by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Places, Storytelling | Jul 15, 2007
I had a chance to connect with friends Catherine Eaton Skinner, David Skinner and Tom Kundig at the official first public opening (at least that I was invited to) of her space on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Seattle. The generous studio opening was a gesture to...
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...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, General, Places | May 25, 2007
Madison Park | NYC. 5.22.07 11.23pm People have asked me about the occasional address that I close mails with — TSG | madison park | NYC. What’s that, they say? Are you in a park? Well, sometimes yes. Girvin | NYC is located on 26th + Broadway, just off...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Luxury, Places, Retail | May 22, 2007
I’ve been tracking Tom Ford’s work closely, from before our YSL days. I loved that work, working with you…and it was great learning more about the man, the history ( all of them ) and the characters that emerged in the brand. Not sure where...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Places | May 17, 2007
Yesterday, I went to the open house of the architectural design group NBBJ. The point of the practice, rather uniquely — I might offer, is about collaboration and the celebration of ideas. Many practices are of course about doing the fundamental work of defining...
by Tim Girvin | General, Places | Apr 28, 2007
The Blur | Notes on Jai Alai. Jai-Alai, you would’ve liked the scene; it was trippy. Very old Miami. Gambling and card playing in the adjoining spaces. With a special boozing and smoking lounge – hyper funky… Notes on jai-alai. It’s, for one,...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Retail | Apr 9, 2007
Seen this? I’ve been shooting retail and designspace for a while — and I go in… The Nokia people didn’t like me in there, too much. And I go out. And then I send this to you. I do like the sheer presence of the blue, here — especially...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Apr 9, 2007
3.25.06 Cairn of lavastone | Mt. Merapi | Java obviate OB-vee-ayt, transitive verb: To prevent by interception; to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary. Obviate derives from Latin obviare, “to meet or encounter,” from ob viam, “placed or...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, General, Places | Mar 30, 2007
Hi and good morning. I went to Gabellini Sheppard to talk to them about some things. And they’re right on the foot of Bond, in NYC. I walked over to 40 Bond, to see about Ian Schrager’s new venture with HerzogDeMeuron. And what’s happening, there? Or...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Places | Mar 26, 2007
The last day was that last tango with the minds of the wildly ranging talent that is TED. More adventures, more risk, more exposures. And it’s all about that risk. Exploding the trust of what you are, what you can be. That might be a thread — breaking the...
