Project Description
Denver Film wanted to honor their award winners with something new in 2019, leaning away from a typical trophy or film iconography and more towards �art�… a piece of art that substantially honors the filmmaker�s accomplishment. They were drawn to the abstract style of my 2009 Mountainfilm awards and also mentioned �projection.� This sent me in a fun direction of abstract designs with positive/negative space… But I also included one design completely based on the �Denver Film�logo. The minimal, bold graphic lends itself perfectly to a blown-up version cut in steel plate�and this is the one they chose.
The process: I laminated double-layer Scandinavian birch ply, natural wool felt, and thick plate steel. Award titles with recipient names are hand-stamped on a pewter plate along the bottom part. And�all details matter�add a few beautiful tiny stainless steel bolts for both form and function. At 8� high, with richly saturated felt and satin polished steel, this one will definitely pop out on the shelf of awards.