Category Archives for lighting design
New beginnings
Bangkok 9th January 2013 Hardly back at work and in Bangkok today for a kick-off meeting for one of our new hotel resort projects…at this pace, my Xmas/ New Year’s break will soon look like a far and distant memory! … Continue reading
Tea for two
Shenzhen, 29th November 2012 The last leg of my China trip has brought me to Shenzhen where we are meeting the creative team of our Hainan project. Crucial to any successful project team is the relationship of trust and respect … Continue reading
Planes, trains and automobiles
Lingshui, Hainan, 27th November 2012 This is one of those exciting days when you go to site for the first time. I think it is always a special moment in the life a project, the first time you set foot … Continue reading
When you leave it to suppliers
Singapore, 22nd November 2012 Overnight flights, specifically the shorter ones, regardless whether you fly business class, are still quite tiring, certainly if you have walked a site for 3 days in a row and dealt with emotional contractors :). Yes … Continue reading
Mumbai style
Mumbai, 21st November 2012 With the Gangnam Style hit song blaring from a local radio station through my drivers’ speakers on my way to site this morning I was reflecting on my project and how the local (Mumbai) culture was … Continue reading
Reference images
Singapore-Mumbai, 19th November 2012 Lighting is very much a visual thing. Showing a client lighting calculations does not really convey the actual mood and ambience of what is visually to be expected. Only a trained professional like ourselves can read … Continue reading
Value engineering…again!
Singapore, 16th November 2012 This is not the first time I have ranted about value engineering. Today was another frustrating day in staying calm and politely, and politically correctly, explaining to the client the value of doing a proper mock … Continue reading
Testing
Perth, 5th November 2012 Subjecting your lighting concept to visual tests (or visual mock-ups) is crucial to make sure your assumptions in regards to how light will interact with the subject are correct. I spent a good part of this … Continue reading
LED’s speed of development
Singapore, 30th October 2012 One of our great challenges as lighting designers in this age of LED technology is to keep up with the rapid developments. What you specify today maybe obsolete tomorrow and certainly with some projects running over … Continue reading
Staying in control
Singapore, 29th October 2012 Surprisingly I am still in Singapore, though I was supposed to be in Mumbai the next few days to commission one of our hotel projects. Unexpected safety issues on site and festive activities (run up to … Continue reading
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