College of Medallists
Year Name Country Biography
2018 P John Clarkson UK Clarkson takes a ground-breaking approach in the modelling of design processes and change propagation within complex systems
2016 Margaret Calvert OBE RDI UK Calvert is best known for her pioneering work with Jock Kinneir designing the UK 's road signage system
2015 Ravi Naidoo South Africa Naidoo is the founder and managing director of Interactive Africa . In 1995 , he founded Design Indaba , an annual international design conference in Cape Town
2014 Michael Twyman UK In 1968 , Twyman founded the department of typography and graphic communication at the University of Reading
2013 Santiago Aránguiz Sánchez Chile Sánchez is the dean of the school of design at Universidad del Pacifico
2012 Ezio Manzini Italy Manzini is a design researcher , writer , and educator
2011 Kumar Vyas India Vyas is a designer and educator
2009 Judy Frater India , US Frater is the founder of the Kala Raksha school , dedicated to preserving and advancing Indian craft
2008 Gonzalo Tassier Mexico Tassier is a graphic designer and publicity specialist from Mexico City
2007 Alison Chitty UK Chitty is a production designer and set and costume designer who has won an Olivier Award . She has collaborated with Mike Leigh , Francesca Zambello and Peter Hall
2006 Geoffrey Kirk RDI UK Geoffrey Kirk is a designer who has worked for Rolls-Royce
2005 David M. Kelley US 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 In 1992 , Ostroff established the Universal Design Education Project , an inter-varsity project in design . She introduced similar schemes to Europe and Asia
2004 David Hamilton UK Hamilton was employed in the faculty of the Royal College of Art in the field of ceramic art
2003 Christopher Frayling UK Frayling is a British educationalist and writer , and former rector of the Royal College of Art , known also for his studies of popular culture
2002 Santiago Calatrava Spain Calatrava is a Spanish architect , sculptor and structural engineer
2001 Yuri Soloviev Russia Soloviev was a Russian designer , editor and director of the Architecture and Art Bureau
2000 Robert Godden RDI UK Godden was British designer prominent in the British design movements following World War II
2000 Richard Guyatt UK Guyatt was a British graphic designer who played a key role in 20th century graphic design
1999 Ettore Sottsass Hon RDI Italy Sottsass was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century
Medal recipients
The College of Medallists is an association of recipients of The Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services in Design Education. Misha Black (1910-1977) was a pioneer of design in Britain. The College of Medallists was established in 2000, and joined the Founding Bodies (the Design and Industries Association, the Royal College of Art (RCA), the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and the Royal Academy of Engineering) in supporting the Sir Misha Black Awards.