Search results for: metaphorical thinking
by Tim Girvin | General, Scent | Jul 24, 2008
Examining the line between design, fragrance and the mystery of making. There’s a mystery between the concept of design, creativity and the magic of concocting and sequencing outcomes, whether in the visualization of clothing, style, or in the mystery of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Jul 23, 2008
I went to see what Christian Chabot, CEO of Tableau Software, has been thinking about. Someone in the blogosphere alluded to Tableau becoming the new Apple. What’s that? But rather, I believe that it is the attitude of Apple — that’s new. It’s... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | May 25, 2008
The design heritage of the Indiana Jones franchise. Reaching back into the deep territory of my imagination — and my history as a long-running movie goer, I stride the aisles of Fox Theater, downtown Spokane, the 60s — and riding the buses alone, seeking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Interior Design, Luxury, Places | Dec 18, 2007
Photography by Brent Murray I met Adam in a showing of his new table collections with the restauranteur, Thomas Keller — this was the launch of a line for Christofle. What I find compelling about the spirit of Adam, what he does, is the breadth of his design... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Luxury, Retail, Trends | Dec 14, 2007
I’d worked for Yves Saint Laurent to explore the story in the context or retail design and brand strategy a year ago — working under the leadership of YSL President Laura Lendrum and her EVP | Retail Design, Claudia Cividino. The work was a gathering, a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Designers, General, Places | Dec 16, 2007
I’ve offered some expression of the opening vision of 40 Bond and I’ve been watching the evolution of that project. I went back. I had a couple of meetings in that area, NOHO, I’m guessing. Kimberly Sheppard from Gabellini | Sheppard. And... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling | Oct 15, 2007
Seeds of Compassion | The Kirlin Foundation It’s interesting to note, sometimes, how entrepreneurs look at the premise of their enterprise as being, fundamentally, operational and transactional. There are literally thousands of businesses that operate otherwise,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Oct 12, 2007
Over time, if you can imagine it, I’ve known women that pursued the Nellie Cashman award kind of like a sweepstakes, sort of like a takeover strategy. “How can I acquire that?”. Really, not kidding. But what I’d offer is the sincerest form of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Designers, General | Oct 4, 2007
I believe that the story is the way that people connect with each other. I tell you a story about me, you learn something — there’s a possible magnetic link between us; we’ve made some opening range of a connection. And from there…what, where... Read More
