The British Museum and the RSA established the award to encourage the improvement of design in museums and equipment in them and to encourage young designers to concentrate on such problems.\n\nCorrespondence and working papers relating to the establishment of the award. Includes design briefs for 1977 and 1983.
Correspondence and press releases relating to the administration of the Chartered Society of Designers Medal. The medal and a cash prize, to be used by the winners for the same travel or industrial attachment purpose as the RSA Bursary, was given to an outstanding student in the set design disciplines. Medal winners were selected from the winning and highly commended entries of the Design Bursaries competition by a judging panel comprising Members and Fellows of the Chartered Society of Designers and presented in conjunction with the RSA's Design Bursaries Competition at ceremonies held in May.
Includes correspondence with Alyson Leslie and winners of the award, correspondence about arranging details of the award presentation, discussion on who should win the award, and guidelines and criteria for judging the competition.
Won the 1979/80 Travel Grant for Designers in the Textile Industry worth £500. Presented by the Worshipful Company of Weavers in conjunction with the RSA. Travelled to Japan in March/April 1981. Includes photographs.
Won a Travel Award worth £600 in the 'Mobile Architecture' section.Travelled to China, Hong Kong and Japan for one month.
Won the Allied International Designers Attachment Award worth £300, a Travel Award worth £600, and one week working with the House of Frazer in the 'New Concept Development' section.Worked with House of Frazer from 15-19 July 1985 and with Allied International Designers from 22 July-9 August 1985. Photocopy of original report.
Won an Attachment Award worth £750 in the 'Ceramics' section. Spent six weeks at Royal Worcester.
Won a Travel Award worth £750 in the 'Multi-Disciplinary Design' section. Travelled to China. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Tootal Attachment Award in the 'Fashion Fabrics' section. Eight week attachment with Tootal Group PLC. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Coultaulds Attachment Award worth £1500 in the 'Fashion' section. section.Worked with Courtaulds Leisurewear for eight weeks.
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.
Won 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.