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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Places, Storytelling | Mar 18, 2009
The concept of the personal brand, in place – what makes a city’s identity? Spending time traveling, as I have now, for the last three weeks straight, I’m now coming to the positioning of questioning my own identity, in the whirring of place. Where... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Interior Design, Places | Feb 24, 2009
I had a meeting, Sunday night, with Agnelo Fernandes from Canyon Ranch. Nice person. Nice encounter. And good potentials, I believe, to continue that track. Will explore, for more. Here are a sampling of reduced (number of) images, from that tour and shoot. Very... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Interior Design, Luxury, Places | Jan 26, 2009
Exploring the concept of wellness in experience design and environmental graphics. Two years ago, we began working on the development of the Canyon Ranch Living® | Miami concept in Miami Beach, Florida. It’s open, as of a couple of weeks ago. To their position,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, General, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Dec 26, 2008
Motion picture design, identity and historical context: visual propaganda. I first met Mr. Cruise, working with him, and the Paramount Studio marketing leadership team — with Jerry Bruckheimer — for Top Gun. Then, after that, Days of Thunder, working more... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places, Retail, Trends | Nov 21, 2008
Exploring unbranded brand storytelling There’s a new concept that’s been created by McDonald’s, in Tokyo. No brand, yes brand — scrap brand, new brand. “We want consumers to discover great taste and not care about who produced it.”... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General | Dec 10, 2007
Or, how I’ve loved the Western Film — as a story concept — since I was a child. A couple of weeks back, I went to see No Country for Old Men in NYC. A.O. Scott reviewed it: http://nytimes.com/no-country Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss But whether... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, General, Luxury, Storytelling | Jun 23, 2007
Tom Ford | The hand speaks Tom Ford sees, feels and creates what’s right for him. I went back to Tom Ford, on Madison Avenue. This time, to meet with Shirin Von Wulffen; I’d worked with her at Yves Saint Laurent. Now she’s the publicist for Tom Ford... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Interior Design, Luxury, Retail | May 31, 2007
NY Magazine Article, “Tom Ford After Sex” —- While I didn’t get an appointment, for a tour and fitting…I did have the chance to check out the retail design of Tom Ford’s new story. Store, I mean. The skin of the store is quiet,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Retail | May 28, 2007
Randall Stross… Greetings! Nice, your work: Sunday | NYTimes | Bright ideas! | Digital Domain 5.27.07 (Randall Stross) I found your observations on Apple Store, as carefully and clinically precise in their analyses as they could hope to be, I suppose, to be... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People | May 7, 2007
Working with a master. Sometime, ranging a year or more back, I’d worked with Paul Bertolli. And a friend — Stephen Darland. Stephen was the one that introduced me; and he and Paul needed help in defining, creating a brand that evolved around the concept... Read More
