Moira Fraser Steele

About Moira Fraser Steele MA V&A/RCA 

Moira Fraser Steele has a Masters degree in the History of Art and Design and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art. Her career embraced the design world, culminating in her appointment as a Director of The Design Council, a post she held for more than seven years.

Moira believes that it is as a consequence of this training and background that she approaches her work graphically with a particular focus on shape and form.

Education

She is a former student of The Royal College of Art where she was taught by Sir Christopher Frayling – Rector of the RCA and later Chairman of the Art’s Council and by Charles Saumarez-Smith – Director of the Royal Academy.


Employment

  • Deputy Director of The Chartered Society of Designers – CSD
  • Director of The Industry Lead Body for Design – ILBD
  • Director at the Design Council in London until retirement. I also worked on many other projects during my time at the Design Council.
  • Royal Society of Art – RSA – Committee for the development of ideas for the celebration of their 200 year anniversary.
  • On the interior design committee for the re-design of the RSA library area. 
  • A judge for the RSA Student Design Awards
  • A lecture tour in China for The British Council, to advise on the UK’s Design and Technology curriculum
  • Education Department – member of Lord Puttnam’s committee on Developing Creativity in Education
  • Member of the Council for Higher Education in Art & Design – CHEAD
  • Advisor and visitor to the Government of Mauritius to develop courses for a further education college in their country and to establish accreditation for them
  • An Inspector of FE colleges for the Further Education Funding Council

She ran on behalf of the Design Council with Essex County Council Education Department a development – called ‘Touching the Earth Lightly’ of an environmentally sustainable primary school which was designed built at Notley Garden Village. This informed government’s ‘Movement for Innovation’ as a demonstration of environmentally sensitive construction.


Awards

Moira was the recipient in 2013 of the Society of East Anglian Watercolour Society President's Award and in 2017 the East Anglian Watercolourist Tindall's Award.


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