The obverse shows the heads of Minerva and Mercury, and has been struck from the original die of a medal which the Society first used in 1820. It was designed by William Wyon RA, based on an earlier design by John Flaxman RA. The lettering on the reverse is new and was cut by George T Friend to the design of John R Biggs. The medal is silver gilt
In 1986 Lady Hamlyn initiated the New Design for Old project, within the RSA’s Student Design Awards scheme, which encourages students to consult older users in the design process. This series comprises a teaching pack for design students
With the approval of His Royal Highness the President, the Society instituted the Presidential Award for Design Management in 1964, an initiative originally suggested by the Council of Industrial Design. The Awards were first given in 1965 and have continued. The award takes the form of a Wedgwood plaque and is intended to recognise outstanding examples of design policy in commercial and industrial organisations and public undertakings in this country, under British control. Consideration is, therefore, given only to these organisations which have maintained a consistently high standard in all aspects of design management, great and small, from factory building to stationery.\nRecords comprise administrative correspondence and papers
Minutes, agendas, administrative correspondence and press releases relating to the Presidential Awards for Design Management.
Plaque made by Wedgwood and the surrounds by G Bucklow and Sons Ltd
Plaque made by Wedgwood and the surrounds by G Bucklow and Sons Ltd. Photograph by Engravers Guild Ltd