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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jul 28, 2014
Designing Magic: The Draft of the Letter as the Quest for Mystery Everyone knows that occult really means hidden. But in that, one might surmise that the Cult of the Occult would be nothing more than the quest for the hidden. I probably live there, in more ways than... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers | May 29, 2014
ONE STORY, ONE PERSON It’s interesting how a journey in the life of a designer will take them out to the ends of many roads in their explorations — and those roads might lead back, to the very beginning from which they first found insight into the deeper meaning of... Read More
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... Read More
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
