Category Archives for lighting design practice
Multi tasking
Singapore, 22nd April 2010 Yes, I made it back from Amsterdam, on the first flight out together with many other people, each with a different story to tell! I ended up sitting next to a 30 weeks pregnant mother travelling … Continue reading
April Fool’s Day
Perth, 1st April 2010 Today is April Fool’s Day, traditionally a day when people play pranks on each other. Newspapers and media, such as radio and TV, normally carry at least one news story that is guaranteed an April Fool’s … Continue reading
Who decides what?
Singapore, 11th March 2010 Lighting designers are not the lead consultants, at least not in the majority of the projects, they are part of a much greater project team. I am speaking with my hat of architectural lighting designer on. … Continue reading
“Free” lighting design by others
Australia, 28th February 2010 On my Sunday of reflection I would like to touch on what I call the “other lighting designers”. People who offer lighting design, generally “free”, as part of other services. I am triggered by this because … Continue reading
The “Good Guys”
Australia, 27th February 2010 In Australia we have a chain of stores that call themselves the “Good Guys”. Not sure if they exist overseas, but they pride themselves on their excellent service, excellent pricing smiling attitude and no questions asked … Continue reading
Consumer watchdogs
Perth, 18th January 2010 Many countries have so called consumer watchdog organizations, looking after consumer rights. After our glare investigation (see yesterday’s blog), another issue hit the news today… faulty solar panels! It appears that faulty connections are causing tripping … Continue reading
Family and friends
Shanghai, 8th February 2010 Today I would like to pay tribute to our real support team! Not our staff, but the people that matter to us at home, our partners, our children, our parents, our friends, our loved ones. The … Continue reading
Speculative design
Shanghai, 5th February 2010 Speculative design is a very sensitive issue. Sometimes we get approached by clients to provide a lighting concept without appointment. In other words we have to develop a concept and if they like it we may … Continue reading
Fee proposals
Shanghai, 2nd February 2010 Today is one of those days I have set aside to prepare some fee proposals for which clients have been chasing us. A fee proposal is like having a foot in the door, we have passed … Continue reading
Xmas blues
Sydney, 24th December 2009 I don’t know about fellow lighting consultants but I am pretty sure I am not the only one with the Xmas blues. What I mean is this never ending chase from clients for lighting design information, … Continue reading
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