Chartered Society of Designers

Maggie Law PPCSD (Immediate Past President) Jake Leith PPCSD (Hon Treasurer) David Callcott (Hon Secretary)

The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD), professional body for designers. It is the only Royal Chartered body of professional designers. Its membership is multi-disciplinary – representing designers in all design disciplines including Interior Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Fashion and Textile Design.

Founded in 1930 as Society of Industrial Artists, the Society is governed by Royal Charter (granted in 1976). Members are obliged by a Code of Conduct to practise to the highest professional standards. CSD is a registered charity (UK Registered Charity Number 279393). Its Royal Patron is The Duke of Edinburgh.

CSD is not a trade body/association and functions as a learned society. Membership to the Society is awarded to qualified designers who demonstrate competence against CPSK (TM). Members are identified using the post-nominal letters, MCSD (TM) or FCSD (TM) (indicating Member or Fellow, respectively).

Other postnominals awarded by this Society include: HonFCSD HonMCSD Assoc.CSD aCSDf aCSDm All postnominals are registered trademarks.

The Royal Charter for this Society states: The Society exists to promote concern for the sound principles of design in all areas in which design considerations apply, to further design practice and encourage the study of design techniques for the benefit of the community. To secure and promote a professional body of designers and regulate and control their practice for the benefit of the design industry and the general public.

The Society incorporated the British Institute of Interior Designers in 1988. The institute dates back to 1898 and can trace its origins as far back as 1236 to the Guild of Peynters and Stainers.

The Society's head office is at 1 Cedar Court, Royal Oak Yard, Bermondsey Street in London.