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Daylight

Bali 27th June 2013 Daylight is of course the cheapest form of lighting and it’s free, but incorporating daylight in the lighting design is not necessarily an easy task certainly in the tropics!. The subject of daylight came up during … Continue reading

27. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting and sustainability, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting of the future | 1 comment

Soft or Grand opening

Jakarta- Bali 26st June 2013 In countries like Indonesia ( and many others around the region) local culture and work attitude can be a great challenge when you plan ahead in projects. Why do something today if you can do … Continue reading

26. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and the economy, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

Super moon

Jakarta 25st June 2013 Once in a time we have a blue moon, and now we just had a super moon. This happens when the moon reaches a point in its orbit that brings it closest to earth and thus … Continue reading

26. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design | Leave a comment

Catching the bus

Singapore 24st June 2013 According to the expression there is always another bus around the corner or in other words if you miss one there will be another one coming soon…I use the metaphor in my business when describing the … Continue reading

24. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light and art, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design practice | Leave a comment

QR Codes

Singapore 20th June 2013 I am probably a bit behind times, but today I found out that the QR Codes have now officially made it to the lighting manufacturer’s world. QR stands for Quick Reference code also known as a … Continue reading

20. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting applications, lighting of the future, lighting standards | Leave a comment

The transition to LED

Singapore 19th June 2013 It is undeniable that within the next 5 years conventional lighting will be obliterated into nothingness and if by today you have not yet made the transition to Led as a lighting manufacturer you are unlikely … Continue reading

19. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting applications, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

Haze and (light) pollution

Singapore 17th June 2013 We live in an age where pollution, certainly in the big multi million people cities, is becoming a way of life rather than the exception. Today in Singapore we were hit by extreme haze that blows … Continue reading

17. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Education, going green, light and health, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design | Leave a comment

Streetwise

Singapore 13th June 2013 You can pick out clients and consultants who are streetwise. You can see it from a mile (assuming you are streetwise too J), just the way they deal with issues, with challenges. In my more than … Continue reading

13. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, Light & Learn, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting applications, lighting design practice | Leave a comment

Working environment

Singapore 12th June 2013 What is the most conducive work environment? I guess we all know the extremes from workers locked up in a factory with only one exit (we have seen what happened in Bangladesh and China recently) to the … Continue reading

12. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting applications, lighting design practice, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

Fast track

Singapore 10th June 2013 We are quite used to clients requests to fast track projects…they always want things yesterday. Unfortunately many do not understand the design process and how one consultants work impacts on the others. As we are generally … Continue reading

10. June 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and the economy, lighting applications, lighting design practice | Leave a comment

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