Posts Tagged ‘KTH’

Andika Pradana’s Skansen Visit Video – Blast from My Swedish Past!

Ah, Andika!  Your video really made me miss you guys, all of you!  Please share a hug from me to everybody that was there, because this video warmed up my heart for the whole day.  Thanks, brother!So, JimOnLight.com Community, this video below was taken by Andika Pradana (an amazing photographer/videographer who has lots of imagery on Flickr, Facebook, and Vimeo) when I was in Stockholm at KTH in the fall.  Andika is in a group of photographers that I consider a Master of Captured Lumens - the man can capture light among the best.Skansen is "the first open air museum and zoo ... Read More»

Materials Testing Under Different Light Sources

Now that I am back home and not in Sweden, I have been combing through some of the work that I did in my first few months at KTH.  I took a lot of photographs of pretty much everything I could take photos of when I was in Sweden, and I got some interesting shots of a variety of things, including project work.One of the first projects we did in groups was the Materials Testing project.  It was a very simple project with a goal more along the lines of working in groups that really much else - each group ... Read More»

Bye, Sweden!

Well, I've made a huge decision over the last few weeks.  I've decided to leave the KTH program and head back home to the United States to continue working on my design firm, Alive Lighting, and to keep writing JimOnLight.com full time.  It has been a great two months, and I have made so many great new friends that I will have forever - the relationships I made here in Sweden have enriched my life so much, and I will miss these people very much.I've decided to leave the program at KTH because I don't believe I'm being ... Read More»

The Lighting Machine Project – “Happy Umbrella” at KTH

Our class just finished the first module of study and our first major lighting project here at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Sweden.  Our first module of classes has just finished - an introduction of sorts to the world of light and lighting and a good way to bring everyone in the program to a level playing ground, so to speak.  There is a huge range of backgrounds in our class, and the instructors have done  a great job providing information to level the field.The first project, called the Lighting Machine project, was the culmination of a week-long seminar on working ... Read More»

Vesa Honkonen’s Lecture at KTH

Last Thursday I was in attendance at a lecture given by Vesa Honkonen, an architect and lighting designer in Finland - Vesa came to KTH Haninge and gave a lecture on several topics, including art and the commercialization of design.  He was gracious enough to talk to us about several of his projects in recent past, and show us his process - including process sketches, notes, and images of projects in various stages of completion.I have to admit that this lecture blew my mind open into little nondescript pieces.  We hadn't started classes yet (we officially started lectures for the ... Read More»

Jim On Sweden – Been Here A Week, All Is Good

August 27th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Jim On Sweden, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight.com, Lighting Life

I've been here in Haninge about a week, and I am getting a little more acclimated to the way that living here might go.  The city of Stockholm is beautiful - more beautiful than it has ever appeared in pictures I've seen - and the town of Haninge (where I am living) is less than beautiful.  I've found places here to shop for groceries (Coop and ICA), and I found a store that is a lot like a Big Lots (Oob) - comparatively, everything is a little more expensive than back home, especially red meat and chicken.  I was surprised ... Read More»

What An Awesome Day – Stockholm ROCKS!

August 21st, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Jim On Sweden, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight.com

On Thursday afternoon I went to a Stockholm walking tour/city rally thing with some international students.  In addition to getting to see a whole bunch of Stockholm, I met several new friends - Ahmed from Egypt, Mohammad from Iran, Kate from Austria, Jamie from Boston, Fernando from Brazil, Andreas from Sweden, and Reza from Iran.  We seemed to be the spry bunch, and after about 3/4 the way through the city walk, we decided to get lunch and a beer (which was nine bucks, by the way - damn):Hands down, it was an amazing day.  At some point, I am ... Read More»

I’m Going to Sweden for a Year!

May 12th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Architectural Lighting, Education, JimOnLight.com

I got some of the greatest news this week.  Back in December of 2008 I applied to Sweden's KTH School for their Master's of Architectural Lighting Design degree - I want another Master's in another Lighting field.  I just found out this week that I've been accepted, and starting in mid-August I will be writing JimOnLight.com while studying in Sweden for a year!  The design shows, trade shows in neighboring countries, and an international perspective on light.  Jim, in Sweden, studying and blogging about light.I am excited, nervous, and I have the coolest wife ever.If you have any knowledge of ... Read More»

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