by Tim Girvin | General, Retail, Scent | Nov 14, 2007
There are two attributes of experience in shopping. One is purely acquisitional — that is, merely on the notion of action and purchase; there’s no focus other than that, in acting and acquiring. You are looking for something and you want it, you buy it...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Scent | Oct 19, 2007
Scent is the most powerful of the five senses. How can companies use scent to attract customers? How can it be used as a marketing tool? It’s important to think of scent as a kind of layering of experience. For example, scent alone won’t instantly...
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 | Designers, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Nov 7, 2006
SLICE CURL PEEL MELT. Thought you might enjoy this, the detailing of Thomas Heatherwick’s work on Longchamp, Soho, Manhattan. Maybe you’ve seen it, already. I was down town working, Soho, took a break, and went there: shot. Frankly, I’m actually not sure that the...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Interior Design, Trends | Oct 27, 2006
I spent a couple of nights with my lover at the Gramercy Park Hotel, NYC, Schrager’s collaboration with Julian Schnabel — painter, filmmaker, now, interior designer. I found the space intriguing. What was it — dark, deeply scented of burning firewood, and some other...
by Tim Girvin | Marketing 2.0, Places, Scent | Aug 25, 2006
Scent is a slightly uplifting character to the dynamics of a space. Time Warner’s new Samsung technology space has a expression of light citrus blown in. The entries of Hotel Costes, and perhaps by contrast, W, Mandarin Oriental and Schrager’s offerings...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Interior Design, Storytelling | Jul 17, 2006
Whole Foods and Storytelling I was in Whole Foods this morning and shot some images. Whole Foods marketing is really about storytelling – a layering of images, texts and ideas (as ideals) that embrace customers into their world. And if you are not an organically...
