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Singapore, 30th September 2013 Probably lucky I am back in Singapore as the hangover from the lost grand final is surely tough back in Perth and Fremantle. They fought valiantly but in the end just came up (15 points) short. … Continue reading

30. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Percentage for the arts

Perth, 26th September 2013 As countries become more developed the attention for art and artists becomes more important. It is not surprising that countries like Australia have so called percentage for art programs in which developers are required to factor … Continue reading

26. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Form over function?

Perth, 25th September 2013 I may have blogged about this before, but it remains a sticky design issue time again, certainly in my industry of lighting design. Again we are having a heated discussion with an architect who strives towards … Continue reading

25. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Professionalism on cue

Perth, 23rd September 2013 Another lengthy meeting about design and budgets…but for a change it is refreshing to deal with professionals rather than with an individual developer. Contrary to many projects where we deal with individual owners or first time … Continue reading

23. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Budgets and budgets

Perth, 18th September 2013 Most of what we do revolves around money and in our project world more specifically around budgets. Getting it right is an art by itself because often budgets are made in the early stages of a … Continue reading

18. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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LED and colour

Singapore, 9th September 2013 A bit of tech talk today…not too much, but a bit as the LED colour issues really confuses people out in the field. In one of our Hotel projects we have some colour issues on site … Continue reading

09. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Playing with glass

Singapore, 4th September 2013 Today my exploration of materials continued with glass. I spent a good hour in a glass manufacturers showroom playing with glass. We tempt to burry ourselves in selecting our architectural lighting system to suit the interior … Continue reading

04. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Stretching your imagination

Singapore, 3rd September 2013 While in general our practise designs around architectural lighting solutions using pure lighting systems which are integrated in an architectural environment, some of our lighting designs are also developed in conjunction with specific materials, finishes and … Continue reading

03. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light and art, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design | 2 comments

LED emergency

Singapore, 2nd September 2013 Back in Singapore and if all goes well no travel for at least a week! There is no emergency but I wanted to touch base in regards to LED and emergency lighting. This is an issue … Continue reading

02. September 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Switches

Mumbai 28th August 2013 I have arrived in Mumbai where I will be attending and guest speaking at the Architecture and Design Summit tomorrow organised by the economic Times of India. While the Indian economy seems to be in shambles, … Continue reading

28. August 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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