 | We were delighted to have been asked to design the Guaranteed Irish awards again this year. A lot of work goes into the production of every award that leaves our workshop and these were no different. A theme that is now an expectation with awards is sustainability and we are proud to say that these awards, are produced using local suppliers, offcuts from industry and are hand made. Check out the video, to see what went into making the Guaranteed Irish 2023 Awards: |
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 The Cairdeas award features a porthole style, bronze ring (recovered from industry)with a tree illustration lasered into clear acrylic with a painted, aluminium, background. The porthole is mounted on a triangular, steamed, beech base with a chiselled, black, limestone, plinth to complete this special piece for the America Chamber of Commerce, recognising Pieta House as the worthy recipient.Wishing Kerry Group all the best in celebrating their inspiring people and teams in their operations round the globe on their 50th anniversary.
We were happy to provide these limited edition infinity spiral awards in bronze, silver, and brass to celebrate Kerry’s long and exciting path to their current success with their more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 38 countries and a staff of over 22,000. The inaugural RTÉ Late Late Show St. Patrick’s Day Award. I was delighted to be asked (at short notice) to produce the RTÉ Late Late Show St. Patrick’s Day Award. Our ‘Infinity Spiral’ which was presented by Ryan Tubridy to Dr. Sammar Ali. Dr. Ali is the daughter of Dr. Syed Waqqar Ali the Mater Hospital Dr who was one of the 8 HSE staff to die of Covid. Dr. Sammar Ali received this special award on behalf of her own work also in the Mater and that of her father as acknowledgement of the wider heroic work done by health workers all over Ireland. The Infinity Spiral is a continuous strip of brass which goes through a turbulent knot and exits upwards to infinity and the sky. Its base is made from Kilkenny marble. We are always open to awards or sculptural comissions if you have a project in mind. Hope some of you stayed up late enough to see it on the telly.  Congratulations to Abbvie/ Sligo who were the recipient of our Créafóg award for sustainability & environmental impact. We were very happy to make these awards. We renovated solid bronze bearings from industry to create the global surround which was laser cut from acrylic and hand rendered on aluminium. This was structured on local grange limestone from the Boyne Valley. Thanks to American Chamber for the commission and we hope that Abbvie in Sligo have a nice place for the trophy!
 The horse industry in Ireland is well regarded around the world where it is renowned for the quality of its breeders, jockeys and horses. At this years Irish Sport Industry Horse Awards, winners will take home a bespoke award from our workshops and made from stainless steel and aluminium. This is the third year in a row that we will have created awards for this event that last year saw 200 guests pack into the K Club in Kildare. The event saw Ann Smurfit awarded the Lifetime Achievement trophy and we wish all of this years nominees the very best of luck. If you are looking to make awards for your event we offer a range of different options to suit all sorts of industries and budgets. Get in touch to find out how we can help make your event extra special by messaging us through the link here.   Following three successful years of the Young Directors Awards, the Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) and Commercial Producers Ireland (CPI) celebrated the newly renamed Emerging Directors Awards at The Sugar Club on Wednesday the 6th of March.
The Emerging Director Awards celebrate up and coming talent from across the film industry, and winners from each of the directors categories have been awarded automatic entry into the prestigious Young Directors Awards given out at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The awards for winners and runners up we designed feature the ICAD bell logo etched into a perspex and aluminium. Congratulations to all of this years winners and runners up! You can find out more about the Emerging Director Awards at https://www.edaireland.ie. Hall of Fame - Anthony Foley Team of the Year - Paul and Gary O’Donovan Manager of the Year - Stephen Kenny Sportsperson of the Year - Conor McGregor  Video of Shane Holland Design's production process provided by Hanley Energy and The Magic TractorThis commission to design and make Player of the Series trophies for the Inter-Provincial Cup ,and Inter-Provincial Trophy, and Inter-Provincial Championship, was part of Hanley Energy's sponsorship of the Series run by Cricket Ireland. The design using bronze, acrylic stainless steel and 3 species of native Irish hardwoods, Yew, Elm and Spanish Chestnut were chosen to show sustainability as a key force in this sponsorship. They have a stainless steel sphere as the centre-piece with a swirl of bronze to emphasise the spin on the ball, key to cricket. The Series has been running all summer with the final match taking place next week, more information can be found here.
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AuthorShane Holland is a designer and sculptor trained at NCAD and UL as a product designer. He is master of metalworking and the use of mixed materials. His company has over 24 years of experience in building unique awards, sculptural and functional pieces for clients worldwide. 
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