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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Trends | Jun 27, 2008
Exploring the branding of hyper-caffeinated power drinks; what image is presented — what story found? Montages by R.Bird In the last 15 years, I’ve had plenty of experience exploring drinking in Asia. From Tokyo to Seoul, from Bangkok to Jakarta,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jun 18, 2008
I was recently in München (May 2008) with my family visiting friends, and trying to decide where to go with our 8 month old after hitting all of the usual places. Our friends suggested the BMW Museum – and my first reaction was to suggest to Paul that he take... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Apr 14, 2008
Some notes on the spiritual branding of the principles of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama — and what that means for business, brand development and human capital in culture. Firms of Endearment. I’ve spent the last couple of days walking around the edge of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | Apr 8, 2008
It started here, http://blog.girvin.com/?p=576, for me, but, there is history: It goes back. And I go back. I can remember the first time that I was exposed to a Tibetan vajrayana teaching presence — a human distillation of Himalayan spirituality. It was Sogyal... 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, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Mar 7, 2008
Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine: on Charlie Rose (PBS) I like Charlie’s opening presentment: “I believe that there is a place in the spectrum of television for really good conversation, if it is informed, spirited, soulful.” Spirit and soul. I like... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | Feb 29, 2008
what’s extra? pretty much everything. some thing extra about today any : day > being in it. LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING THINGS, CREATING THINGS, BEING IN CREATIVE SPACE — MAKING THINGS THAT CONNECT ME TO YOU. …. LIVING EVIL yesterday, I was thinking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Luxury | Feb 4, 2008
Tony Cenicola | The New York Times There are levels of the luxury experience. And in a way, it’s about what our personal experience of what the sense of luxury might be. But the expression of the luxuriant could be many things. Tom Ford, himself, defines the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Interior Design, Places | Feb 1, 2008
Jumeirah, the Dubai-based global hospitality brand, created — with help of restaurant designer Tony Chi | NYC — a new visioning of dining experience at the Essex House. Our role was to define strategy and personality, gather pertinent commentary from Kerry... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Retail | Jan 20, 2008
I’ve been working on this cover design for Wired. And it will be the kind of cover design that, in some manner of streetside merchandising, will literally leap to the street. Bold. Simple. When I first got the call to do this, it was from a friend, Margaret... Read More