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Finding “Nemo”

Singapore, 4th September 2012 While I am not going to talk about making movies, I am making an analogy with the long and winding road to finally get to where you want to get to. Finding the right lighting solution … Continue reading

04. September 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Light & Learn, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting standards | Leave a comment

Peace of mind

Perth, 23nd August 2012 It appears many owners, operators and developers have no real understanding on how to achieve sustainability when it comes to lighting. Most of them rely on the information they receive (free!) from suppliers and manufacturers. But … Continue reading

24. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting design, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

Design style

Perth, 23nd August 2012 What is design style, what is the right lighting design style if there is such thing? I had an interesting meeting today as we are in the process of developing a lighting concept for a theatre … Continue reading

23. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, light and art, Light and inspiration, light watch, lighting design | 5 comments

Going green

Perth, 22nd August 2012 Promoting sustainable solutions in lighting as we do is nowadays a no-brainer. Not that we didn’t do that in the past, it’s just that in the present time it has been given a name or names, … Continue reading

22. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting design, lighting of the future | Leave a comment

The pretenders

Singapore, 17th August 2012 Some of you may be familiar with my winch for the weekend…dealing with people who pretend to be more than they are. In our project world we come across them all the time. Most of the … Continue reading

17. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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NDA

Singapore, 16th August 2012 NDA stands for non-disclosure agreement. It is something we at times need to sign for sensitive or confidential projects. As designers we get involved in projects years ahead of its completion and sometimes the design is … Continue reading

16. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Lighting technology

Singapore, 15th August 2012 Choosing the proper lighting technology for our project applications remains one of the most crucial and challenging parts of lighting design. Though you might argue that the way we are going with LED technology you really … Continue reading

15. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Facade lighting

Kuala Lumpur, 14th August 2012 Project meetings in KL today…I very much value the face to face meetings, certainly when I can work one on one with world renowned architects. Nothing beats a set of creative minds, knowing what you … Continue reading

14. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, Light & Learn, Light and inspiration, lighting design | Leave a comment

National (Lighting) Day?

Singapore, 10th August 2012 Did not get to write on Wednesday and yesterday, which was Singapore’s National Day. “Social obligations” kept me busy elsewhere and in between I was not in a mood (nor state) to write something meaningful…Travelling around … Continue reading

10. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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The big lighting forgery

Singapore, 6th August 2012 One of the articles that caught my eyes over the weekend carried by Mondo Arc’s online magazine version, was about the big Qatar forgery. I quote from the article. According to a press statement released by … Continue reading

06. August 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting and the economy, lighting design | Leave a comment

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