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Power of presence

Goa 25th July 2011 This week I will spent my time in India partly in Goa to continue the commissioning of a hotel project, part to meet some other project and potential clients. I arrived yesterday in Goa after flying … Continue reading

26. July 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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Easy does it

Singapore 21th July 2011 Installation and maintenance are not always at the forefront of all designers but it should. Before something can look nice it has to be installed and in order to still look nice when you come back … Continue reading

21. July 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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Jumping eyes closed

Singapore 20th July 2011 Next week I will be out in India (finally) starting the commissioning a hotel project I started designing about 4 years ago. It will be a one shot visit (at least that is what it looks … Continue reading

20. July 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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Copy right

Singapore 15th July 2011 The issue of copy right has been around since mankind. It pops up in many shapes and forms in our design business and specifically when it comes to intellectual property rights there is sometimes a fine … Continue reading

15. July 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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Dimming LED’s

Singapore 28th June 2011 It has been kind of a hot topic these last couple of weeks, the dimming of LED’s. Our first 100% LED project was launched today with a big advertorial in the local Straits Times newpaper. But … Continue reading

28. June 2011 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design | 1 comment

Due dilligence

Singapore 6th June 2011 How far do you carry out due diligence? I was confronted with this soul searching question when I finally found out today that the company that was awarded the contract for the bedroom dimming system in … Continue reading

06. June 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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The art of lighting (artwork)

Singapore 27th May 2011 Most of our projects whether in a hospitality, residential or commercial/corporate environment have some form of art work displayed in the public areas, from simple 2 dimensional paintings to daring 3 dimensional art pieces. For us … Continue reading

27. May 2011 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light and art, light watch, lighting design | 1 comment

Moral ownership and copyright

Singapore 26th May 2011 Intellectual property is always an interesting topic. I am currently putting the last hand to our website (watch out coming out very soon now!) and as we are in the process of putting our company project … Continue reading

26. May 2011 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, light watch, lighting design, lighting design practice | Leave a comment

LED…again

Singapore 24th May 2011 As lighting designers we are only at the beginning of really understanding the “physics” of LED lighting and its effects when applied in space, at least I do. With the technology continuously changing, improving, it is … Continue reading

24. May 2011 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting design | Leave a comment

Scene setting

Singapore 23rd May 2011 Probably one of the more difficult challenges of a lighting designer is scene setting. I have been playing around all afternoon with aiming and programming for the commissioning of the Chinese Restaurant, part of the Intercontinental … Continue reading

23. May 2011 by Martin Klaasen
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