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Issue 27 December 2015

Bringing you a round-up of... 

  • The Society re-establishes the Prince Philip Designers Prize
  • CSD welcomes a new President
  • The first issue of the CSD Service Award
On Monday 14 December, at its AGM in the Mayor’s Office, City Hall overlooking the Thames, the Chartered Society of Designers announced that it is to re-introduce the Prince Philip Designers Prize together with a new award also bearing the name of its patron.
Prince Philip Designers Prize timeline: 1959-2009
The Prince Philip Designers Prize, initiated through the Design Council by Prince Philip in 1959, was awarded annually to a designer in recognition of their outstanding lifetime achievement in design. Managed by the Design Council for 52 years, the Prize ceased in 2011 when Prince Philip reduced some of his many activities. Previous winners of the Prize have included: Terence Conran, James Dyson, Thomas Heatherwick, and Society members Kenneth Grange, David Gentleman and Norman Foster. In 2011 the last prize was awarded to Society Fellow Quentin Blake.

The re-introduction comes after discussions with His Royal Highness as to how the Prize may build on its heritage in order to reflect today’s design profession. The selection panel, previously chaired by Prince Philip, will now be chaired by the President of the Society with selected bodies being invited to nominate judges whilst other design bodies will be invited to nominate candidates. A major feature of the re-introduced Prize is that whilst previous nominations were restricted to British designers, Prince Philip has agreed to open the Prize to international nominations.

In addition to allowing the Society to re-introduce the Prize, Prince Philip has agreed to accept a further prize in his name which will recognise the design talent of those at the outset of their design careers. The Prince Philip Student Design Awards will make awards to students across a range of design disciplines.

The Society will be announcing further details of the awards in the New Year.

The Society's new President:
Peter Bosson PCSD


Peter trained at Middlesex Poly, Royal College of Art and the AA (Architectural Association).  He worked for Olivetti in the Sottass Studio in Milan under George Sowden where a new idea of work place ergonomics led to a number of original products being developed. Subsequently he set up Colebrook Bosson and Saunders where he was Design Director and later, ran their US operation in New York. The company designed innovative products for the workplace which were developed, manufactured and distributed through their own channels. The Company was sold in 2010 to Herman Miller where it continues to thrive. 

Subsequently,  he set up an atelier studio with his wife, children and friends where they only undertake projects which they consider to be of  real interest. Recently, he has been developing, in addition to other work,  houses which are factory made, ultra-low energy, and rapidly assembled on site. 

The First CSD Service Medal Winner:
John Sermon PPCSD


The Society undertakes a myriad of activities and is able to do so due to its many members who in one way or another support the work of the Society.
 
At its AGM on Monday 14 December 2015 the Society made the first CSD Service Award to John Sermon PPCSD.
The Society undertakes a myriad of activities and is able to do so due to its many members who in one way or another support the work of the Society.

John has experienced membership of the Society under all of its names, originally as the SIA (Society of Industrial Artists) then as the SIAD (Society of Industrial Artists and Designers) and latterly as the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD).

 
He joined the Society 62 years ago in October 1953 as a student member after studying at Moseley School of Art in Birmingham. He became a full member in April 1957 and a Fellow of the Society in 1970.

He first served on Council 1963 as the Chairman and Representative of the Chiltern Region of the SIA. He went on to serve as Chairman of the South East Region, Vice President on the Professional Practice Board and on the Committee of the Interiors and Furniture Group and the General Consultant Designers Group.

 
In more recent years he has been an Elected Member of Council, Vice President, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.   He has often stepped in to fill casual vacancies ensuring consistency until a suitable candidate was elected.

The AGM marked 52 years of service on Council which has also included his Presidency of the Society from 2005 until 2007.
 
His recall of past events has helped give context to many of the issues the Society has needed to address and his experience has proven invaluable to the trustees and staff.
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