Creating the Flowform and Rokisa businesses:
Design for Life Co ltd developed from a Flowform cottage industry in NZ started in 1979 by designer and teacher Iain Trousdell. Iain studied from 1976 until 1979 under John Wilkes, the inventor of Flowform eco-technology. Over 20 years many colleagues helped Iain in the development and production of Flowform designs in New Zealand for the South Pacific region. The business restructured in 2002 with a staged investment plan and a new vision to develop a global Healing Water business, by gathering and energizing the Flowform brand worldwide. This global business plan for Flowform eco-technology, therapy and art has been actioned successfully, to the extent that John Wilkes has handed his personal Flowform leadership role over to Iain and his USA colleague Chris Hecht.
ROKISA INTERNATIONAL Ltd The revolutionary ROKISA composite casting method was developed by Ian Provines, Iain Trousdell and Steve Webb in the early 2000s in order to create hollow stone Flowform casts, with the view to efficient mass production of beautiful natural-stone products much more effectively than concretes. In 2009 Design for Life created its subsidiary Rokisa International Ltd to focus on developing this method as a successful business with the plan to license the method internationally. Go to www.rokisa.com
NATURE INTELLIGENCE INTERNATIONAL Ltd (NII)
Our International Flowform Team: John Wilkes (UK) John is the inventor and pioneer of Flowform eco-technology, and will be retiring aged 80, in July 2010. Metamorphic laws of nature have been a life long study. He and Iain Trousdell and Chris Hecht have created a succession plan to guarantee continuity of the endeavor's essential aims and business dynamics. Iain Trousdell (NZ and UK) Iain is the second person to learn Flowform design with John Wilkes in the mid 1970s and has carried through over 400 Flowform projects in the South Pacific. He is the leader of Design for Life's vision to create a dynamic global Flowform 'triple bottom-line' business to help heal water. Ian Provines (NZ and UK) Ian is a partner in Design for Life, bringing his considerable international expertise in product development and manufacture to the Flowform business. Jeffrey Westman (USA) Jeffrey is the American CEO of DFL's subsidiary company Nature Intelligence Inc. He has extensive start up management experience including CEO of Yahoo! Scandinavia in the 1990s.His experience is in media, landscaping and artisan products as well as not-for-profit sustainability projects. Chris Hecht (USA) Chris brings his ethical business and eco-sustainability passion to the group, as co-leader of the global Flowform vision while also being involved in Nature Intelligence Inc (Americas) Nigel Wells (SWEDEN and UK) Nigel was the first person to learn Flowform design from John Wilkes in the early 1970s, staying on to work with him for over 10 years. Since then he has developed many projects throughout Europe. Flowform development in China is a special focus for Nigel within NII's working group. Nick Weidmann (UK) Nick, an engineer, has worked in Sussex with John Wilkes for the last 20 years as Flowform designer and jack of all trades. He brings to our group a deep understanding of water design. Paul van Dijk (NL) Paul is an artist and educator in Holland, and a leading Flowform designer and sculptor, with many corporate projects completed. He has a special interest in metamorphoc art and science. Hanne Keis (Denmark) Hanne is a well known general sculptor in Denmark. She has focused on making smaller elegant Flowform designs that enhance therapeutic sound scapes with applications in many situations. Her specific design capacities are a considerable benefit to the Nature Intelligence group. Peter Mueller (DL) Simon Charter (UK) Elaine Beadle (DL and NZ) KC Seah (Singapore) Mr Seah has a successful importing and exporting business providing Wellness products through SE Asia as well as other sucessful commercial activities. He and Design for Life/Nature Intelligence are putting together a Joint Venture Flowform business for all 10 ASEAN countries. Dr Izumi Masukawa (Japan) Phil Sedgman (Australia) Prof Costantino Giorgetti (UK and Italy) Aaron McLoughlin(NZ) Arne van den Broughaird (Belgium)
Numerous Advisory Colleagues Peter Malaise (EU) Julian Still (EU) |