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Design at Work was an exhibition held at the Royal Academy in association with the Council of Industrial Design. It ran from 4 October to 5 December 1948. The Exhibition was described as' An introduction to the industrial designer, with a study of his methods of working and the position he holds in British Industry today' \n\nIncludes correspondence about administrative and financial arrangements, agreements with Royal Academy, display of items (including plans and layouts of exhibition spaces), ticket sales, comments and complaints, correspondence with Patron and other royalty. Also press cuttings, copies of catalogue and general publicity.

Design Board

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.

Design Committee

Minutes, agendas and working papers. 10 April 1989 - 2 December 1991.\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