(c) 2026 | http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/ http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/ Recent Posts from John Bullock Lighting Design en alacrify simple cms (c) 2009 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:16:38 +0100 1 I’m sorry. What was I saying? It’s just that it’s been one of those years when you come out the end wondering which direction you were facing when you went into it. There’s probably some appropriate Dickensian turn of phrase for it, but I just can’t ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/1 2009-01-01 We were on holiday in Cornwall on the day of the Great Day of Banking Nationalisation (as it will become to be known), and I was looking forward to walking into our local NatWest with clenched fist raised: ‘Good Morning, Comrades!’ By the time we got home it felt ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/2 2008-12-01 Hello? Is John there? That’s John speaking? – oh, that’s great. Wonderful. Hi, John, how are you? I know I haven’t been in touch lately but I was really hoping to speak to you and I didn’t want to leave a message on your answer phone - and anyway, ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/3 2008-11-01 Mysteries. Life is full of Mysteries. The very first thing I remember being mystified by was how Santa Claus would be able to negotiate our new gas fire. I was perfectly comfortable with the idea of a jolly fat man in a red suit dropping down the chimney onto a grate of hot ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/4 2008-10-01 Here we are with a brand-new sparkly magazine, looking all fresh and bright-eyed. And here’s me still staring out at you, jaundiced and twisted by the vicissitudes of the lighting business. But – hey - what better opportunity to open up the dusty cupboard of life and ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/5 2008-09-01 There are times when it feels as thought the catalogue library has a life of its own. Not an original thought, as anyone familiar with the Discworld novels will be well aware, but when it’s your library that sits there and mocks you – well, that’s a bit too ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/6 2008-08-01 Good evening and I’d like to thank you all for coming out on this cold evening. As you’re aware, the lighting surrounding this building needs be improved, with a view to reducing the carbon footprint without compromising the situation for the people working here. ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/13 2009-02-01 It’s strange where the mind takes you in those moments when it’s not chained down by the mundane business of earning a living. And thus I am surprised to find myself being drawn to Ayn Rand’s famous architect: Howard Rourk in The Fountainhead. It’s ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/14 2009-03-01 I had an e-mail the other day from a journalistic friend: did I have any recent experiences that I’d like to share about clients needing to reduce project budgets in these straitened times ((c) john bullock: 2009) and did I have any tips on how to achieve said things. I ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/15 2009-04-01 Different times call for different measures, and there’s been no time quite like this one, that’s for sure. I’ve never had so many people taking an interest in my life and doings; everyone of them concerned for my welfare and ensuring me that I can benefit ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/PUBLISHED+ARTICLES/16 2009-05-01