The Sir Misha Black Medal and the Sir Misha Black Award are presented each year at an Awards Ceremony where the recipient of the Medal customarily delivers a short address.
The 2023 Awards were presented at a Ceremony at Imperial College, London on Thursday, 16 November 2023. The ceremony was open to all.
In 2018 the Awards celebrated their 40th Anniversary at a special ceremony held at the Royal College of Art, London on Thursday, 22 November 2018. The day also marked the publication of the book ‘Fitness For What Purpose? – Essays on design education celebrating 40 years of the Sir Misha Black Awards’.
The book was edited by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling and Mary V Mullin, and published by Design Manchester / Eyewear Publishing. It is available from the Eyewear Publishing or from Amazon.
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In 2018 the Sir Misha Black Awards celebrated their 40th Anniversary with the publication of a book of essays on design education written by Misha Black and numerous awards recipients from 1978 to 2018.