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This autumn the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) has been announced as an International Partner of a new, first of its kind, international design event organised in the Gulf of Tigullio (in the Liguria region of Italy), Tigullio Design District (TDD). The inaugural TDD event will take place in Spring 2022 and will centre on […]

On the 8th March International Womens’ Day (IWD) is celebrated with a variety of events around the world. Women have made extraordinary contributions to the design industry, some have become household names and others are still lesser known. This year the Society is celebrating IWD by sharing some of the most iconic women in design, as chosen […]

February 8th marked the Chinese New Year of the Monkey and it is set to be a pretty important year for CSD members in Hong Kong. The Society has played an important role in the Hong Kong design sector having been one of the founding member organisations of the Federation of Hong Kong Design Associations […]

Last November, the Chartered Society of Designers held the Minerva Dinner at St James’s Palace in London. It was an inspirational evening for all those who attended. As a pleasant reminder of the event, almost exactly a year later the Minerva Dinner brochure 2014 received Silver Prize in the Drum Cream Awards 2015. The brochure […]

The CEP Student Prize is awarded annually to a final year student on each of the design courses within the CSD Course Endorsement Programme (CEP). The programme was developed to differentiate and support those courses which clearly prepare students to confidently embark on a career in design and to practice to the highest professional standards. […]

The Society has added a swathe of new courses to its list of Accredited design education awards across the UK, as part of the CSD Course Endorsement Programme (CEP). The programme was designed and developed to formally endorse, encourage and support excellence in design teaching and study across all design disciplines both nationally and internationally. […]

This week was international Museum Week, an opportunity for Museums from all over the world to celebrate their culture on Twitter. For each of the 7 days a new theme is explored using a different hash tag. Monday – #secretsMW – Museums and cultural establishments from all over the globe welcome you to their everyday […]

Palace of Westminster, 26th March 2014: The Furniture Makers’ company hosts a Confederation Lunch for corporate members at parliament, meeting MPs and trade bodies to talk about the UK furnishing industry. The British furnishing industry’s charity and patron, The Furniture Makers’ Company,  hosted its fourth annual Confederation Lunch at the House of Commons’ Churchill room […]

Oliver Bayldon FCSD, a Fellow of the Society since 1986, reflects on ‘the plywood world’ of television scenic design and its transformation in an article from the 2013 Winter Issue of The Veteran, the magazine of the British Cinema and Television Veterans. ‘At the age of five, I was taken to see Where the Rainbow […]

The Chartered Society of Designers’ 38th AGM saw a great many changes ushered in. While there was talk of our new communications channels and visual identity, much more was discussed in a series of inspiring speeches by trustees and fellows. CSD has a great story to tell, one that spans a great many years. During […]