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by Tim Girvin | Brands | Oct 22, 2008
The heart of the genuine: exploring the concepts of authenticity, history, brands and the place of luxury. I’d open with the meaning — and the combinational character of the idea of truth fullness — and its apparent luxury in telling — are true... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Jan 31, 2008
3000 years ago, the notion of finding the heart of a word was to seek the real thing. Then, it was believed that the spirit of the thing resided in the word. By calling the name of the entity, one would imbue, or bring forth, that phrasing with the immanent power of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Sep 8, 2015
T H I N G S T H A T W E F O U N D I N T H E F I R E Meditations on fire. On the poetry of the work. Finding fire. In the consideration of passing, things move on. Moments flicker. Friends pass. Teams evolve. Brands move. Miracles whorl. And new things come out... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Jul 30, 2015
SIGNAGE, MESSAGING, SCALE AND BEAUTY. I’m not saying that we’ve not designed massive signage. We have, we’ve created signing that can be seen for miles. Yes, Vegas. And other places. But what I admire are more elegantly restrained solutions. What one might think are... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Feb 19, 2015
BRAND PRESENCE, PARTICIPATION AND SENSUAL DESIGN You’re here, right? That is: right now, you’re presenting, you’re present: you’re here? When you’re walking a space, trying to create a place — something unforgettable — you need to be in here. Present and focused,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts | Dec 18, 2014
Isn’t art work? There’s an interesting proposition that art, aligned with leisure, is something relaxing and “easy.” I might offer that the making of art, the impassioned creativity, is never something easy. But instead, with the exception of those in the throes of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures | May 15, 2014
Cinematic innovations Launched at Seattle’s Cinerama Reaching back, we worked for Doug Trumbull on Brainstorm. Like any theatrical advertising effort, you’ve got to know the story, and the tenets of its production design and technical strategy, to create... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Oct 13, 2008
cold steel |raw materials in architecture I savor materials that are used in the rawest of fashion(ing). Places, building interiors, external details, fastenings and material applications. Large scale applications of raw industrial materials oftentimes reflect a kind... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Places, Scent | Jul 18, 2008
The Carthusian Monastery, Capri, Italia I’m looking at time, and the heart of things — brands and story, discovery and myth, truth and relationships. There are brands that are fresh — closely originated in recent time — a story that speaks to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Scent | Jul 6, 2008
Studying the world of Brian Eno: scent, strategy, music and environment in experience design and contemplation. Image Copyright, Apple Computer, Inc., © 2008, all rights reserved. “Humans are capable of a unique trick: creating realities by first imagining them,... Read More
