Category Archives for lighting design
Work lights
Jakarta 14th May 2013 Today, much like yesterday was spent mostly on site inspecting the progress of the lighting in our projects here. It is hard to believe how out of such mess on site something beautiful can emerge! I … Continue reading
Off beat lighting applications
Perth 10th May 2013 One whole week without travelling! I could get used to it… I keep being fascinated by a potential project that involves deep level submarine type lighting. Off-beat lighting applications have always had my interest as it … Continue reading
Wild weather
Perth 8th May 2013 As I write my blog, autumn as seriously begun in Perth. After a long hot summer wild weather has arrived. Driving winds and rain, heavy storms predicted overnight, possibly with hail. I have out of precaution … Continue reading
Underwater lighting
Perth 7th May 2013 One of the trickiest applications in lighting design has to be to design for underwater. Not only is water a medium that reacts differently than air, it also has a host of other challenges not encountered … Continue reading
Sketch up
Bali 2nd May 2013 After yesterday’s public (Labour Day) holiday I find myself in Bali again to attend project progress and coordination meetings. One of the great tools for visual modelling has to be Sketch Up. I have seen some … Continue reading
In the swing of things
Hainan, 25th April 2013 Today was more of the same only this time we had broken up in smaller groups each focussed on specific coordination issues. My main focus of the day was the coordination with the interior designer to … Continue reading
Reality TV
Hainan, 24th April 2013 As I mentioned yesterday a CCTV film crew is following the project team during this week’s design and coordination meetings as well as filming the official signing ceremony of the operators management contract last night. I … Continue reading
Lost in translation
Hainan, 23rd April 2013 As you can see I am back in China and through travel and work commitments on arrival I was not in a position (nor state) to write my blog last night. A welcome dinner (and drinks) … Continue reading
Preparations
Singapore 19-20th April 2013 Sometimes when I reach Friday I am like…phew…that’s another week gone. I was off at 6.30 to go for a drink with a friend and never came back before late….so here is a weekend edition 🙂 … Continue reading
In Control
Singapore 16th April 2013 Lighting designers tend to focus mainly on lighting effects, but one of the most crucial elements of any lighting design is the ease of operation, switches and controls, manual or programmed. In one of our projects … Continue reading

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