1950

1951

The Society and its members take a leading role in the redesign of Britain after World War II

Lynton Lamb FSIA, English Artist and Designer, is president of the Society 1951 - 1952

1953

Ashley Havinden FSIA, British Graphic Designer, is president of the Society 1953

1954

Misha Black FSIA, Architect and Designer, is president of the Society 1954 - 1955

1955

The Milner Gray Lecture was instituted in 1955, originally known as the Design Oration, this annual occasion enabled the Society to invite a distinguished person to deliver the lecture on a subject of major concern to the design in the context of the larger world.

1956

Alec Hunter FSIA, is president of the Society 1956 - 1957

1957

1958

Ernest Race FSIA, Textile and Furniture Designer, is president of the Society 1958 - 1959

The Minerva Medal was awarded to Tapio Wirkkala for his contribution to Product Design