Category Archives for lighting design
Dimming or switching
Shanghai 13th July 2010 Today was site coordination day so I spent most of my day on site in Hangzhou, a city about 1 ½ hours by speed train from Shanghai. We have several projects there that are nearing design … Continue reading
Bird shit!
Mumbai, 7th July 2010 What has birdshit to do with lighting design?…A bit of a provocative title to my blog today, but one certainly relevant to lighting when you design for exterior installations. In discussions with architect and client yesterday … Continue reading
Subjectivity in lighting assessments
Mumbai , 6th July 2010 Another day, another city, another country… I woke up in Mumbai, India, this morning after having flown in late last night from Singapore to review (for the umptiest time) the revised mock up room of … Continue reading
Lighting fitness
Perth 1st July 2010 Back in Perth I can still feel my muscles aching! Being a lighting designer, contrary to popular belief, requires definitely a certain level of fitness! We do not just sit behind a desk or computer doing … Continue reading
Lighting calculations, how accurate are they?
Kalgoorlie, 30th June 2010 Waiting for my flight back to Perth… It has been a good trip, happy and satisfied clients and some new work in the pipeline, what more can I wish! I wrote last night about our site … Continue reading
Is the best always winning?
Perth, 25th June 2010 The world cup soccer is reaching the end of the group stages and there have been quite some upsets and surprises! France and Italy eliminated, who would have predicted that at the start of the tournament? … Continue reading
Practice makes perfect
Singapore, 19th June 2010 Singapore is preparing itself for two big events less then two months away. On the 9th August it will celebrate the country’s National Day and 5 days later it hosts the opening ceremony of the world’s … Continue reading
First things first
Shanghai 9th June 2010 Working in China has its challenges; I have blogged about it before and will probably do so again. Why is it that so many clients have absolutely no concept of design, let alone lighting design? They … Continue reading
The interior designer
Singapore, 3rd June 2010 Today I had a project meeting with a reputable interior designer, which prompted me to write this blog… Meeting interior designers is always interesting for various reasons depending their experience and knowledge in the field of … Continue reading
The lighting tender
Perth, 24th May 2010 A vital part of our work is the preparation of the technical specification document which lays out to any potential supplier or contractor what it is that we want in terms of light fittings and installation … Continue reading
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