Won 'The Northamptonshire Footwear Manufacturers' Design Award' worth £2500 under the the 'Mail Order Catalogue' brief in the 'Footwear' section. Worked for a year with Grenson shoes and spent twelve weeks studying at the ARS Sutoria Technical College in Milan.
Won the 'Addison Attachment Award' worth £1500 under the 'Archaelogical Dig Viewing Centre' brief in the 'Leisure & Retail' sector. Worked with Addison Design Consultancy for five weeks.
Won the 'Courtaulds Textiles Limited Attachment Award' under the 'Outfits from a Theme' brief in the 'Fashion' section. Spent eight weeks working with Courtaulds.
The Design Section involved itself from time to time with other societies in the promotion of Design, often to encourage different Design bodies to co-operate with each other.
RSA organised and held a meeting 12 February 1982 to discuss the proposed British Art Medal Society, an extension of the medal design bursaries competition, which aimed to improve the standards of design of medals, particularly cast medals. \n\nCorrespondence from those approached to take part in the discussion giving their comments on the structure and nature of the new Society. \n
Contains correspondence and working papers relating to the direction and administration of the Design Section. Correspondence on the Prince Philip Prize for the Designer of the Year, Student Design Awards, Art in the National Curriculum, a report on RSA Student Design Award Review of Scheme and Integration of Engineering Design, as well as press releases, and invitations to a variety of Design Section events for 1989.<P>\n\nIn reverse chronological order.
Minutes, agendas and working papers. 25 March 1986 - 7 December 1988.\n\nThe name change from the Design Bursaries Board to the Design Board, suggested by the Futures Working Party, acknowlegded the broadening of the Board's work. Membership of the Board represents all activities of the Design Section and includes representatives from the Futures Working Party, Young Designers for Industry Working Party, Medic Design Award, Design Council, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry, and Design Education. The existing Futures Working Party assumed the function of an executive committee in relation to the Design Bursaries Competition dealing with all relevant detailed matters. Each group with a responsibility for a particular aspect of the Design section's work would in the future report back to the Design Board once a year.
Minutes, agendas and working papers. 7 October 1992-11 April 2002 (signed and indexed).\n\nThe role of the Committee is to advise the Council on the activities which should be undertaken by the RSA in relation to the newly developed Statement of Purpose for each of the RSA's five areas of activity: design, education, environment, manufactures and commerce, and arts. The Committee makes recommendations as to other aspects to be investigated for possible new Design Section activities and other design-related activities which might be considered by any of the other RSA Committees.\n\nRegular links with the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry will be maintained through its two representatives on the Design Committee. \n
Booklets giving an overview of the Howorth Medal History and the 2004 Medal for Enterprise and Innovation Presentation to Michael Shields CBE by Sir Paul Judge at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester on Tuesday 27th April 2004
Sin títuloWon BCMF Attachment Award in the 'Ceramics' section. Worked for 10 weeks with Poole Pottery Ltd.Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £750 and also the Worshipful Company of Weavers Award under the the 'Inspirational Fabrics' brief in the 'Fashion Fabrics' section. Travelled to Italy in August 1991. Photocopy of original report.
Won Travel Award worth £750 under the the 'Decorative Laminate' brief in the 'Furniture' section. Travelled for eleven months.
Won a Marketplace Design Partnership Attachment Award under the the 'For the Kids' brief in the 'Leisuer & Retail' sector. Spent four weeks working with Marketplace Design.Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £875 under the the 'Fashion in the Doldrums' brief in the 'Fashion' section. Won the Gertie Philips Award. Travelled to Milan and Paris.