5 Custom Cup Trophy Awards That Push Design Boundaries
Custom Cup Trophies
As one of the most iconic and recognizable forms of recognition awards, custom trophy cups are some of our favorite custom award projects. Cups have long symbolized victory and the height of achievement. They have been used as awards for some of the top sporting events in the world, and are also a popular award for organizations recognizing outstanding teams or individuals.
You might think that a trophy cup is a standard design, but we have the ability to make your custom award truly unique, distinctive, and memorable.
In 2021, custom cups can be as creative as our minds allow, with the technology at our fingertips to create something unimaginable. From zinc tooling to spun aluminum, each custom cup below was uniquely designed with our client’s budget and brand objectives in mind.
5 cups that have Recently pushed our designers out of their comfort zone
1. Gold Plated Zinc High Times Cannabis Cup
We worked closely with designers Alex Grey and Allyson Grey, along with their digital artist Taha Alkan, to create the Cannabis Cup.
This custom award is given to each category winner in the HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup competition.
Our team determined the most effective physical sculpture for the cups would be gold-plated zinc.
Each cup is mounted on a circular base with engraved plates containing the HIGH TIMES logo, category name, and winner's name.
2. Bronze Blitz Twister Cup
This unique custom award was created for Wargaming’s Blitz Twister Cup, a global eSports competition for Wargaming’s Work of Tanks game.
While the award was roughly in a shape of a cup, it was designed in an alternative form: the shape of a tornado (or “twister”), one of the key graphic icons of the event.
The original model was created using a 3D printer, and then the actual sculpture award was cast in bronze.
Different colors of patina were applied to accentuate different elements of the sculpture, including a red crackle (based on the logo color) for the main twister body, a gray crackle for the integrated base, and a natural bronze patina for the logo sculpture that was on the front of the twister (to help it pop).
This custom sculpture stood approximately 18” tall.
3. Golden Patina Bronze National Lacrosse League Alterna Cup
We created a new, unique custom award design for the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) inaugural Alterna Cup.
The award design is based on a vertical geometric cup in the shape of the Canadian Maple Leaf.
The cup sits on an integrated hexagon-shaped base with a raised sculpted image of the Alterna Cup logo. These custom awards are cast in bronze and feature a golden patina.
The edge of the maple leaf and the Alterna Cup logo are high-polished to accentuate these design elements.
The Alterna Cup, including its integrated base, stands approximately 21.5” tall.
4. Spun Aluminum JLL Cup
This custom cup was created for JLL. The substantial cup was created out of spun aluminum, and features a high polish finish.
It is based on a classic cup design, but has unique cylindrical shapes of varying sizes, giving it a majestic stature.
The JLL logo is directly engraved on the top surface of the cup.
The custom cup sculpture stands 28” high.
5. Nickel-Plated Bronze U.S. Soccer SheBelieves Cup
Bennett Awards worked with U.S. Soccer to create a new custom award for the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.
For this tournament, Bennett Awards worked with U.S. Soccer to create a custom bronze sculpture award in the shape of a cup.
This unique custom design is based on a three-dimensional representation of the event logo.
The bottom of the sculpture features curved crested ridges that join midway to form a smooth cylindrical cup.
A recessed soccer ball is sculpted into the top of the cup. The sculpture was cast in bronze, and then nickel plated.
A sublimated plate with crests of the participating teams was created for the bottom of the cup.
The sculpture stands 19.5” tall
Do you have an idea for a custom cup? Contact us today to request a quote or visit our custom cups gallery to learn more.