Search results for: symbolic design
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | May 11, 2007
There’s an inherently classical discipline to the luminous experiments and exploration that James Carpenter’s work seems to embody. He’s an architect — of light, and the incipient interplay of space. It’s all about the nature of light,... 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 | Artists, General, Places | May 25, 2007
Madison Park | NYC. 5.22.07 11.23pm People have asked me about the occasional address that I close mails with — TSG | madison park | NYC. What’s that, they say? Are you in a park? Well, sometimes yes. Girvin | NYC is located on 26th + Broadway, just off... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Places | Apr 28, 2007
The Blur | Notes on Jai Alai. Jai-Alai, you would’ve liked the scene; it was trippy. Very old Miami. Gambling and card playing in the adjoining spaces. With a special boozing and smoking lounge – hyper funky… Notes on jai-alai. It’s, for one,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers, General | Mar 29, 2007
I went to this screening the other night, and it was the (hi)story of a young man, and later, accomplished sound designer, who grew up in the Bronx. Or maybe Brooklyn. Queens? Anyway, his childhood was, in some words, a kind of incessant trial by fire. It was like... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers, General | Mar 24, 2007
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. I’ve always been a lover of fire. And smoke. It’s a family thing. My father is a pyrophiliac and he got me started in loving things that are on fire. Not in any sense of destruction, per se; it’s more... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, General, Places | Mar 25, 2007
Okay, so I’ve been busy, and trying to fill out the remaining days has taken time. Days, right? Daze, right? Like a week or so, really. And there’s more, too. More learnings — and of course, so much more learning that it took me a couple of daze to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People | Mar 8, 2007
HI. I thought about you when exploring this idea. Imagine large scale hand and fingertip gestures in managing, enlarging, reducing and exploring digital imagery files, transparently, on a massive screen, shared in action, two people, with multiple imagery controls in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General | Mar 4, 2007
See this? I was thinking about you. And I thought about this idea. —— Remember this book? Harold and the Purple Crayon. I’ve had a dream about this idea – the notion of drawing something, that moves and comes to life in a breathed animation.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Retail | Dec 6, 2006
I keep looking around.? This is a boarding brand — boards being skate and snow. More than shoes, obviously. http://www.dcshoes.com/home.asp Their website is relatively quiet, given the more radical character of their brand. And the store | story that holds them.... Read More
