Max Jacquard

From time to time the studio is asked to design and manufacture a trophy or prestigious award. We are able to do this because the numbers required (between ten and thirty) suit our manufacturing techniques so our clients can see them as a special edition. Probably our best known creation is the MOBO Award for excellence in Black music (or more specifically Music of Black Origin) which we have been making for the past six years.

Last year we were asked by Bisnode Ltd to create a trophy for their Elite MD Award. They wanted something simple that would reflect the aspirational nature of their winners and would look great in a trophy cabinet or on a display shelf.

Max created this design using a lump of rock sliced back at the base into rectangle. The cast glass version is brilliant polished at the base to reveal the internal veiling, at the same time leaving the craggy rocklike quality at the top. Many of the winners of this award are young bankers from Germany ,Czech Republic and central Europe, I like to think that some of them are mountain climbers in their spare time!