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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jul 30, 2012
Contemplations on the spin — the whorl of us: our path, the ISS [a night journey]. And a question posed: Where have we been? Where are we going? And what will we do when we get there? Sometimes you need to get way out there to understand about where you’ve... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Incubation | Jul 16, 2012
Building a wave, rippling out innovation and incubation strategies In the past, [1943 / Burbank] there was a team that built a remote, offsite-working, brainstorming and product innovation model called the skunkworks. Supposedly, the origination of the skunkworks... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Retail, Storytelling | May 21, 2012
Atelier Mecanic Crank, or Drink up? At Atelier Mechanic, there’s not much about this concept that’s actually “mechanical” — it’s more to artful and highly personalized assembly — a gallery of the personal experience. Soul... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Feb 8, 2012
Which way are you listing? open, sourced? foundation: sharing. –––––––––––––––– Vince — good question last night, listening into our meeting; “how does a meeting with people that you’ve never met becomes a familial love / hug fest?” Silence... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Jan 5, 2012
I was thinking about the right ideas, that come from the tumble of those that try, but fail. Those that stumble, and find. These that jumble and arrive at the new. There is tumble, stumble, jumble — and topple. They’re interrelated. Long back, working with... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Scent | Dec 2, 2011
IN THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, SCENT EVOKED, PERFUME DESIGNED ON THE BREEZE OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BOOK, The Shadow of the Wind, written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, there is a story, wrapped a story, hidden in a story — a book, among many books, hidden in a mythical... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Retail | Sep 28, 2011
the first of two observations | brand, metaphor, retail design NASA Designing a strategy of remarkable visualization: the conscious design, creative intelligence and the mystery of dreams Sometime back, Dawn Clark AIA, LEED AP and I’d considered the idea of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Places, Scent, Storytelling | May 27, 2011
Perfume Environments: The Scent Visioning of Christopher Brosius Window display, Brosius I’d tried to link to Brosius live, but couldn’t since he was working on project, one that he was focusing on. I did see him at his shop, but held my tongue in reaching... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | Mar 20, 2011
From the start-up, kick-start maestro, a new book. I’ve studied the strategies of Guy Kawasaki for a couple of decades. Working at Apple, during the early years as a design consultant, Guy swung into play just after my efforts designing for Steve Jobs and the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Incubation, Trends | Jan 31, 2011
The designed space of innovation, design labs, incubation works and architectural evolution. Over time, working around the world and linking into innovation environments, the idea of designing a working laboratory for innovation is something that ranges from raw... Read More
