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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, General, Retail, Trends | Jun 22, 2012
Papiota, “spool” — Bucuresti, Romania Cut & sew. And drink & eat. Bobbins and bottles: What of creating environments that combine working experiences that conjoin site realism, entertainment and food? Papiota: the sewing café/shop Bucharest,... Read More
by GirvinIT | Cool People, Designers, Interior Design, Places, Storytelling | Aug 18, 2022
IN THE HISTORY OF A PRACTICE THAT HAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS—SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1976—THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUDIOS, RIGHT? YES, MANY. AND MANY MOVES. That comes out to the following sequence, setting workplaces @ The Evergreen... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0 | May 18, 2022
IS EVERYTHING SLOWER NOW? In the purported aftermath of the Covidularity—[right, invented,] it’s been a persistent experience for me for things to be slowing down. Items of the trade that we’re in, strategy, design and production—paper, for example—hard to find, some... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 11, 2021
IN THE VISIONING OF DREAMS—AND WHAT NARRATIVE CAN BE BUILT AROUND THEM—CALLING AS A COMPASS POINTING TO TRUE NORTH: THIS IS THE FUTURE, AND LEADERS COME FORWARD. Everyone knows this about leading, it’s pretty simple: “if you’re the leader, you’re the one in front,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Interior Design, Places | Jun 23, 2021
Working in Asia, as well as other parts of the planet, particularly in emerging economies, the notion of tinier living environments is well implemented—needfully so. Big living environments are—everywhere—far more costly and mostly less efficient than smaller... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Feb 26, 2020
BRAND TOUCH: SENSUALITY AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF SENSE IN THE VIBRATION OF BRANDING When you think about it, would you describe yourself as a sensualist? Would you call yourself sybaritic? Do you indulge in exploring sensation? You’re a…voluptuary, bon viveur,... Read More
