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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：这些年来你做的灯光设计项目比建筑项目还多，这是你预期的吗?

　　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：我已经爱上灯光，也决定“忠贞不二”了。所以我开始不把自己当作建筑师，也推掉了一些建筑项目。另一方面，市场环境也是重要原因。要知道，十年前我刚出道的时候，在智利已经有太多的建筑师，而灯光设计师却很少。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：你喜欢的灯光项目有什么特点?为什么?

　　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：灯光必须和建筑协调一致，更重要的是能够讲述故事或者激发积极情绪。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：你的客户来自不同国家，要怎样满足不同国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：我的客户来自智利(南美洲)、英国(欧洲)、新加坡(亚洲)，很快还会有马来西亚的。体验和了解当地的文化很有必要，但还不够，最好是组建一个多元文化的团队，那么至少会有人对其中的文化差异有所了解，知道有所为有所不为。

　　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.

　　设计师必须明确的是，灯光设计概念应该从特定的风土人情、文化背景、城市特质以及特定建筑的内涵中孕育而生，是针对特定项目的专属定制，绝不是拙劣的复制粘贴。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：你在中国有项目吗?你如何看待中国照明行业的发展?

　　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：我在中国只有一个项目，是受智利政府委托设计的2010年上海世博会智利馆。当时我们委托了当地的灯光设计团队上海鼎晟照明为我们做翻译和工程施工。

　　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!

　　这个项目给我的第一印象是它的规模之大和建设速度之快。在中国，所有东西都可以用一个字来形容：大。我记得我曾对这个项目的中国顾问和合作伙伴Rocky Lui说，我之前完成了一个130,000平方米的塔楼，堪称南美之最，我感觉很自豪——然而却被告知，类似的项目他在中国已经做过3个!

　　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.

　　所以说，中国是一个发展很快的独特国度，这是没到访过亚洲的人无法想象的。我想未来的照明的天地是属于中国的，从最差的到最好的，现在几乎所有东西都来自中国。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：你有为自己的房子设计灯光吗?是什么样的?

　　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：我没有给自己的房子做“设计”。我的房子是60年代的一所公寓，在黄昏下是绝美的风景线。这些年来它的灯光一直在随着我的想法改变，有些地方我很喜欢，也有一些因为被我用于测试灯光而显得一塌糊涂，而我还在寻求最完美的灯光……说起来，做完这个采访之后，我想我要去把走廊和阳台的灯给换了。

　　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.

　　我的房间、客厅和餐厅用的都是白炽灯，其余就是LED筒灯和泛光灯。我很喜欢白炽灯，因为它拥有非常优秀的显色性，可以形成完美的光影效果，同时调光过渡自然，暖光还能把人照得更漂亮呢!而且，灯光中包含的蓝色主波长在夜晚是很有利于健康的。所以尽管政府已经明令禁用白炽灯，我还是收藏了一些以备后用。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：作为一名大学讲师，对于学生或者年轻设计师，你有些什么建议?

　　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：年轻最大的奇妙之处在于“不确定性”，你不知道自己想要什么没有关系，那意味着你可以去探索和发现。但你必须知道自己不想要什么，并且在任何环境下都不要做自己不想做的事。当“不确定性”盛情邀请你去探险，只管去吧!最坏的后果不过是失败而已。

　　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.

　　照明行业是无国界的，灯光是全球通用的语言，可以带你游历世界。游历可以开阔眼界，增长见闻。虽然未来尚未可知，但未知是一场最美妙的冒险。

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

　　《阿拉丁·设计》：请给我们分享几个你自己最喜欢的项目吧。

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

　　PV：比如卡门教堂、上海世界博览会智利馆“种子”、Brunapoli餐厅、Entel数据中心立面照明等。