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by Tim Girvin | General, Interior Design, Places | Oct 4, 2007
I spent time with the team at Johnson & Johnson — first, Skilling, out past Princeton; then at their original spaces on 26th, over by the river, in Chelsea, then in their new design labs. They’ve got the best section of the building, south facing,... Read More
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... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Jun 11, 2007
There’s an interesting positioning here — to the concept of the elevator pitch. And while I don’t have a elevator pitch, or a request for money, I do have a modeling that relates to your premise. So, a framing. Brands are about people. And we know... Read More
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... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Jun 18, 2007
Happy Monday. I’m sure you know all about Brian Eno. But I wonder if you’ve seen one of his installations? I think that I talked to you about sound in environment. How people can experience space in the context of sound. Maybe I’d mentioned seeing... Read More
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,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Trends | May 30, 2007
There’s one thing to a pen, drawing, there’s another to a pen, writing. And being a longer term practioner who plays in both spaces — the drawing and the writing, it will be interesting to see, yet again, if this concept takes hold. Yes, me —... Read More
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... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Apr 16, 2007
I believe in this, to the action of staying creative: The real presumption is that you are creative in the first place. Sometimes people who run creative enterprises are, in fact, great at running organizations, but less so to the challenges of creative activations.... Read More
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... Read More
