From left to right: Mr John Butcher, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry with three representatives of Lloyds Bank: Miss Grace Waterman, Sub-Manager of Public Relations, Mr R. J. Medlam, Joint General Manager, and Mr Brain Jones, Assistant Head of Public Relations.
The distinction of Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) was created by the RSA in 1936 to enhance the status of designers in industry and encourage a high standard of industrial design. The distinction is conferred upon 'citizens of the United Kingdom, who have attained eminence in creative design for industry'. Only 100 designers are able to hold the distinction at any one time and it is regarded as the highest honour to be obtained in the United Kingdom in the fields of industrial design. In addition, the RSA confers upon a limited number of distinguished international industrial designers the award of Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (HonRDI).\nThe Faculty of Royal Designer's for Industry was formed in 1938 as the association of RDI's with the object of furthering the excellence of design and its application to industrial purposes. The Faculty's affairs are presided over by a Master who serves for two years, he is assisted by a Deputy Master who is Master Elect.\nNew appointments are made after consideration by the Faculty and a Joint Panel (comprised of the Faculty and the RSA's Council). Appointments are then ratified by the RSA's full Council.\n\nRecords include administrative correspondence and files including some information on members, minutes of committee meetings, printed items and publicity material and photographs\n
The British Art in Industry exhibition was held at Burlington House in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Arts from January to March 1935. The Faculty of the Royal Designers for Industry was established after the exhibition.\n\nIncludes correspondence about display of items, administrative arrangements, funding and sponsors, accounts and ticket sales, comments and complaints about selection of artists and exhibits, correspondence with John de la Valette (Honorary Organising Secretary). Printed material includes a prospectus outlining the purpose of the exhibition and proposed classification of objects, a catalogue detailing exhibits (with index) and further illustrated catalogues
This volume contains signatures of those attending Faculty receptions, luncheons, and dinners. It begins with the first evening reception on 7 November 1950 attended by Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh.
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically. \n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings,alterations to bye-laws. Correspondents include Frank Pick, John A Milne, Chairman of Council of the Society, Reco Capey, Douglas Cockerell, Geoffrey de Havilland, Milner Gray, Ambrose Heal, Raymond Loewy, Charles Holden, Enid Marx, Gordon Russell, Barnes Wallace, Wells Coates, Duncan Grant, Edward Hald
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically. \n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings,alterations to bye-laws and a visit to Sweden. Also includes correspondence about a craftsmanship committee and the establishment of a Crafts Centre of Great Britain.Correspondents include John A Milne, Chairman of Council of the Society, Reco Capey, Douglas Cockerell, Geoffrey de Havilland, Milner Gray, Ambrose Heal, Raymond Loewy, Charles Holden, Enid Marx, Gordon Russell, Barnes Wallace, Wells Coates, Duncan Grant, Percy Delf Smith, Ethel Mairet, Astrid Sampe, Robert Gooden, Ashley Havinden
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.
RDIs were invited to design furniture for the Royal Pavilion at the Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London in 1951.\n\nIncludes correspondence with Festival organisers including Gerald Barry about arrangements, fees,payments and expenses, publicity, selection of items
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically.\n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings and annual receptions, a members' trip to Germany in 1952. Correspondents include Geoffrey de Havilland, Milner Gray, Ambrose Heal, Raymond Loewy, Charles Holden, Enid Marx, Gordon Russell, Barnes Wallace, Wells Coates, Duncan Grant, J Laurent Giles, Walter Gropius, Pinin Farina,Ethel Mairet, Astrid Sampe, Robert Gooden, Ashley Havinden, Uffa Fox
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically.\n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings and annual receptions, and a Protection of Designs Committee. Correspondents include Milner Gray, Ambrose Heal, Charles Holden, Enid Marx, Gordon Russell, Barnes Wallace, Wells Coates, Pinin Farina, Robert Gooden, Ashley Havinden, Uffa Fox, Robin Day
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically.\n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings and annual receptions and alterations to bye-laws. Correspondents include Milner Gray, Enid Marx, Barnes Wallace, Wells Coates, Pinin Farina, Robert Gooden, Ashley Havinden
General correspondence to and from the Master of the Faculty, the Secretary and other correspondence has been arranged chronologically.\n\nSubjects include selection and election of members, arrangements for meetings and finance. Correspondents include Neville Ward