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by Tim Girvin | General | Sep 19, 2008
Exploring art in place: context, construct, concept — the brand marketing of Jeff Koons at Versailles. There’s been a far amount of energy being wrapped around the concept of Jeff Koon’s installation at Versailles. Of course, the idea is that the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jun 4, 2008
Brand, personality, context and visualization in the community of politics. If there’s a visioning — and a vision — what does it look like, what does it feel like and what do you care? What’s the story, anyway? Over the course of the last... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Luxury, Scent, Trends | May 19, 2008
Meditations on the history of scent, the smoky bridge to good fortune, and luxury in prosperity in Chinese Culture There is a sense of the auspicious that wafts in the long, historied halls of China. That, for centuries, there has been a character of wishful... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Apr 24, 2008
Last Wednesday I attended the Seattle chapter of the Executive Women’s International forum http://ewiseattle.org/ at the Columbia Tower (with a spectacular view from the 75th floor). The guest speaker was Ted Simmons, advertising guru and previous CEO of Arnold... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Luxury, Scent, Storytelling | Apr 5, 2008
The power of two, of community, relationships in development — and the world of fragrance. I’ve written about scent — working in that brandspace, contemplating the spirit of fragrance in the worlds of commerce, personality, travel, integrated... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Places, Trends | Mar 23, 2008
Rem Koolhaas A new vision in Dubai is an amalgam of the plain with the bold — OMA & Rem Koolhaas “Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas revealed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Feb 18, 2008
The very center of the work that I do lies here, in the heart of the letterform. There can be just that one touch, that relates to the person. D.4-D. The letter, big or small, translates to content. c1460 G. ASHBY Policy Prince 648 Poems (E.E.T.S.) 33 Yf god sende you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Trends | Feb 22, 2008
Margaret Swart, a friend from long back, asked for me to do something that one might think of as odd. Unusual. That is, to create a hand-lettered cover for one of the top rated technology magazines there is: Wired. A magazine that uses a hand drawn script for the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Designers, General, Storytelling | Dec 31, 2007
1. How did you get your start? My start? Raw curiosity for one. That’s where it all started, that drove, and drives everything that I am made of. I am one that is easily enchanted by content. I can be ignited in a moment, if the right spark is there. A love of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Luxury, Retail | Dec 27, 2007
Susan DeChillo | The New York Times I first met Steve Jobs in the 80s. Actually, it was at Stanford. He was there, speaking. And I was there, listening. Afterwards, I went up to introduce myself. And we went from there. I worked on the Macintosh launch and technology... Read More
