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RDI Address 2024

28 Nov 2024
We award the title ‘Royal Designer for Industry’ annually to designers of all disciplines who have achieved sustained design excellence, work of aesthetic value, and significant benefit to society.
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Where next for business?

27 Apr 2023
Alan Jope, outgoing CEO of Unilever, discusses the need for a system shift in business practice to unlock potential and support a regenerative economy.
Public talks

19 Apr 2023
Sir Peter Bazalgette is joined by pioneering creative entrepreneurs to discuss the importance of maximising the value of the sector to wider society and the economy.
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From the era of anxiety to an age of aspiration

8 May 2024 Andy Haldane
Shifting to an age of aspiration requires an environment where risk is seen as an opportunity, the culture is one of optimism, and investment is everywhere. Andy Haldane, RSA CEO, suggests our Design for Life mission can turn the tide of opinion to achieve those objectives.
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King Cole’s blue-sky thinking

21 Mar 2024 Mike Thatcher
Sir Henry Cole’s list of achievements is long and varied — from the first director of the V&A to helping to establish the Great Exhibition. So it is only right that ‘King Cole’ is commemorated by a blue plaque where he lived and worked in London’s South Kensington.
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50 Famous Fellows

15 Mar 2024 Dan Matthews
RSA Fellows include globally renowned and historically significant individuals across all industries. Here, we cast a spotlight on just 50 of them, ranging from lions of the Enlightenment to contemporary campaigners for justice.
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A vitality scale towards a regenerative world

2 Oct 2023 Joanna Choukeir
A regenerative world? What does that mean? Director of Design & Innovation Joanna Choukeir, seeks to answer that very question.
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Take it slow

13 Sep 2023 Cristyn Bevan
One Fellow’s quest to transform global clothing production.
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Future of engineering: skills and safety for an evolving sector

1 Feb 2023 Fabian Wallace-Stephens, Emma Morgante
Safety in engineering is vital and introducing new technologies to protect workers is important in supporting the future of the profession. This blog outlines milestones in a related project and discusses upcoming engagement opportunities.
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Fast fashion’s plastic problem

11 Jun 2021
Our research into the amount of plastic found in clothing made by UK fast fashion brands.
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