Design Insights
Category: Events

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 […]

CSD members displayed their work in China when, with the support of the Mayor of London, the Society curated the London Design Pavilion at Shenzhen Design Week (SZDW) 2019. The Society first engaged with Shenzhen Design Week at its inauguration in 2017 when the Chief Executive, Frank Peters FCSD, gave a keynote speech with a […]

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 […]

Business of Design Week (BODW) is a flagship event organised by Hong Kong Design Centre since 2002. Each year BODW brings to Hong Kong some of the world’s most outstanding design masters and influential business figures to inspire the regional audience on creative thinking and design management. In addition it also provides a valuable platform […]

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. […]

This March, the Society attended the Intellectual Property Office’s ‘Students and IP – Creating an IP savvy workforce’ held at Paintworks in Bristol. The event brought together a range of contributors from academia and business, to discuss the need for a greater awareness and understanding of IP. Knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is important […]

On the 25th November 2014 the Society held the Minerva Dinner at St James’ Palace. The evening was a special celebration of the Society and its work and included the presentation of the highly revered Minerva Medal. Over the years it has been received by many who are legends in the design world and this […]

2014 was a very exciting year for the Society, its members and the CSD team. Here are some highlights from last year and an idea of what is to come in 2015. JANUARY The Society rolled out several new communication channels to connect and gain feedback from members and the public. These included the CSD […]