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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Luxury, Trends | Aug 15, 2010
LOGO DESIGNERS OUT OF BUSINESS? EXPLORING THE NEW TREND, LOGO-LESS MERCHANDISE? DOES THAT MEAN BRANDERS ARE OUT OF BUSINESS? HARDLY SO, UNLESS THE PREMISE OF BRANDING IS DESIGNING LOGOS. But there’s more. Off and on, over the years, the idea of logo on, logo... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Retail | May 6, 2007
I’ve been walking around the edge of this luxury brand, and its leadership — CEO | Robert Polet for the last several years. I’d reached here to Gucci headquarters in Paris and London, exploring the dimensions of the brand. I worked with the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 16, 2011
Girvin There is something to the touch of the hand. And what can be made from it, in the note from the one to another. The idea of the hand — the writing — there are psychic links that reach to the soul, the electrical bolting that drives the inspiration... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Luxury, Scent, Trends | May 19, 2008
Meditations on the history of scent, the smoky bridge to good fortune, and luxury in prosperity in Chinese Culture There is a sense of the auspicious that wafts in the long, historied halls of China. That, for centuries, there has been a character of wishful... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | May 11, 2010
Exploring brands, the equine legacy, design story and materiality Working in Sweden, with a branding program with the luxury group Hästens I found exploring the history of the brand — which, in Swedish, means “Horses” — is intriguingly... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Luxury, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Storytelling | May 26, 2016
Care, Craft and Centrality in the Value of Place in Authentic Making Earlier, working in, and writing about, luxury, I’d talked about truth — the deadly virus of pompous positioning of luxury goods. “Yes, fancy surely, but we actually had it made in China on the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Nov 30, 2008
Saying goodbye at the Majorelle Gardens. I did gesture to good bye, at his passing, along with, of course, millions of others — June | 2008. And most of the designers of significance on the planet: http://www.wwd.com/au_revoir_yves And, that closing in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Apr 6, 2009
Designing experiences and retail strategy | enlightening presence in the power of feminine visionaries. Right now, Girvin, the firm, is comprised mostly of women. And over time, I’ve found that women, as team partners, are superlative creative resources. And,... Read More
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