Shapes of Edinburgh

CAHSS Recognition Awards 2023

A collaborative project with Yuanming Li, JiaJie Chen, and Quentin Bachelot.

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) briefed our class to “design an innovative award trophy which embodied the themes and spirit of the recognition awards through material and form.”

In response to the brief, we designed a shareable trophy that celebrates the city of Edinburgh and aligns itself with the sustainability values of CAHSS.

Our design was chosen by the judges, and we produced 11 identical trophies that were given to award winners at the CASS 2023 Recognition Awards ceremony.

The shape of the trophy was inspired by the juxtaposing landscape in and around Edinburgh.
We designed the trophies to be sharable, which gives the winners an opportunity to acknowledge someone they feel contributed to their sucess. This is inkeeping with CAHSS’s values of community and support.
Each glass piece slightly differed in appearance due to the unpredictable nature of the glass casting process. However, these imperfections created beautiful individual pieces.

Skills

  • A collaborative project with Yuanming Li, JiaJie Chen, Quentin Bachelot.

  • We had to manage our time effectively to meet the hard deadline.

  • We produced 11 identical "one-off" trophies.

  • Throughout this project, we had to create presentation materials and communicate our ideas to a panel of judges.

  • For the glass components of the trophy, we used the process of lost wax casting.

  • Blender

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