by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers, General, Interior Design, Luxury, Places | Jan 23, 2009
Defining story, brand and environment — in synchrony. Finally. When I was working in Paris, several years ago, I’d connected with Serge Trigano, talking to him about a series of projects. Serge comes from the family that originated ClubMed — a wildly...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Dec 14, 2008
I’ve been looking for truth. I’m looking for truth in my self — what do I do, in practicing what I tell, preach, to others. And telling the truth in the reign of the firm — what we do, what we offer, and how we go about doing it, in finding the truth and the heart of...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, General, Interior Design, Luxury, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Dec 2, 2008
Exploring integrative identity and developmental work on the House of Orange, Valentino, Bardessono and Harvey Nichols | Jakarta — logo story in brandplace and other case studies. There’s an implication in the current realm of testing behavorial study,...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Nov 30, 2008
Saying goodbye at the Majorelle Gardens. I did gesture to good bye, at his passing, along with, of course, millions of others — June | 2008. And most of the designers of significance on the planet: http://www.wwd.com/au_revoir_yves And, that closing in...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Retail, Scent, Storytelling | Nov 24, 2008
Exploring the heart of the premise — what promise told, in retelling retail in the ancient markets of the world? What story, better — once spoken, twice told, thrice sold? I’ve been wandering the streets, the souks, the markets and the old sections...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places, Retail, Trends | Nov 21, 2008
Exploring unbranded brand storytelling There’s a new concept that’s been created by McDonald’s, in Tokyo. No brand, yes brand — scrap brand, new brand. “We want consumers to discover great taste and not care about who produced it.”...
by Tim Girvin | Places, Retail | Nov 14, 2008
The Launching of the Pearl | Lincoln Square | Bellevue Square Some reference, to meaning: pearl 1258, from Old French perle (13c.), Medieval Latin perla (1244), of unknown origin. Who knows the origin of the word, but there are theories, that reach back in tim to...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Interior Design, Places, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2008
Exploring brand storytelling for restaurant experiences, notations and process. I’d met Antonio Corsano on a recommendation, or a referral, from Paul Bertolli. I’ve talked about this marvelous person in the past. The work with Paul, of course, was building...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Interior Design, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Nov 10, 2008
Designing The Pearl | Lincoln Square | Bellevue, WA Working with an extremely tight and confined team — I, along with others at Girvin | Seattle, as well as architect Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP, and Robert Norwood, interior designer, began an extraordinary...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Motion Pictures, Places, Storytelling | Sep 18, 2008
Exploring the illusory: branding ghosts and the veil of what is beyond… I’d been fascinated by the concept of the ghost – and the ghostly – for decades, since I was a kid. The magical, the mystical, the mysterious. Actually, my first big book purchase,...
