Category Archives for lighting design practice
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
Expect the unexpected!
Bali, 27th January 2011 Wouldn’t you know…out of nowhere it appears Mount Bromo, an active volcano in Indonesia has erupted today throwing hundreds of international flights in cancelation mode, including my flight back to Singapore. Just as I came out … Continue reading
Planning
Singapore, 21st January 2011 While most of Asia is gearing itself up for the upcoming Chinese New Year’s celebrations, I am planning the work ahead for my new company. In a way it suits me perfectly as traditionally Chinese new … Continue reading
Projects and people
Singapore, 12th January 2011 I have blogged about it before. To stay alive in our lighting design business you first of all must be doing fee proposals. That is half a foot in the door! Historically you will build some … Continue reading
Marketing
Perth, 6th January 2011 One of the key elements of a new business is obviously your marketing material. You need to be able to give your potential clients and business associates an insight in your experience and capabilities. In the … Continue reading
Fee proposals (2)
Perth 27th October 2010 As long as we are submitting fee proposals to our clients we are in business. I don’t know about other practices, but historically we have an average scoring or success rate of over 30%. In other … Continue reading
Out of sight, out of mind
Hainan – Perth 26th October 2010 This saying is very much applicable in our business, probably in any business. It applies at many different levels. I am on my way back after having spent two days “mending ties” with our … Continue reading
Projects in your back garden
Singapore 23rd October 2010 As I am about to embark on my trip to Hainan, now that typhoon Megi has passed through the area, I am wondering about those “far away” projects, certainly those that take you a day of … Continue reading
Travel alert
Singapore 19th October 2010 I was supposed to leave for Hainan tomorrow but super typhoon Megi is causing havoc in the area, with already huge damages in the Philippines, so I have decided to postpone my trip. No need to … Continue reading
Getting down and dirty
Singapore 14th October 2010 Lighting designers don’t often get their hands dirty. I mean really getting down in the “gutter” to do all the dirty installation work. We have our office work, our travels, our meetings and site visits. Even … Continue reading
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