Category Archives for lighting standards
Phasing out the old lighting technologies
Singapore, 2nd December 2014 The big discussion these days is not only about the rapid progress of the LED lighting technology but also the rapid demise of the old conventional technologies. The IES ANZ (Illuminating and Engineering Society of Australia … Continue reading
Nothing beats being on site
Bali, 26th November 2014 It probably sounds like an open door statement, but nothing beats being on site to directly address site installation issues, specifically when we talk about landscape lighting. I have said it many times and say it … Continue reading
Light fitting responsibilities on site
Perth, 19-20th November 2014 Yesterday was a special day, my son’s birthday, and as a result I spent most of my late afternoon and evening at his home first helping out preparing then later mingling with the guest to his … Continue reading
The devil is in the (lighting) details
Perth, 18th November 2014 Today was all about lighting installation details…As we are approaching the final stages of one of my projects I went out to site with the project team to identify all lighting locations and assure ourselves that … Continue reading
The lighting supplier
Singapore, 7th November 2014 As lighting designers our prime point of contact is mostly our local lighting suppliers, those who represent the big and smaller brands, sometimes their own makes. Now in LED Cowboy world life must be really tough … Continue reading
Tuning to the colour of LED
Singapore, 4th November 2014 I came back from Hong Kong with a nice little tool in my back, a mobile colour spectrometer. I had wanted to get one for a long time specifically with my constant frustration in regards to … Continue reading
Getting over the finish line
Singapore, 3rd November 2014 Many of our projects starts years and years before its due completion. Some are on time (and on budget) as in an ideal world but most are not. Over the weekend we received some initial pictures … Continue reading
The Declaration of Green lighting design – Forum 15 (DOG #15)
Hong Kong, 28th October 2014 I will report about the actual Hong Kong Fair in tomorrow’s blog but today I want to share the DOG event which was held in conjunction with the fair today. The Chinese Lighting Designer Association … Continue reading
Chongqing Interior Design Entreprise Association – Lighting Seminar
Chongqing, 24th October 2014 Our first day in Chongqing was dedicated to the local interior designer association, the CIDEA, which recently was adopted as partner in the IFI, the International Federation of Interior designers. A handsome group of interior designers, … Continue reading
Learning from our mistakes
Hong Kong, 23rd October 2014 I am on my way to China to participate as a speaker in some events organised by the Chinese Lighting Designer Association and currently in transit in Hong Kong. As an invited expert speaker I … Continue reading
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