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by Tim Girvin | Brands | Sep 22, 2021
BRAND RISK AND THE ADVENTURE OF ADVANCEMENT These days, who’s not fearful? Things feel uncomfortably out of control, challenging events are happening. Talking to some, this could be an exemplar expression for last year. Then too, speaking with others, it could’ve been... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | May 5, 2021
When I see things, invariably I smell them. When I touch things, I smell them. It’s a curiosity trait—it’s one thing to see things, it’s another to touch them, still another to taste them, or hear them. It might be said that the obvious jump is anatomical sensory... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Places, Retail, Scent | Jul 10, 2020
THE LAYERING OF STORIES In decades of work in the market space of fragrance, there are stories in the construction of perfumes—the tiering of memories; there are stories in the layering of ingredients and there are stories in the marketing of how scents are delivered,... Read More
by GIRVIN | Artists, General | Sep 16, 2019
This month’s design comes from our newest senior designer Corey Campbell. Not only does he have an awesome alliterative name, he has joined the GIRVIN team seamlessly, bringing with him his sense of humor and dedication to perfection. As a northwest native, Corey has... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Interior Design | May 10, 2017
SPIRITSP[L]ACE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THAT IS THE MOST PROFOUNDLY POWERFUL, SPIRITUALLY RIVEN, MAGNETICALLY CAPTIVATING PLACE? WHAT’S UNFORGETTABLE? Some know about my experiences, early on, bringing artist / designer James Turrell to Seattle, as a COCA board member,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Scent | Oct 21, 2016
IN THE JOURNEY OF TIME,WELL-KEPT AND STUDIED, STILL: THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO THE MEMORY OF PLACE-MAKING — THE PLACES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN, WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN AND TOUCHED, TASTED AND HEARD — AND STILL, WHAT HOLDS THE HEART MOST IS THE SENSE OF SCENT — WHAT FRAGRANCE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 18, 2016
THE X-MARK AS SYMBOL What lies beneath: the nature of the x, the cross road, the crossing guard, the mark of the x and the magic of the nexus. MGM | screen site shot from handheld The symbolic allegory of the x mark. When I was in Bali, I was surprised by the... Read More
