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by Tim Girvin | General, Interior Design | Feb 8, 2007
Good morning — I’m not sure if you’ve been here, Material ConneXion, but given your interests — just in case — I’m passing this along. I’ve got a client that is being represented by this group, and wanted to know more —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Places | Aug 15, 2024
Feeling in the realm of design thinking, sensation and brand. I took some old Italian handmade paper, folded it, tore it with a bone folder, punched a hole in the head of the strip, and strung red binding thread into the opening and hung it in the trees, amidst the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 27, 2014
THE LEGEND OF CULT AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURE In an engaged manner, culture appeals most inherently to the idea of cultivation. A metaphor of gardens, flowering and nurturing growth. In the cultural revolution of the world inside brands, the longest shadow from... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Feb 3, 2012
Doing creative speculative work — a pitch that costs nothing for the client — and everything for the creative team. I was in an argument with the team at Toyota — for what seems like months; lots of errors, miscommunications, challenges and failures... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Retail, Scent | Nov 14, 2007
There are two attributes of experience in shopping. One is purely acquisitional — that is, merely on the notion of action and purchase; there’s no focus other than that, in acting and acquiring. You are looking for something and you want it, you buy it... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers | Dec 23, 2013
The Journal of the Practice There is one thing we cannot forget, and that is memory itself. In 40 years of actively designing, working on design and writing and speaking on design practice and innovation, I recall the labyrinthine journey of that involvement.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Mar 29, 2013
Menu design as a core element of legend-making in crafting food & beverage experiences A friend sent these along to me, and I’m not sure where they came from, what collection. Apologetic for not defining their provenance. But it reminded me of another... Read More
