from my daily work, just something light hearted to finish the week of in a relaxed mood. Some of you may have … Continue reading
The handshake project
Singapore, 28th August 2014 We get new projects in many different ways. Most of our projects come through referrals, which we find really beneficial as we are obviously recommended by others to potential clients looking for a professional lighting designer. … Continue reading
The change of China
Hong Kong, 21st August 2014 As I am still in Chinese territory I may as well continue on how I perceive life in Asia and in China particularly. As followers from my blog will now I am regularly in China/ … Continue reading
The rise of China
Guangzhou, 20th August 2014 I am in Guangzhou today to personally meet a potential lighting and dimming manufacturer that we plan to use in one of our China projects. I had an initial meeting with them about a month ago … Continue reading
Culture shocks
Perth, 12th August 2014 As you travel around the world and are exposed to different cultures, climates and ways of life you realise how different people are, how different peoples perspective on life can be. In the developed “western” world … Continue reading
No budget, no glory
Singapore, 31st July 2014 July has come and gone…Is it me or is time just zooming past? How do you deal with clients who have no budget or better still have money (we know the mother company has plenty of … Continue reading
Whats wrong with suppliers!
Singapore, 25th July 2014 Sometimes you want to shoot some of your lighting suppliers! Either they are plain dumb or plain arrogant…Another round of frustration today when we assessed tender submissions from 3 pre-selected suppliers for one of our projects. … Continue reading
The Qatar interview
Singapore, 23rd July 2014 Today I want my actual words and real images to do the “talking”. I have received the video of my impromptu interview taken during Lighting Tech Qatar recently. So instead of me writing, here is me talking … Continue reading
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