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| Callum Nash, the first recipient of the GSA’s new Foulis Medal |
- The Foulis Medal will be presented annually to
the top graduating student from a taught post graduate programme at the GSA - It complements the prestigious Newbery Medal
awarded each June to the top undergraduate student - Innovation Design graduate, Callum Nash, is first recipient of the prestigious award, for a project that looked at the nature of democracy
- The Foulis Medal was designed by Helen Marriot,
Head of Silversmithing & Jewellery at the GSA - The design is inspired by the Mackintosh
Building and 18th century block print - The Foulis Medal was presented at the GSA’s
first Winter Graduation. The keynote address was given by Fraser Taylor, GSA
graduate and co-founder of the legendary CLOTH studio.
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| On the front face of the Foulis Medal is one of the square designs found in the stairwell of the Mackintosh Building, which harks back to printing blocks and is an homage to Foulis the printer. The name Foulis is on some of the squares with the letters being in the style of the font used by the Foulis press when printing in the late 18thCentury.
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| On the reverse of the medal is a silhouette of the weathervane found on the top of the Mackintosh Building, appropriately the highest point of the GSA estate. |
The Glasgow
School of Art has unveiled The Foulis Medal, a new award that will be presented
to the top student graduating from a taught post graduate programme as a
complement to the prestigious Newbery Medal which has been awarded to the top student
graduating from an undergraduate programme since 1921.
School of Art has unveiled The Foulis Medal, a new award that will be presented
to the top student graduating from a taught post graduate programme as a
complement to the prestigious Newbery Medal which has been awarded to the top student
graduating from an undergraduate programme since 1921.
“The Glasgow
School of Art’s Newbery Medal is widely recognised as the most prestigious
award made to a student graduating from an undergraduate programme across our
five academic Schools” says Professor Tom
Inns, Director of the GSA.
School of Art’s Newbery Medal is widely recognised as the most prestigious
award made to a student graduating from an undergraduate programme across our
five academic Schools” says Professor Tom
Inns, Director of the GSA.
“Over the years our post graduate cohort has been
growing, and we now have one of the largest postgraduate communities in UK
creative education.
growing, and we now have one of the largest postgraduate communities in UK
creative education.
In recognition of the contribution made by our taught post
graduate students we have now introduced the Foulis Medal which has been
presented for the first time today at our new Winter Graduation.”
graduate students we have now introduced the Foulis Medal which has been
presented for the first time today at our new Winter Graduation.”
The winner
of the first Foulis Medal is Innovation Design graduate, 30-year old Callum
Nash, who comes originally from Scarborough. Callum’s Master’s
project questioned the nature of democracy as it is understood in the current
age, and explored how a future system might support the electorate and
pre-electorate in becoming more involved in democratic decision making. Against
the secrecy of the voter marking X in a box, Callum sought to oblige participants
to work collaboratively and to enter into dialogue and shared understanding,
completely over-throwing the normally understood ethos of teams or individuals
competing with each other to win, and force others to lose.
of the first Foulis Medal is Innovation Design graduate, 30-year old Callum
Nash, who comes originally from Scarborough. Callum’s Master’s
project questioned the nature of democracy as it is understood in the current
age, and explored how a future system might support the electorate and
pre-electorate in becoming more involved in democratic decision making. Against
the secrecy of the voter marking X in a box, Callum sought to oblige participants
to work collaboratively and to enter into dialogue and shared understanding,
completely over-throwing the normally understood ethos of teams or individuals
competing with each other to win, and force others to lose.
“Callum’s
project exemplifies the use of Design to create innovation, subjecting the
democratic decision-making process to the rules and processes of design-led
enquiry,” says Dr Gordon Hush, Head of Innovation School at the GSA. “In designing his project as a game, he also
created an educational tool to discover how we might consider the future of
Independent Nations or Regions faced with issues and problems of global
complexity.”
project exemplifies the use of Design to create innovation, subjecting the
democratic decision-making process to the rules and processes of design-led
enquiry,” says Dr Gordon Hush, Head of Innovation School at the GSA. “In designing his project as a game, he also
created an educational tool to discover how we might consider the future of
Independent Nations or Regions faced with issues and problems of global
complexity.”
The Foulis
Medal was presented at the GSA’s first Winter Graduation along with five
Chairman’s medals. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Taylor Fraser, a GSA
graduate and co-founder of the legendary CLOTH studio which produced
textile collections for notable clients including Paul Smith, Calvin
Klein and Yves Saint Laurent as well as a ready to wear collection
that sold in high end department stores such as Liberty
of London and Saks
Fifth Avenue. Meanwhile, CLOTH’s graphic design
work can be found on the album covers of popular 80’s bands including Aztec
Camera, Spandau Ballet and The Bluebells.
Medal was presented at the GSA’s first Winter Graduation along with five
Chairman’s medals. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Taylor Fraser, a GSA
graduate and co-founder of the legendary CLOTH studio which produced
textile collections for notable clients including Paul Smith, Calvin
Klein and Yves Saint Laurent as well as a ready to wear collection
that sold in high end department stores such as Liberty
of London and Saks
Fifth Avenue. Meanwhile, CLOTH’s graphic design
work can be found on the album covers of popular 80’s bands including Aztec
Camera, Spandau Ballet and The Bluebells.
The Foulis Medal
was designed by Helen Marriott, Head of Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA
and made in the Silversmithing and Jewellery department.
was designed by Helen Marriott, Head of Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA
and made in the Silversmithing and Jewellery department.
The design
is two sided. On the front face is one of the square designs found in the
stairwell of the Mackintosh Building, which harks back to printing blocks and
is an homage to Foulis the printer. The name Foulis is on some of the squares
with the letters being in the style of the font used by the Foulis press when
printing in the late 18thCentury. On the reverse of the medal is a silhouette of
the weathervane found on the top of the Mackintosh Building, appropriately the
highest point of the GSA estate. Meanwhile the text round the edge of the medal
is also similar to the font used by Foulis.
is two sided. On the front face is one of the square designs found in the
stairwell of the Mackintosh Building, which harks back to printing blocks and
is an homage to Foulis the printer. The name Foulis is on some of the squares
with the letters being in the style of the font used by the Foulis press when
printing in the late 18thCentury. On the reverse of the medal is a silhouette of
the weathervane found on the top of the Mackintosh Building, appropriately the
highest point of the GSA estate. Meanwhile the text round the edge of the medal
is also similar to the font used by Foulis.
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Lesley Booth,
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Notes for Editors
- The Foulis Medal is
named in honour of Robert Foulis the printer who together with his brother
Andrew established the Academy which has been described as ‘the single most
influential factor in the development of eighteenth-century Scottish Art’. The
GSA’s lineage can be traced back to the Foulis Academy. - The Foulis Medal
was made using 3D printing in wax and then cast in bronze, and is the same size
as the Newbery Medal.
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The recipients of
the Chairman’s medals were:
The recipients of
the Chairman’s medals were:
James Frew,
School of Fine Art
School of Fine Art
Pooja Katara,
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Mackintosh School of Architecture
David McAulay,
School of Simulation and Visualisation
School of Simulation and Visualisation
Jun Sim, School of Design
Barbara Chalmers,
Innovation School
Innovation School
- Taylor Fraser
donated his archive to The Glasgow School of Art’s Archives & Collections
in 2014. The Audrey Archive Award from The Textile Society in 2015 enabled the
digitisation of the archive which can now be viewed via www.gsaarchives.net