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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Luxury | Oct 18, 2007
The point, to the discussion, our talk, our sharing — is really simple. Is luxury, really, luxury? Or merely smoke? Where’s the legacy, the story, the craft, the making, the beauty, the powered intensity of focus?? Or are we merely selling the skins of the... 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 27, 2007
Earlier in my career, as a designer, in exploring the concept of weaving and the context of history, architecture, the letterform in palaeography, I found intriguing links. And I was always compelled to explore the symbolic connection in things. How does, for example,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Storytelling | Jun 20, 2024
The Dance of the pen—the drafted thought—and the illustration of language It’s an intriguing observation—the idea of the rhythm of speech—people talking, listening to words and expressions of thinking—the journey of minds, and the trails of their contemplations: the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2024
The world of brand extends to crime-fighting. In our history, we’ve consulted for various police agencies, patrol and security groups, building brands around protection of assets, people and their communities. It takes a particularly assertive sense of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Concepts, Storytelling | Nov 26, 2024
It happens to the best of us—there’s a confident gait, the gallant stride, a bold sprint and then: there’s a stumble. It rumbles in the background—all the time—the risk of misstep. Personally, I contemplate my own faltering—and there have been many. Moves that I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Mar 7, 2025
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest of Them All? Any study of this film’s current premise and promotion, the pitch and proposition— critical notes from the social community—might be up for a overload of remarkably acidic commentary. People, apparently, are... Read More
