Since Ilsa Parry did "Flo" on Design for Life with Philippe Starck

Since the design for life show and paris experience... my life has been like freefall...

I have been involved with so many new projects, and have achieved so much success that I thought it would be a good time to reflect upon the positives in the last six months... being the new year we often forget to look back and instead plough forward blindly... I will soon upload some images of the key things I I have realised, but for now, here is a brief list of my highlights so far and things I am now focussing upon:

2. Kaspa shortlisted for gift of the year by the giftware association
3. Flo finalist in shell live wire grand ideas award
4. Pierre seat finalist in one good chair competition
5. Exhibited REthinkthings products at Pulse
6. Taught myself to use Rhinocad from scratch
7. Developed Kaspa nightlight into commercial product and has gone on sale in 4 retail outlets
8. Realised Pippa and spyke glasses with glasstorm in Scotland
9. Exhibited for the first time at 100% design with 5 of the other design for life contestants curated by me
10. Created a deal for funding to get patent applications on flo pending on US and UK
11. Registered design rights on all developing rethinkthings products
12. Registered REthinkthings TM and Flo TM
13. Rejigged and updated website - due to be done again by 6 month rule
14. Have developed 6 new protoypes of Flo walking aid with free assistance from two northwest universities including 3D scans and prints, currently producing a working prototype
15. Have met with several business angels and am establishing separate business plans for each product
16. Created a few new designs to be prototyped soon for REthinkthings including seating and vases
17. Did 3 radio interviews about the future of the new business I have established
18. Completed a bespoke furniture commission for Kirsty doyle fashion designer
19. Completed a branding commission for flipog
20. Completed my postgraduate studies, graduated last month and nowenrolled on a business enterprise course
21. Established my "ilsa parry" design studio and workshop for commission based activities
22. Exhibited with Mike Cloke at Liverpool design festival - custom stand
23. Won the Liverpool vision innovation award
24. In negotiations for establishing REthinkthings as a ltd company with investment for product development to reach the mass market with the work
25. Was introduced to marketing and business development managers for malmaison by claire my marketing and PR guru at Avenham
26. Currently thinking about developing furniture items for possible collaboration with Bo Concept
27. Working to improve Ilsa Parry brand with Apropos graphic design
28. Visitng lecturer at three north west universities, talks given at other institutions as guest speaker including galleries and design associations
29. Storyteller bench for liverpool city centre refined and ready for production
30. Swarth lamp developed and won chamber of commerce environmental arts award
31. Recognised as course leader at liverpool community college on their 3D course and given an achievement award
32. Exhibited at Pad gallery preston
33. Was contacted by Heals for a product catalogue
34. Commissioned for a big 3D medical education project to commence next year
35. Was taken to Cannes by mcdonalds to pitch to Philippe avansi creative director for mc donalds europe
36. Created merchandise proposals for Liverpool Biennial arts festival, these are to be commissiones and will hopefully be developed for 2010
37. Was approached by Sony and Unilever for freelance creative work
38. Met with and was taken to lunch by Ross Lovegrove in London- a true inspiration
39. Saluted and endorsed by age concern UK for flo product - possibility of working with them to fund and develop flo
40. Currently refurbishing studio to host mini exhibitions and to enable me to take on a regular intern
41. Have applied for part time post in my current full time position to allow me more flexibility with freelance projects
42. Have been offerred HE lecturing on a regular basis and have been approached by other UK universities to offer collaborative project involvement on a sessional basis
43. Trying for a few new furniture packaging and merchandise competitions
44. Currently updating software skills using Solidworks
45. Just sent off a load of proposals for the Chester Rhino Trail next summer
46. Sending forth new proposals for lambanana lighting soon...
47. Doing Pulse on a large stand curated by me as "north west best" with 4 other north west based designers

ITS ALL GO! - photos to follow!