About this Event
RDI address 2024
Thursday 28 November 2024
18:00 – 19:00
RSA House and online via YouTube
The 2024 RDI address will be delivered by multi-award-winning landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith and author of The Well Gardened Mind Dr Sue Stuart-Smith.
Tom Stuart-Smith’s work forges connections between people and place. Bringing an analytical design approach together with a detailed understanding of the nature of a place, Tom’s practice is underpinned by a strong ethic of sustainability. Seeking to increase the ecological diversity and richness of any landscape in which he works, his aim is to create multi-layered new spaces of emotional depth and imaginative possibility.
Sue Stuart-Smith is a prominent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author. Her book The Well Gardened Mind explores the power of gardening to answer deep human needs and change lives.
In partnership, the Stuart-Smiths created The Serge Hill Project in Hertfordshire - a not-for-profit initiative aiming to foster community inclusion through gardening and other forms of creativity, based on the understanding that working with nature can radically transform people’s health and wellbeing.
Prior to the Address, 3 new Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) and 4 new Honorary Royal Designers for Industry will be welcomed to the Faculty.
The title ‘’ is awarded annually by the RSA to designers of all disciplines who have achieved sustained design excellence, work of aesthetic value and significant benefit to society.
The RDI is the highest accolade for designers in the UK. Only 200 designers can hold the title. Non-UK designers may become honorary Royal Designers.
The ‘Royal Designers’ are responsible for designing the world around us, enriching our cultural heritage, driving innovation, inspiring creativity in others and improving our quality of life.
*Please note this event will be held at RSA House as well as streamed online - please ensure to register for the correct ticket type to avoid disappointment*
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), 8 John Adam Street, London, United Kingdom
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