Louise Philo
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Louise Philo

Creative Producer and Project ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
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Louise Philo

Creative Producer and Project ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
My name is Louise and I am Design Director of KVA creative. We design bespoke front of house equipment for the hospitality industry. Our designs can be seen in Hide London and Parrot to name a few. We stand by our ethos Quality, Simplicity and Passion when we design and produce using UK manufacture and UK materials to create beautiful products.
Projects
  • KVA Creative 2020 Roundup
    KVA Creative 2020 RoundupA few images of work completed in 2020.
  • Belvedere Grain to Glass
    Belvedere Grain to GlassIt was a design competition that payed homage to Belvedere’s all-Polish heritage, challenging bartenders to not only create a cocktail, but design the vessel, and last night the winners of Grain to Grass were announced. Joe Hall of Satan’s Whiskers and Richie Hunt of the Mint Gun Club came out on top, bagging themselves a trip to Poland. Staying at a luxury spa hotel, the trip will include activities such as beach days with jet skis. The final, held in London, saw nine bars from the city go head-to-head, all creating a vessel for their unique cocktail that told a story. Vessels were judged on aesthetic, taste and sales of the cocktails, which were all available to customers in competitor’s respective bars. Bartenders in the final included Davide Arcucci from Quaglinos, Sergio Leanza of Nine Lives, Stillwater’s Dan Priseman, Samet Ali from Nightjar, Oriole’s Enza de Luca, Kelley Hill of Reverend JW Simpson, Rumpus Room’s Christopher Stock and joint winners, Joe Hall and Rich Hunt. Hall’s cocktail, 24 Karat Cocktail, was inspired by Belvedere’s Gold Dankowskie Rye and its link to golden symbols of success in hip-hop – jewelry, chains and gold records. It was served in a bespoke 9oz rocks glass with a thick chain etched along the rim, with a weighty gold record as a coaster. The cocktail itself included vanilla liqueur, manzanilla sherry, Martini Ambrato Vermouth and Belvedere Vodka and was garnished with lemon zest and a spray of peated whisky. ‘It’s the perfect drink to promote Belvedere’s style of making vodka, and it’s exciting to be given the opportunity to create a vessel that serves the same purpose,’ said Hall on his creation. ‘Belvedere Vodka is extremely passionate about its heritage and provenance, we are very proud of producing and sourcing every single element of our bottles in Poland, from grain to glass,’ added Mark Tracey, Belvedere brand ambassador on the competition. ‘We wanted to give the opportunity to the bars to enjoy the pride of owning the same process by allowing them to start their own grain to glass journey. It’s inspiring to see how different each bartender’s designs have been!’ - http://imbibe.com/news-articles/spirits-cocktails/joe-hall-and-rich-hunt-claim-belvedere-grain-to-grass-title/
  • Cork Talk
    Cork TalkA collaborative project with fellow designer Flo Anizet. Our brief was to create a project based on urbanisation and ultimately design a product that would be used 10-20 years into the future, but based on our lives in the present day. We started to think about the individual who works all day and doesn’t have time to go out and socialise all the time but enjoys being able to talk to someone when eating or drinking. We then looked back over our research experiments, which included role playing a dinner party, experimenting with sound within a controlled environment and how this can affect being social when eating alone. However, we decided to look back at wine or drink being the centre of the social encounters at the table. We developed this idea and started to play with the idea of a decanter and how it could be a device to connect you to other people, so we carried out some very quick prototyping ideas of how it could actually work. We had the idea of using an electronic tablet device, external to the decanter to connect you to people around the world with similar interests to you. However, we still wanted the decanter to be used within the product so started to play around with how this could be developed. We discovered Ham radios and how they are used to connect people around the world, and how people can communicate over them. From this we really liked the idea of turning an object and tuning into a person in order to talk to them, and this is where the decanter comes in. The cork from the top of the decanter is used on top of the tablet device to control the app to select the person who you wish to talk to. Our final outcome is Cork Talk; a product that explores how to be social when you live alone. The user pours themselves a drink from the decanter, then enters into the application what they are drinking at the time. The app then searches for other users around the world who are drinking the same drink; the more specific the user is, the fewer results are found. The user can then choose who they wish to speak to and ultimately enjoy a glass of the same drink with anyone around the world.
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Work history
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    Creative Producer and Project ManagerSolou Social
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 Kindred Concepts Freelance Project Manager I was brought into this exciting and creative project on recommendation from a previous project. My role has been to work very closely with the Chief Technical Officer to put together a team, and a plan for the project along with daily stand-ups and management of other freelancers in the team as well as external companies to take this from concept to launch. I have created initial project plans along with monthly updates, produced creative briefs, sourced and interviewed potential new team members along with creating and managing Jira tickets and timelines for the team. Mar 2022 - Apr 2022 Quander Freelance Project Manager I was covering for Paternity leave for 4 weeks, my role during this time was working on three projects to cost, create SOWs, have daily check-ins with clients, and organise team members to ensure projects remain on time and within budget. Sept 2021 - Dec 2021 Here Design Freelance Producer My role at Here involved working on a variety of projects. Working directly with project managers to research, cost, and produce a variety of creative projects. I thoroughly enjoyed this role as it allowed me to be extremely creative and use my project management, design, and production skills in one role. July 2021 - Aug 2021 The Smalls Freelance Project Manager I was tasked with setting up an MVP product with a team of internal staff to keep them on track and the project moving. I conducted daily and weekly stand-ups organised and produced documentation to keep a record of all the research and ideas of the project. I also worked on Squarespace to produce the MVP website for the project. Dec 2020 - July 2021 This is Undefined Freelance Project Manager I was brought into this start-up development business to help streamline processes, build flows and templates for documentation and project manage some of the projects being worked on. I worked on two website builds for Aluna Coconut Rum and Elephant Gin. I was also working on FinTech start-up Topia. My role within these projects was to ensure work was being completed on time and within budget. I have worn many hats during this role and it's been a great experience for my career. Dec 2020 - July 2021 Philpott Design Freelance Project Manager I was brought into Philpott Design to aid them on three projects, two client-facing and one internal project. I have been setting up projects, researching products, sourcing resources for the projects, writing the scope of works and creating briefs for freelancers. I was lead Project Manager for a project working with CABI and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create the website and documents on the site www.datasharingtoolkit.org. A project years in the making I was responsible for working with the Graphic Designer, Artworker and Development Team to ensure the creation and launch of the website. I have also been working on a project with the Royal Astronomical Society to produce on-site banners, a printed concertina and a digital timeline to mark the 200 years since the society began. I have been responsible for project managing all three aspects of the project. Jan 2021 - June 2021 Musingo Freelance Content Creator My main role in this position was to create content for the start-up produced during the lockdown. I was challenged to make content that would keep our followers engaged and interested in the product. I would also edit Zoom video content to produce videos for social media, to show potential customers the fun they can have while in lockdown hosting or attending their own Musingo Bingo Parties. Jan 2020 - Sept 2020 Solou Social Freelance Designer and Project Manager I have been Project Managing for a tech start-up called Omega Alexis, producing SOW's, logos and pitches to achieve new customers. I have been working on updated the bridal brand Freda Bennet's website and social media to launch their new collection. I have also been sourcing items for Klarna UK's Christmas advent competition through Puzzle London. This has involved prop making and sourcing products from all over the UK. I produced a budget, managed a team of creatives to create the final video content used during the advent.
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    Design DirectorKVA creative
    United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
  • Marketing PR
  • Print Design
  • Assistant
  • Design
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Office
  • Photoshop
  • Sales
  • Human Centered Design
  • Social Media
  • Project Management
  • Management
Education
    Ravensbourne University London logo
    Ravensbourne University London logo
    BA Hons Product DesignRavensbourne University London
     - London, United Kingdom
    During my degree I gained a range of creative, technical and professional skills including: • Product design • Human-centred design • Photography • CAD Modelling • Rapid prototyping • Concept development • Presentation Skills • InDesign • Photoshop • Illustrator • Packaging Design
    Ravensbourne University London logo
    Ravensbourne University London logo
    Art and Design Foundation DiplomaRavensbourne University London
     - London, United Kingdom
    In my multidisciplinary diploma, I explored a range of design practices Including: • Product design • Interior design • Graphic design • Fashion and textile design • Lens-based media
Awards
    Design Council logo
    Design Council logo
    Ones to WatchDesign Council
    I have been named as one of 70 rising stars that Design Council believes represent the future of British design. http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/ones-watch-winners
    An Idea Without limits
    Presented by ISOBAR at the She Says Awards, my project Monkeyton was awarded with the 'Idea without limits award'.