The Jacobs Memorial Award Certificate was given in memory of Ian Jacobs who was the Assistant Secretary responsible for the work of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry and the running of the RSA Design Bursaries Competition. It was given annually to the student who submitted the best study tour report both in terms of content and presentation. The award was judged by the Master of the RDI Faculty. \n\nIncludes correspondence about setting up a fund in memory of Jacobs, receipts of donations sent by the RDIs, and correspondence about the setting up of the Award. Includes correspondence with award winners, with Mrs Jacobs, and with the award judges, correspondence about printing an award certificate and, copies of sample award certificate.
Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £600 and a Travel Award worth £300 in the 'Home Furnishing' section. Attachment was with Dorma. Photocopy of original report.
Won the John Lewis Attachment and Travel Award worth £2550. Worked with John Lewis 5 September 1983 -29 February 1984. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Walter Wheeler Attachment Award worth £1000 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Worked with Pitney Bowes in Connecticut, USA. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Sony Attachment Award worth £2000 under the 'Photographic Equipment' brief in the 'Industrial Design' section. Worked with Sony in Japan. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Walter Wheeler Attachment Award worth £1000 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Awarded £200 for coming fourth in the 'Automotive' section. Travelled around Europe. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £950 in the 'Home Furnishing' section and spent seven weeks working with the Dorma design studio. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Electric Home Bureau/ Heatrae- Sadia Attachment Award worth £1500 and Domotechnica Trip under the 'Electric Shower Unit' brief in 'Industrial Design' section. Worked with Heatrae Sadia Heating Ltd for twelve weeks.
Won a Travel Award worth £800 in the 'Postage Stamps' section. Travelled to Greece, Italy and France. In two parts. Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £375 in the 'Home Furnishings' section sponsered by Dorma and W.M.Christy & Sons. Travelled to Venice. Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £1000 in the 'Fashion' section and a Travel Award worth £850 in the 'Jewellery' section..Travelled to Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. Photocopy of original report.
Won an Award worth £350 in the 'Packaging' section.This is an essay entitled 'Theme Parks et al.' Photocopy of original report.
Won the Walter Wheeler Travel Award of £1500 plus a period of attachment to Pitney Bowes Corporate Industrial Design Studio in Connecticut in the 'Industrial Design' section. Photocopy of original report.
Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £2000 in the 'Home Furnishing' section. Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £3000 under the 'Urban Design' brief in the 'Environmental Design' section. Travelled to Morocco, Spain and Greece. Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £250 in the 'Furnishing Textiles' section. Travelled to New York for four days. Photocopy of original report.
Won an Attachment Award in the 'New Design for Old' section. Travelled to Finland from 1 August - 1 September 1988. Photocopy of original report.
Won an Award worth £250 in the 'Furnishing Fabrics' section.Photocopy of original report.