Sir Misha Black Awards

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The Sir Misha Black Awards
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Sir Misha Black Medal

The Sir Misha Black Awards, established in 1978 [1] , honour the legacy of Sir Misha Black by recognizing excellence in design education. Two annual awards are conferred:

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• The Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education [2] , awarded to individual design educators worldwide.

• The Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education [3] , granted to UK-based educational institutions, organizations, or individuals.

The awards were founded in 1977 by six bodies: the Design and Industries Association, Imperial College London, the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry (R.D.I.) at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), the Royal Academy of Engineering, the College of Medalists, and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. [4]

The Sir Misha Black Medal

First awarded in 1978, the Sir Misha Black Medal recognizes individuals worldwide who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to design education. The medal is conferred by a committee representing leading British design organizations, and each recipient is admitted to the College of Medallists. [5]

The Sir Misha Black Award

First presented in 2001, the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education recognizes teachers, teams, departments, or courses within United Kingdom–based educational institutions that have demonstrated significant innovation in design education. The award specifically honors contributions that advance and transform the practice of design education in the UK. [6]

Sir Misha Black Awards Committee

The Sir Misha Black Awards Committee is composed of representatives from the founding bodies:

Royal Designers for Industry (RDI)

Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng)

College of Medallists

Imperial College London

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.

Current members include:

• Malcolm Garrett (Chairman) – RSA Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry Malcolm Garrett official site. Accessed 29 April 2014.

• Peter Childs – Imperial College London

• P. John Clarkson – Royal Academy of Engineering

• Geoffrey Kirk – College of Medallists

• Chris Wise – Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

• Nick de León – Co-opted member

Recipients of the Sir Misha Black Medal [7]

YearNameCountry
2024Dr. Patricia MooreUSA
2024Mary V Mullin (Honorary)Ireland
2023Prof. Marie RedmondIreland
2022Prof. Elizabeth TunstallCanada
2021Prof. Don NormanUSA
2020Prof. Birgit MagerGermany
2018Prof. P John ClarksonUK
2016Margaret Calvert OBE RDIUK
2015Ravi NaidooSouth Africa
2014Prof. Michael TwymanUK
2013Prof. Santiago Aránguiz SánchezChile
2012 Prof. Ezio Manzini Italy
2011Prof. Kumar VyasIndia
2009Judy FraterIndia/USA
2008Prof. Gonzalo Tassier Mexico
2007 Alison Chitty RDIUK
2006Prof. Geoffrey Kirk RDIUK
2005Prof. David Kelley USA
2004 Elaine Ostroff USA
2004David Hamilton (Honorary)UK
2003 Sir Christopher Frayling UK
2002Dr Santiago Calatrava Spain
2001Yuri SolovievRussia
2000Robert GoodenUK
1999 Ettore Sottsass Italy
1998William WalshIreland
1997 Dr. Alexander Moulton RDIUK
1995 Kenji Ekuan Japan
1993Arthur PulosUSA
1993Dr. Marianne Straub RDISwitzerland
1991 David Pye UK
1988 Peter Reyner Banham UK
1986Frank HeightUK
1985Ashoke ChatterjeeIndia
1982Max BillSwitzerland
1980 Serge Ivan Chermayeff USA
1978 Sir William Coldstream UK

Recipients of The Sir Misha Black Award [7]

2024Zowie Broach
2023Haleh Moravej – MetMUnch
2022Judah Armani
2020Oliver Broadbent
2020FixEd – Dee Halligan & Prof. Daniel Charny
2018University of Brighton Design Archives
2016Arts University Bournemouth
2016Prof. Catherine McDermott
2015Prof. Rachel Cooper OBE - Lancaster University
2014National Art&Design Saturday Club – The Sorrell Foundation
2012Manchester School of Art – Manchester Metropolitan University
2011Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) – London College of Communication
2009Prof. Anthony Dunne – Royal College of Art
2007Department of Industrial Design – Coventry University School of Art & Design
2006Design Against Crime Research Centre – Central St Martins School of Art
2004Jane McCann – University of Derby
2003Prof. Adrian Forty
2002Prof. Ken Wallace – Cambridge University
2001Prof. Roger Coleman and Dr Paul Ewing – Royal College of Art / Imperial College, London

References

  1. ↑ "About Sir Misha Black and the Awards | Misha Black Awards". www.mishablackawards.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  2. ↑ "The Sir Misha Black Medal | Misha Black Awards". www.mishablackawards.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  3. ↑ "The Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education | Misha Black Awards". www.mishablackawards.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ↑ Commission, Royal. "Sir Misha Black Awards". royalcommission1851.org. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Sir Misha Black Awards | Images&co". images.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  6. ↑ Commission, Royal. "Sir Misha Black Awards". royalcommission1851.org. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. 1 2 Commission, Royal. "Sir Misha Black Awards". royalcommission1851.org. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
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