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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Retail, Scent | Nov 19, 2013
The Imagination of Designing Fragrance Perfume is a storytelling — it’s a layering of tellings that translate to the alchemy of ingredients. Woods, resins, tinctures of flowers, aromatic leaves, natural ingredients, all combine to build a story that allows... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 25, 2013
What is Okay, anyway? I was thinking about the notion of OK, what’s that mean, really? The state of Okayness seems mediocre — it’s a condition where things are simply “all right,” alright. All is right? What’s rightness, a place of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 24, 2013
Go You To The Shadow World? It’s never about what you see in clarity alone, but what lies behind the Light. Certainty is never assured in anything. As a designer, when I’m working on a project, or a photo shoot, a story, a piece of writing, I watch for the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Aug 8, 2013
James Turrell, Designer in Light The Guggenheim | NYC We have a lot of history with the legacy of Turrell — and real history, in terms of what we’ve done for Seattle in introducing Seattle to his work. Only about 28 years ago. Deanna and I were taking a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Interior Design, Places | Nov 28, 2012
The sense of place, design, imagination and spectacle. The seeing eye, touching place, designed inspiration of Robert Irwin Earlier in my life, I was on the COCA team that ideated bringing James Turrell to Seattle — decades before, “seeing the light... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Motion Pictures | Sep 24, 2012
The Genius of Invention, the Infection of Enthusiasm Weeks later, I’ve been thinking. I was shocked to read about Tony Scott’s passage, in the manner of his so-called choosing — and more critically, not knowing the truth in, about, any of it. Who... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Oct 5, 2012
The shock of the new, the spectacle of surprise Tim Girvin | Spain I like the idea of standing out — something that’s a surprise — it’s a shock. Then again, you probably know that surprise — etymologically, is the prize beyond, it’s... 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 Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Retail, Storytelling | May 21, 2012
Atelier Mecanic Crank, or Drink up? At Atelier Mechanic, there’s not much about this concept that’s actually “mechanical” — it’s more to artful and highly personalized assembly — a gallery of the personal experience. Soul... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | May 2, 2012
Frustro, Martzi Hegedüs and Escher The puzzlement of design, translated as an impossibility of form in space. A friend of mine, type and design hunter, blogger and musician, Stuart Balcomb [Los Angeles] pointed this reference out — the font. Earlier in my... Read More
