by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Retail, Storytelling | Nov 16, 2008
This is the second in a series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. “As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | May 5, 2008
Paramount | Marvel imagery files ©2008 Notes on the history of the Iron Man brand, the evolution of identity and how it comes to be. There’s a certain conception of brand design in motion pictures. And the point is that cinema represents inherently stories that... 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, Luxury | Oct 18, 2007
The point, to the discussion, our talk, our sharing — is really simple. Is luxury, really, luxury? Or merely smoke? Where’s the legacy, the story, the craft, the making, the beauty, the powered intensity of focus?? Or are we merely selling the skins of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Places | Jul 9, 2007
Edward Burtynsky | Manufactured Landscapes @ the Film Forum | NYC. Trailer and related content —- Beautiful ugliness. I’ve made some notes about the idea of beauty, in ugliness, before. Ugly beauty. You know that concept — the swirls of rainbowed oil... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, General, Places | Mar 25, 2007
Okay, so I’ve been busy, and trying to fill out the remaining days has taken time. Days, right? Daze, right? Like a week or so, really. And there’s more, too. More learnings — and of course, so much more learning that it took me a couple of daze to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Feb 15, 2024
A Wanderer’s Journey, Sensing the Heart, in Memory—From Afar In a bitterly cold subway channel, during a time when the ice was hanging stalactitic from the ceiling girders of the NYC Metro—and wind whipped so cold up the railed canyons of the running lines that eyes... Read More
