Tom Beebe
Name:
Tom Beebe
Position:
Creative Consultant
Company:
Tom Beebe
1. What do you see through windows?
The image of the shop, a quick study, an entrance, a quick step to get one to enter the shop.
2. What gets your attention in a window display?
A person walking past a window, you have 2 seconds to stop them, using color, movement, fantasy, magic and drama.
3. What feelings are evoked when you gaze into a styled window display?
A feeling of wanting something, style, luxury, lifestyle – it can be yours.
4. Describe your most memorable window display moment?
Working with Gene Moore at Tiffany’s on an Easter window – eggs, butterflies and real grass – that needed to be watered. Always Christmas. Neon in Paul Stuart, creating magic with lux neon, a gentleman playing a cello with the bow made of neon, or gentleman with flying music, playing a neon violin – pure magic
5. When was the last time a window inspired you to go into a retail store?
The Ralph Lauren women’s on 72nd street. New and amazing, magic in the windows and every corner of the shop – worth the journey!
6. Did you always want to work in the world of window display or was it an accidental career choice?
eer… choice? Seems like I always wanted to work in windows, I love the magical space, the street, theater, amazing lighting, the drama. Then doing it all over again in the same space, the craft and seeing your vision come to life.
7. What was your first job that involved retail window display?
Doing holiday displays on my family front porch, creating my own window. Then getting behind the glass at Bergdorf’s – Neiman’s – Tiffany’s – Bendels – Paul Stuart.
8. How much of the creative work you do is part of your social life?
100%.
9. Who or what inspires you in your work?
Everything around me, street theater, children’s art, mother nature, the craft of windows – all the wires and pins, making magic, stopping traffic, humor and always a touch of wit!
10. What is your wildest dream for a window display?
My next window… ????????
10 November 2011
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Tom Beebe you’ve been a busy bee in the business of bewitching the buyers in the Biig Apple- love your work, love your name!
tom – you use the word magic several times, l love how you have used ‘magic’ to describe what happens in a window when you’re a part of the creation. i am inspired to look up your work. i would love to know where to find the ‘gene moore at tiffany’s window…’
your work is greatly appreciated and inspiring.
WOW Tom what an extraordinary work history in windows! I recently went to NYC and was blown away by the Bergdorf Christmas window installations…magical!!
Tom, from reading your comments, you seem to have a real emotional connection with making a window, with the whole process and the “vision coming to life” – it is so inspiring and motivating. Thank you!
Magic was definately created in the Bergdorf Goodman windows this Christmas in NYC. Amazing window displays which were definitely stopping traffic! I am curious to know about the behind the scenes craftmanship for those incredible windows…were all the wires and pins secretly hidden!!??
I associate with the 2 seconds you have to stop a person walking past, so true – the window either grabs you or it doesn’t for whatever reason. Know all about the 100% creative work being your social life, it is in my offspring.