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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 11, 2017
THE HORNET’S NEST OF INSPIRATIONS When I was young, till now, I have a profound fascination with insects. Really, arthropoda—insecta, arachnida and crustacea. That’s insects, spiders and crab-like creatures. Those hard-shelled creatures of earth, air and water. I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Jan 21, 2016
The Poetry of Transition It is curious that only two seasons speak to action: the Spring. And the Fall. Winter doesn’t describe much, unless we are to infer…inter-ruption. Etymologically, winter is derived from the Old English: water. Summer is merely, in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Aug 7, 2008
8*8*8*8 — weaving numbers & ideas, energy & good fortune, art & architecture. Reflections on the design of Herzog & DeMeuron and the Asian Basket collection at Girvin | Seattle. I’ve made some notes in the past on the concept of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Designers | Jun 10, 2008
Exploring nature, industrial design, architecture and planning — patterns of designed intelligence. Arthropods are animals that belong to the Phylum Arthropoda that include the insects, the arachnids and the crustaceans. When I was young, and to this day,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Nov 10, 2007
I had written to Eartha Kitt about her love of nests — and my fascination of nests and their building — hornets and wasps in particular. https://tim.girvin.com/?p=328 Interestingly, she wrote back. And my Mother had offered another note about the concept... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, General | Dec 12, 2007
There’s person that works with me, at Girvin, Michael James Hawk. He’s an able researcher: need some added content, a reflection on a new client, gathering presentation material, managing Google research, studying the inbounds on Girvin.com —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People | Mar 11, 2007
There’s an unusual component to TED, driven by Chris Anderson’s visioning, and Sapling Foundation’s fueling of the ultimate goal of the event, and TEDs bigger planetary role. And what do I really know about it, being a TED virgin? Not much, but what... Read More
