Category Archives for lighting design
LED lighting for sports
Singapore, 7th April 2011 One of the projects I am currently involved with involves the re-lighting of a club’s tennis courts. The previous installation commissioned by a local supplier is very unsatisfactory with inconsistent lighting levels and glare. A quick … Continue reading
Lighting levels
Singapore, 5th April 2011 As part of our lighting documentation we include areas that are to be controlled by scene setting, generally the case in hospitality, general public spaces, spa’s and the like. Our control schedules indicate the “looping” of … Continue reading
Being on the ground
Goa, 16th March 2011 Being “on the ground” is crucial for the success of every project. Our Goa hotel project is in the final stages of completion and checking the progress of the lighting is vital to assure all is … Continue reading
Who supplies?
Singapore, 10th March 2011 Working on an international scale brings along challenges of international proportions as well…we work our projects from our design offices in my case either Australia, Singapore or Indonesia, but our projects are all over the place. … Continue reading
How wild can you go?
Singapore, 7th March 2011 When we start brainstorming and conceptualising a lighting design one of the first things that comes up is how wild (or how conservative) should your design be. Many clients don’t really restrict you but in the … Continue reading
Responsibility
Singapore, 3rd March 2011 Ducking responsibility often happens when it comes to projects. When we have multidisciplinary consultants involved all working in a team it is important to agree (and know) who is responsible for what! Most of the times … Continue reading
LED dimming
Perth, 24th February 2011 One of the latest issues we are now facing as lighting designers is the compatibility of LED lamps for dimming. Though many lamp manufacturers claim their lamps are dimmable it seems that actual dimming capability varies … Continue reading
Left or right handed
Perth, 23rd February 2011 Many tasks and sports have to deal with whether you are right handed or left handed. Writing is probably one of the most obvious ones. In sports we have left and right handed golfers and tennis … Continue reading
Custom design
Singapore, 22nd February 2011 Customising light fittings is a regular part of our job as lighting designers. While there are thousands of light fitting designs available in the market each with numerous lighting effect variations, it may be surprising that … Continue reading
Love me tender…
Singapore, 15th February 2011 The title is misleading, as I actually want to talk about the tendering process (not Elvis Presley 🙂 ). The process where our lighting design specifications go out for tender and bidders can submit their proposal … Continue reading
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