by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Jul 16, 2007
What if you could do your own thing, create a retail space of your own? I’ve thought about that idea, doing just that — maybe in retirement, whenever that might be. Tim’s stuff. And a lot of that there is. But then there’s kiosk. Soho, NYC. I...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Retail | 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...
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,...
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...
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 | Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Retail | May 6, 2007
Image by Tim Girvin What was compelling to me was Robert’s history. From Kuala Lumpur to the University of Oregon. At a luxury event, he was one of a string speakers that I spent some time with—talking to them about their work. Their brands—from the high end of...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, 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 | Retail | Dec 6, 2006
I keep looking around.? This is a boarding brand — boards being skate and snow. More than shoes, obviously. http://www.dcshoes.com/home.asp Their website is relatively quiet, given the more radical character of their brand. And the store | story that holds them....
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Retail | Nov 23, 2006
Istikal Caddesi / Istanbul : Camper shop.? I liked the concept of these shoes. I bought a pair, but my daughters intimate that they look like bowling shoes. Since I mostly wear black, black, and more black, with a little white thrown in, it seemed a natural. Except to...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Retail, Storytelling | Oct 20, 2006
I spent the day with Balletmakers | Capezio the day before yesterday. It was Cristina and I. Some interviews, some research, some connections. More gathering. This will be going on for a couple of weeks, the two of us. But there were intriguing other insights into the...
