We are delighted that for the third consecutive year, The Conran Foundation has chosen to be the sponsor of SHOW RCA, and we are enormously grateful for  their support. The Foundation’s vision and generosity will help launch the 2008 RCA graduates into their professional careers.

The Conran Foundation is an educational charity founded in 1980 by Sir Terence Conran. Its first initiative, the seminal Boilerhouse Project gallery at the V&A became the Design Museum at Butlers Wharf, the first museum in the world dedicated to the promotion and examination of design.

Sir Terence Conran, Chairman of The Conran Foundation and Provost of the Royal College of Art, says of his involvement: “The Graduate Summer Show is a vitally important launch pad for our most creative and talented students. That is why I am so proud that we are supporting the Royal College and sponsoring this wonderful show.”

ReachOutRCA is the Royal College of Art’s schools’ groundbreaking outreach programme, where RCA students and recent alumni – many of whom will become pioneers in their field – lead workshops for secondary school pupils, The College would like to thank the following for their generous support of the Education Programme and Education Space at SHOW RCA: Deutsche Bank and Aston Martin.

Our students have again this year been able to work with some of the UK’s top companies and suppliers. The results of individual students’ sponsorships – whether it be in direct financial support or in kind – can be seen all around you in the works being exhibited. Whilst the generosity of sponsors is acknowledged in the online catalogue entries, we would also like to thank them here.