College of Medallists

The College of Medallists comprises the recipients of The Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services in Design Education, one of two awards that commemorates Professor Sir Misha Black, whose pioneering work played a crucial role in the development of design in Britain. The College of Medallists was established in 1978 by the Design and Industries Association, the Royal College of Art (RCA), the faculty of Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) at the RSA, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The awards committee

As of April 2014, the committee that selects The Sir Misha Black Awards recipients each year includes:

Recipients of The Sir Misha Black Medol for Distinguished Services to Design Education

Sir Misha Black Medal
Year Name Country Biography
2014 Prof. Michael Twyman UK Michael Twyman founded the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication in 1968 at the University of Reading, where he is now Professor Emeritus.
2013 Prof. Santiago Aránguiz Sánchez Chile Santiago Aránguiz Sánchez is the Dean of the School of Design at the Universidad del Pacifico.
2012 Prof. Ezio Manzini Italy Ezio Manzini is a design researcher, writer, and educator.[3]
2011 Prof. Kumar Vyas India Kumar Vyas is a designer and educator.
2009 Judy Frater India, US Judy Frater is the founder of the Kala Raksha school dedicated to preserving and advancing Indian craft.
2008 Prof. Gonzalo Tassier Mexico Gonzalo Tassier is a graphic designer and publicity specialist from Mexico City, who has created a number of highly recognised logos and trademarks in Mexico.[4]
2007 Alison Chitty RDI UK Alison Chitty OBE is an Oliver-Award-winning production designer and set and costume designer, known for her collaborations with Mike Leigh, Francesca Zambello and Sir Peter Hall.
2006 Prof. Geoffrey Kirk RDI UK Geoffrey Kirk is an internationally recognized designer, who has worked for institutions such as Rolls-Royce.
2005 Prof. David M. Kelley US David M. Kelley is an American businessman, entrepreneur, designer, engineer and teacher. He is founder, chairman and managing partner of the design firm IDEO and a professor at Stanford University.
2004 Elaine Ostroff US Elaine Ostroff is a renowned figure in design education. In 1992, Ostroff set up the Universal Design Education Project, working with faculty from 25 colleges and universities across the United States, while simultaneously helping to introduce similar schemes in Europe and Asia.
2004 Prof. David Hamilton (Honorary) UK David Hamilton is a Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art after decades of education in ceramics.
2003 Prof. Sir Christopher Frayling UK Sir Christopher Frayling is a British educationalist and writer, and former Rector of the Royal College of Art, known also for his study of popular culture.
2002 Santiago Calatrava Spain Santiago Calatrava is a Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer.
2001 Yuri Soloviev Russia Yuri Soloviev was a Russian designer, editor and director of Architecture and Art Bureau.
2000 Robert Godden UK Robert Godden was British designer prominent in the British design movements following World War II.
2000 Prof. Richard Guyatt UK Professor Richard Guyatt was a British graphic designer who played a key role in 20th century graphic design.
1999 Ettore Scottsass Italy Ettore Scottsass was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century.
1998 William Walsh Ireland William Walsh was a revolutionary figure in design in Ireland from the early 1960s to the late 1980s.
1997 Dr Alex Moulton RDI UK Alex Moulton was a designer instrumental in rubber suspension systems for cars and bicycles.
1995 Kenji Ekuan Japan Kenji Ekuan was a prominent Japanese designer who among other achievements served as the head of "Design for the World", the Japan Industrial Designers Association and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. He was one of the founders of the core group that became GK Design.
1993 Arthur Pulos US Arthur Pulos was an industrial designer, author and educator who served as chairman of the department of design at the Syracuse University.
1993 Dr Marianne Straub RDI UK Marianne Straub was one of the leading designers of textiles in Britain during the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
1991 David Pye UK David Pye OBE was a Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art.
1988 Peter Reyner Banham UK Reyner Banham was an English architectural critic and prolific writer best known for his theoretical treatise Theory and Design in the First Machine Age (1960) and for his 1971 book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies.[5]
1986 Frank Height UK ″Frank Height″ was an industrial designer and educator who served as Professor Emeritus in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art.
1985 Ashoke Chatterjee India Ashoke Chatterjee was executive director of National Institute of Design (NID) from 1975 to 1985, and thanks to his input, the NID in Ahmedabad became internationally recognised as one of the foremost institutions in the field of design education, research and training.
1982 Max Bill Switzerland Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.
1980 Serge Ivan Chermayeff US Ivan Chermayeff was a Russian born, British architect industrial designer, writer and co-founder of several architectural societies, including the American Society of Planners and Architects.
1978 Sir William Coldstream UK Sir William Coldstream was a British realist painter and long standing art teacher.

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Kerr | Royal College of Art". rca.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ↑ "<!-- MALCOLM GARRETT -- LINKS -->". malcolmgarrett.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Ezio Manzini on the Economics of Design for Social Innovation - Shareable". shareable.net. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Gonzalo Tassier, diseñando el objeto del objeto". revistamilmesetas.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Reyner Banham, Architectural Critic, Dies at 66 - New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.

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