MARTIN is an award winning lighting designer, design consultant, lecturer and resource speaker with more than 30 years of experience in the lighting industry. Martin has a master’s degree in industrial design and started his career of many years in creative and innovative lighting design with Philips (in Holland and overseas). He furthered his career by setting up his own lighting consultancy practice first with Lumino Design based in Singapore, later in Australia with Lighting Images. A few years ago Martin decided to apply his passion for lighting design exclusively through his own company, Klaasen Lighting Design (KLD). Martin brings to his designs a unique awareness of lighting technologies mixed with great creativity and a sense of innovation that improve and enhance the quality of lighting in professional installations. Some of his designs have received national and international lighting design awards. The list of his expertise and experiences spans all applications and projects around the globe. He has been involved with his company in several high profile projects around Asia Pacific from China to Australia and from India to the Philippines. To his credits are the lighting design of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Raffles Hotel restoration in Singapore.

　　Martin Klaasen从事照明行业超过30年，既是照明设计师、设计顾问，同时也是一位讲师。他毕业于工业设计专业，在飞利浦工作成为了他的照明事业的开端。几年后，他先后与新加坡Lumino设计公司、澳大利亚Lighting Images公司合作成立照明咨询公司。直到几年前，Martin成立了自己的设计公司KLD，专注于灯光设计。将他对照明技术的独特理解和创新意识融入到设计当中，大大提高了灯具设备的质量和专业程度。他的知识和经验在全球的项目应用中传播，其设计作品也获得了当地和国际上的照明奖项。从中国到澳大利亚，从印度到菲律宾，KLD在亚太地区的设计项目引起了高度关注，其中翘楚当属吉隆坡石油双塔和新加坡莱佛士酒店。

　　Martin is also passionate about sharing his knowledge by educating his clients and the public through his many articles in the media and more recently his daily blog, Light Talk. Martin is the author of Light Talk, a year in the life of light, the book of the same name that has been received by his peers to much acclaim. He is also a member of the International Advisory Council of the Chinese Lighting Designers Association (CLDA) who support and provide their international expertise in developing sustainable lighting design in China and Asia Pacific. Martin is also a professional member of the IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers) and IES WA (Illuminating and Engineering Society; Western Australia) and a sought after resource speaker at lighting related events, conferences, conventions and seminars.

　　同时，Martin也通过文章、个人博客“Light Talk”与顾客和大众分享自己的设计心得。Light Talk记载了一年365天关于灯光的故事，其同名书籍获得业内的盛赞。Martin是IALD国际照明设计师协会的专业会员、澳大利亚IES照明工程学会会员，也被CLDA华人照明设计师联合会聘为国际顾问委员，为中国乃至亚太地区的可持续照明设计提供帮助和支持。此外，他还是一位致力于知识交流和传播的讲师，积极参加国际上照明相关学术会议、论坛、研讨会等活动。

　　Alighting Design: How did you get into the lighting industry?

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：您是怎样进入照明行业的?

　　MK: Quite by accident, actually. When I freshly graduated from my masters degree in Industrial Design, I applied for some jobs on offer at Philips in Eindhoven, a big Dutch multi-national company active in professional and consumer products. Out of the blue they offered me a position lighting designer at their Lighting Design and Application Centre. I had no idea what lighting design was at the time (my first thought was that of designing light bulbs), but after visiting their offices I discovered the exciting lighting projects they were doing all over the world including the Olympic Games. I was immediately hooked and took the job. I never looked back. That was in 1979!

　　MK：事实上真的纯属偶然。当时我初出茅庐，获得工业设计学士学位之后就向埃因霍温的飞利浦公司提交了工作申请。这是一个专注于专业产品和消费品的荷兰跨国公司，出乎我的意料，他们提供给我的职位是照明设计与应用中心的灯光设计师。当时我也不知道灯光设计是什么，甚至以为就是设计灯泡的。但在参观了他们的工作室之后，我发现这个团队正做着令人惊叹的事情，其中还包括了奥运会的灯光设计项目，我简直为之倾倒。我很少回顾过去，那是1979年的事了。

　　Alighting Design: What is your design philosophy?

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：您的设计理念是什么?

　　MK: My design philosophy is really to let the lighting do the talking, in other words lighting has to emphasize the task it is supposed to perform, has to create the moods and ambiance. I don’t really want to see the lights themselves but its resulting lighting effect. As such I never start my design with the products but rather with the lighting effects that I want to achieve and then work backwards to my product selection. Of course this requires an in-depth knowledge and understanding of what can be achieved with light and lighting products, but after more than 30 years in the business I can confidently say that I do, though continuous updating yourself of what is available and possible is imperative. Hence I always have an open door policy towards the lighting manufacturers.

　　MK：我认为必须让灯光“说话”。换句话说，灯光必须做好创造情绪氛围的角色。我想看到的不是一个个的灯，而是它们营造出来的灯光效果。因此我从来不在设计开始的时候选择灯具，我会先设计好自己想要的效果，再倒推回去选择适合的产品。当然，前提是你得拥有丰富的知识，并且清楚知道不同的灯具和灯光可以达到什么样的效果。经过超过30年的工作实践，我可以自豪地说，我可以。但是，不断提升自己的能力和可能性是必须的。所以，对于灯具制造厂家，我一直抱着开放的心态。

　　Alighting Design: What do you think is the most important factor in lighting design?

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：您认为灯光设计最重要的因素是什么?

　　MK: Without doubt the human factor! We design lighting for people not for lux meters. We design for people with emotions, with feelings, with desires, with specific needs whether it is work, relaxation or other. We don’t see lux levels, we see the light reflected from its surrounding spaces, hence understanding of materials, colours and how it interacts with lighting is crucial for a good lighting design! Too many lighting designers unfortunately focus on lighting levels without understanding the human and spatial implications. Light has volume and as such every good lighting designer also has to anticipate how light will be absorbed by that space, specifically the vertical elements!

　　MK：毫无疑问是“人”!照明设计是为人而做，而不是为了应付照度计!人拥有情感、情绪、欲望，以及各种特殊的需求，比如工作、休息或其他。我们看到的不是照度水平，而是整个灯光环境，所以材料、颜色以及它们怎样与照明产生作用是一个好的灯光设计的关键。很多灯光设计师都把焦点放在照度水平上，忽略了人的直观感受和空间的内在需求。灯光是有量可循的，一个好的灯光设计师应该提前预估灯光怎样被空间特别是直线元素吸收或反射。