The faculty demonstrates the diverse impact of design in shaping our world.
Explore the profiles of current and past RDIs to understand their work.
Michael Anastassiades
Lighting Design
2015
Steven Appleby
Illustration
2021
Ron Arad
Furniture Design
2002
Jon Ardern
Speculative Design
2022
Kim Avella
Textiles Design
2019
Edward Barber
Furniture Design
2007
John Barnard
Engineering Design
1995
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
2022
Patrick Bellew
Environmental Engineering
2010
Tim Berners-Lee
Interaction Design
2009
Quentin Blake
Illustration
1981
Peter Blake
Graphic Design
1987
Sue Blane
Costume and Set Design
2005
Kate Blee
Textiles
2015
Neville Brody
Graphic Design
2011
Peter Brookes
Graphic Design
2002
Alison Brooks
Architecture
2017
Julian Brown
Product Design
1998
Ian Callum
Engineering Design
2006
Margaret Calvert
Graphic Design
2011
Donald Cameron
Engineering Design
2004
Tristram Carfrae
Engineering Design
2006
Matthew Carter
Type Design
1981
Ian Cartlidge
Graphic Design
2013
Dinah Casson
Interior Design
2005
Hussein Chalayan
Fashion Design
2013
Lucinda Chambers
Fashion Design
2023
Lauren Child
Illustration
2023
David Chipperfield
Architecture
2006
Alison Chitty
Production Design
2009
Jim Clay
Production Design
2009
Peter Clegg
Architecture
2010
Kim Colin
Product Design
2015
Paule Constable
Lighting Design
2019
Sebastian Cox
Regenerative Design
2022
Stuart Craig
Film Production Design
2004
Ilse Crawford
Interior Design
2021
Neisha Crosland
Textile Design
2006
Bob Crowley
Theatre + Film Design
1997
Mike Dempsey
Graphic Design
1994
Marion Deuchars
Illustration
2018
Es Devlin
Theatre Design
2018
William Dudley
Theatre Design
1989
Anthony Dunne
Critical Design
2021
Nigel Dunnett
Landscape + Gardens
2023
James Dyson
Engineering Design
2005
Eileen Ellis
Textile Design
1984
Brian Eno
Designing with Sound
2012
Simon Esterson
Graphic Design
2001
Georgina von Etzdorf
Textile Design
1997
Mark Farrow
Graphic Design
2009
Michael Foreman
Illustration
1985
Nick Foster
Futures Design
2021
Norman Foster
Architecture
1988
Jenny Frean
Textile Design
1998
John Galliano
Fashion Design
2002
Malcolm Garrett
New Media
2000
Tom Gauld
Cartoonist
2019
Nigel Gee
Engineering Design
2007
David Gentleman
Stamps
1970
Johanna Gibbons
Landscape Design
2019
Andrew Grant
Landscape Design
2012
Fernando Gutiérrez
Graphic Design
2014
Margaret Hall
Exhibitions
1974
Geoffrey Harcourt
Furniture Design
1978
George Hardie
Graphic Design
2005
Tim Harvey
TV Production Design
1991
Demis Hassabis
Artificial Intelligence Design
2021
Patrick Head
Engineering Design
1993
Shona Heath
Film Production Design
2024
Thomas Heatherwick
General Design
2004
Sam Hecht
Product Design
2008
Peter Higgins
Interior Design
2009
David Hillman
Graphic Design
1997
Matthew Hilton
Furniture Design
2004
Richard Hollis
Graphic Design
2005
Kate Hopkins
Sound Design
2023
Margaret Howell
Fashion Design
2007
Richard Hudson
Theatre Design
1999
Barbara Hulanicki
Fashion Design
2009
Nigel Irens
Engineering Design
2005
Jonathan Ive
Product Design
2003
Betty Jackson
Fashion Design
1988
Anab Jain
Speculative Design
2022
Eva Jiricna
Interior Design
1991
William Neill Johnstone
Textile Design
1989
Stephen Jones
Millinery
2009
Ben Kelly
Interior Design
2007
Sarah King
Textile Design
2008
Rodney Kinsman
Furniture Design
1990
Geoffrey Kirk
Engineering Design
2001
Alan Kitching
Graphic Design
1994
Roger Law
Graphic Design + Caricature
1999
Robin Levien
Ceramics + Glass
1995
Tom Lloyd
Product Design
2008
Bernard Lodge
Film + TV Graphics
1982
Ross Lovegrove
Product Design
2003
Adam Lowe
Design of Art
2019
Tim Macfarlane
Structural Engineering Design
2004
Mark Major
Designing with Light
2012
Roger Mann
Interior Design
2005
Pearce Marchbank
Graphic Design
2004
Michael Marriott
Product + Furniture Design
2019
John McConnell
Graphic Design
1987
Antony McDonald
Theatre Design
2004
Alex McDowell
Production Design
2006
Tony Meeuwissen
Illustration
2013
Jasper Morrison
Furniture Design
2001
Lucy Musgrave
Urban Design
2024
Morag Myerscough
Communication Design
2017
John Napier
Theatre + Film Design
1996
Marc Newson
General Design
2006
Karen Nicol
Textile Design
2015
Jay Osgerby
Furniture Design
2007
Nick Park
Animation
2006
Charlie Paton
Engineering Design
2012
John Pawson
Architecture
2005
Stephen Payne
Engineering Design
2006
Dan Pearson
Landscape Design
2012
David Pearson
Graphic Design
2015
Luke Pearson
Product Design
2008
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
2013
Fiona Raby
Critical Design
2021
Mike Rawlinson
Environmental Design
2017
Mary Restieaux
Textile Design
2011
Zandra Rhodes
Fashion + Textiles
1976
Philip Ruffles
Engineering Design
1997
Patrick Rylands
Product Design
1999
Ron Sandford
Illustration
1989
Peter Saville
Graphic Design
2011
Gerald Scarfe
Illustration
1989
Arnold Schwartzman
Graphic Design
2006
Jo da Silva
Sustainable Design
2021
Paul Smith
Fashion Design
1991
Alan Stanton
Architecture
2005
Helen Storey
Fashion Design
2014
Tom Stuart-Smith
Landscape Architecture & Garden Design
2024
Ben Terrett
Service Design
2018
Neil Thomas
Engineering Design
2014
Alan Tye
Product Design
1986
John Warwicker
New Media Design
2022
Simon Waterfall
Interaction Design
2007
David Watkins
Jewellery Design
2010
Michael Wells
Ecological Design
2021
Sarah Wigglesworth
Architecture
2012
Kim Wilkie
Landscape Architecture
2009
Marina Willer
Graphic Design
2021
Paul Williams
Architecture
2005
Chris Wise
Structural Engineering Design
1998
Michael Wolff
Graphic Design
2011
Terence Woodgate
Furniture Design
2003
Patrick Woodroffe
Designing with Light
2013
Saeed Zahedi
Engineering Design
2013
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