Alighting Design: It seems you have done more lighting design projects than architecture these years, why? Is it what you expect?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：這些年來你做的燈光設計項目比建筑項目還多，這是你預期的嗎?

　　PV: I felt in love with lights, so I decided to focus on that, and never again promote myself as an architect. And I also rejected a few architectural projects at the beginning of my career as a lighting designer. Another important factor was the market. 10 years ago in Chile -when I started- there were too many architects and few lighting designers.

　　PV：我已經愛上燈光，也決定“忠貞不二”了。所以我開始不把自己當作建筑師，也推掉了一些建筑項目。另一方面，市場環境也是重要原因。要知道，十年前我剛出道的時候，在智利已經有太多的建筑師，而燈光設計師卻很少。

　　Alighting Design: What kind of lighting design would you prefer? Why?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：你喜歡的燈光項目有什么特點?為什么?

　　PV: The lighting designs which are in coherence with the architecture and most of all, those designs that can tell a story or produce positive emotions.

　　PV：燈光必須和建筑協調一致，更重要的是能夠講述故事或者激發積極情緒。

　　Alighting Design: You have clients from different countries. How do you meet the cultural needs of different countries?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：你的客戶來自不同國家，要怎樣滿足不同國家或民族的文化需求?

　　PV: I had clients from Chile (South America), UK (Europe), Singapore and probably soon from Malaysia (Asia). It’s very important to live in the culture, of course it will never be enough. Also it’s always good to be part of a multicultural team, so there will be at least one person in the team who is more aware of the cultural differences, the dos and don’ts.

　　PV：我的客戶來自智利(南美洲)、英國(歐洲)、新加坡(亞洲)，很快還會有馬來西亞的。體驗和了解當地的文化很有必要，但還不夠，最好是組建一個多元文化的團隊，那么至少會有人對其中的文化差異有所了解，知道有所為有所不為。

　　It is very important to understand that the lighting concept is “born” from the specific climate, culture, urban context and a specific building in which will be embedded. So is good to know that good lighting design is never a “copy-paste” solution but a specific proposal for a specific project.

　　設計師必須明確的是，燈光設計概念應該從特定的風土人情、文化背景、城市特質以及特定建筑的內涵中孕育而生，是針對特定項目的專屬定制，絕不是拙劣的復制粘貼。

　　Alighting Design: Have you got projects in China? How do you think of the lighting design industry in China?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：你在中國有項目嗎?你如何看待中國照明行業的發展?

　　PV: Just one. I did the architectural lighting design for the Chilean Pavilion for the Universal Expo in Shanghai 2010. The client was the Chilean Government and we provide all the information to the local lighting designer (Teamslitek), for translation and implementation.

　　PV：我在中國只有一個項目，是受智利政府委托設計的2010年上海世博會智利館。當時我們委托了當地的燈光設計團隊上海鼎晟照明為我們做翻譯和工程施工。

　　The First thing that impressed me was the scale of projects and the speed to do them.

　　In China everything is another scale: HUGE. I remember talking to Rocky Lui–my local consultant and Chinese partner for the project in Shanghai-I was very proud because I did the lighting design for one of the biggest towers of South America, about 130,000 m2. He was doing maybe 3 projects like this at the same time!

　　這個項目給我的第一印象是它的規模之大和建設速度之快。在中國，所有東西都可以用一個字來形容：大。我記得我曾對這個項目的中國顧問和合作伙伴Rocky Lui說，我之前完成了一個130,000平方米的塔樓，堪稱南美之最，我感覺很自豪——然而卻被告知，類似的項目他在中國已經做過3個!

　　So China is a unique place of growth and speed, for anyone who has never visit Asia is very difficult to imagine. I think related to lighting industry the world is yours. Nowadays almost everything comes from China, from the best to the worst LED technology.

　　所以說，中國是一個發展很快的獨特國度，這是沒到訪過亞洲的人無法想象的。我想未來的照明的天地是屬于中國的，從最差的到最好的，現在幾乎所有東西都來自中國。

　　Alighting Design: Did you do the lighting design for your own house? What is it like?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：你有為自己的房子設計燈光嗎?是什么樣的?

　　PV: I did not design my house. It’s a flat from the 60s with an amazing view of the sunset.

　　My place has being changing with me; some areas I love and others are terrible because I use them to test lights meanwhile I’m waiting for the perfect light… I think I will change the corridor and the balcony as soon as I finish this interview.

　　PV：我沒有給自己的房子做“設計”。我的房子是60年代的一所公寓，在黃昏下是絕美的風景線。這些年來它的燈光一直在隨著我的想法改變，有些地方我很喜歡，也有一些因為被我用于測試燈光而顯得一塌糊涂，而我還在尋求最完美的燈光……說起來，做完這個采訪之后，我想我要去把走廊和陽臺的燈給換了。

　　So my room, living and dinning room have incandescent for human activities. The rest is LED, down light or floodlight. I love incandescent for houses! Because it has the best color rendering, can produce beautiful shades, the dimming is so smooth, the warm light makes everyone looks cute and there is little blue wavelength which is healthy at night. The government will ban it, so I stored some incandescent to ensure my mood for the next decade.

　　我的房間、客廳和餐廳用的都是白熾燈，其余就是LED筒燈和泛光燈。我很喜歡白熾燈，因為它擁有非常優秀的顯色性，可以形成完美的光影效果，同時調光過渡自然，暖光還能把人照得更漂亮呢!而且，燈光中包含的藍色主波長在夜晚是很有利于健康的。所以盡管政府已經明令禁用白熾燈，我還是收藏了一些以備后用。

　　Alighting Design: As a lecturer, what’s your advice to the students and young designers?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：作為一名大學講師，對于學生或者年輕設計師，你有些什么建議?

　　PV: Something amazing about being young is the “uncertainty”. If you don’t know what you want is great, that means you have to explore. It’s important to know what you don’t want and don’t do it. Under any circumstance! Uncertainty invites you to be risky, just do it. If it doesn’t work, or you fail, nothing terrible will happen.

　　PV：年輕最大的奇妙之處在于“不確定性”，你不知道自己想要什么沒有關系，那意味著你可以去探索和發現。但你必須知道自己不想要什么，并且在任何環境下都不要做自己不想做的事。當“不確定性”盛情邀請你去探險，只管去吧!最壞的后果不過是失敗而已。

　　This profession is universal, you are working with light, everyone can understand it, so travel with it, you can work or study anywhere in the world! Travel and experience another culture will expand your mind; if you don’t know what it will happen is even better. Uncertainty is the best way to discover and enjoy surprises.

　　照明行業是無國界的，燈光是全球通用的語言，可以帶你游歷世界。游歷可以開闊眼界，增長見聞。雖然未來尚未可知，但未知是一場最美妙的冒險。

　　Alighting Design: Could you share with us some of your favorite projects?

　　《阿拉丁·設計》：請給我們分享幾個你自己最喜歡的項目吧。

　　PV: Church, Asilo del Carmen, The Seed, Chilean Pavilion Shanghai World Expo, Brunapoli Restaurant, Fa?ade lighting Concept for Entel Data Center…

　　PV：比如卡門教堂、上海世界博覽會智利館“種子”、Brunapoli餐廳、Entel數據中心立面照明等。