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The week that was: 19-23 January

Singapore, weekend 24th January 2015 Monday 19; Singapore: Traffic jam I am slowly getting back in the groove; for some reason it really took me a while to get over my jetlag. This Monday was a busy day with many … Continue reading

23. January 2015 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light & Learn, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and sustainability, lighting design, lighting design practice, lighting standards | 3 comments

The week that was…12-16 January 2015

Singapore, weekend 17tth January 2015 A new year and a new look for 2015.I had been a bit reluctant to restart my blogging now for a 6th season as I was also getting used again to not having to blog … Continue reading

18. January 2015 by Martin Klaasen
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Lighting photography

Perth, 11th December 2014 With one more blog to go tomorrow before I call it a day (year), I received back a series of stunning photographs from our Fremantle project taken by professional photographer Ron Tan. He does fantastic work, … Continue reading

11. December 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Heritage lighting in practice

Perth, 10th December 2014 Today I presented a paper on the challenges of lighting heritage buildings, an event sponsored by Heritage Perth and the Town Planning Group (TPG) under the banner of Heritage in Practice where experts from various backgrounds … Continue reading

10. December 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Visual confirmation

Perth, 8th December 2014 Yes I missed my blog on Friday, I know, came back late, had friends over during the weekend, just did not get to it. This week I am back in Perth and this will be my … Continue reading

09. December 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Before and after

Jakarta, 4th December 2014 You learn the most from seeing the end result from all your efforts. Seeing is believing as they say and therefore going to site to see the fruits of your (years of) labour is extremely instructive. … Continue reading

04. December 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Improving the lighting of a restaurant…

Singapore, 28th November 2014 The interesting thing of our profession is that you get to do the expected and the unexpected, the pleasant and the unpleasant, never a dull moment, with the point being that our days are generally never … Continue reading

28. November 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Nothing beats being on site

Bali, 26th November 2014 It probably sounds like an open door statement, but nothing beats being on site to directly address site installation issues, specifically when we talk about landscape lighting. I have said it many times and say it … Continue reading

26. November 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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Lighting Design Forum Singapore

Singapore, 25th November 2014 Maybe it’s just me but I have the impressions that lighting events are happening more and more these days. I just have to look at my own involvement over the past year where I was invited … Continue reading

25. November 2014 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light & Learn, light and art, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and sustainability, lighting applications, lighting design | Leave a comment

Testing our concept

Perth, 21st November 2014 How do you test a piece of glass that is 3m high and nearly a meter wide and weights too heavy to even think lifting it…well you use a trolley and execute everything horizontally instead of … Continue reading

21. November 2014 by Martin Klaasen
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