Updated 4/29/2026. Pictured from left to right: CFDA Fashion Award, ASME Ellie, Exhibitor spike, National Arts Award, American Image Award.
For the world’s most prolific artists, designers, and cultural icons are being honored there can be no compromise in style or quality. Society Awards specializes in creating museum-quality custom trophies and awards for the most prestigious arts and culture programs in the world.
From licensed reproductions of works by Jeff Koons and Alexander Calder to original collaborations with David Yurman and Kehinde Wiley, each piece is handcrafted with the precision and artistry that its recipients deserve.
These are just a few of our collaborative creations.
Ernest Trova & The CFDA Fashion Awards Trophy
The iconic statuette awarded at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) annual event was designed by sculptor Ernest Trova. The mix of sharp edges, deep indents and convex surfaces that define this work of art make for a very complex manufacturing process. Our advanced production and finishing techniques result in a highly consistent, museum-quality reproduction. Notably, we employed advanced hand polishing to match the luster of finish within the deeper crevices to the rest of the award’s alluring surfaces.
Related Reading: The CFDA Trophy, a Masterpiece by Ernest Trova
Alexander Calder & The ASME Ellie Awards Trophy
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) annual Ellie Awards recognize excellence in journalism and publishing. The award is a licensed reproduction of an Alexander Calder sculpture entitled Elephant. Each trophy is made up of machined aluminum pieces, which are finished in one of a number of anodized colors before being secured together by hand. The completed form is a museum-quality objet d’art and an incredibly unique award.
EXHIBITOR Magazine Exhibit Design Awards Trophy
Each year Exhibitor Magazine presents the Exhibit Design Awards to honor top designers from around the world. The program includes sixteen unique categories and recognizes people from a range of artistic disciplines. The trophy, aptly named The Point, presented at the program is a simple, yet exceptionally executed form.
The award is a machined aluminum spike with a sheared, vertical plane for personalization. The aluminum surface is highly polished for a gleaming finish that speaks to both modernity and timeless craftsmanship. Society Awards worked with EXHIBITOR Magazine to streamline their previously laborious four-step production and delivery process into a single, seamless experience.
Jeff Koons & The National Arts Awards Trophy
Americans for the Arts present the National Arts Awards each October to recognize those who have contributed to significant advancements in the arts. The trophy used is a museum-quality licensed reproduction of Jeff Koons’s Balloon Rabbit. Most artworks by Koons sell for millions, and even tens of millions, of dollars. This sculpture, deemed by all measures priceless, is an honor unlike any other.
Ruben Toledo & The AAFA American Image Awards Trophy
The American Apparel & Footwear Association's American Image Awards are presented to innovators in the footwear and apparel industries. The trophy for the program was designed in a collaboration between Society Awards and the acclaimed designer Ruben Toledo. The form is an abstract black globe mounted atop a marble disk. Emerging from the globe are a series of abstract figures, each in one of six different finishes.
Fabien Baron & The International Center of Photography Infinity Award Trophy
The International Center of Photography hosts the annual Infinity Awards to recognize and celebrate major contributions and emerging talent in the fields of photojournalism, art, fashion photography, and publishing. The original design of this custom trophy was created by “the world’s most sought-after creative director,” Fabien Baron. The ending result being a stunning 12in tall art deco interpretation of the infinity symbol, made with black Lucite Acrylic and finished with a hand-polished shine.
David Yurman & The New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards
The New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards are given out to outstanding women each year for the inspiration they provide in their fields. For the 41st Annual Muse Awards in 2020, the theme was “Arts & Advocacy”, to honor creatives for their role in advancing positive social change. Society Awards & NYWIFT partnered with David Yurman, who Society Awards has worked with before. The custom design features David’s iconic cable twists in 24k gold and set on a sturdy black base.
Read more about the David Yurman Muse Award trophy design here.
David Yurman & The ACM 50th Anniversary Milestone Award Trophy
Society Awards collaborated again with David Yurman, this time for the 50th Anniversary of the America Country Music Awards, specifically their Milestone Award trophy. David Yurman personally designed the custom trophy out of more than 1,010 grams of sterling silver with his iconic cable motif presented throughout the sculpture. The piece also includes 4.16 carats of black diamonds, an 18k gold band, a black onyx signature Albion gemstone, and a solid silver plate on the back for the winner’s name to be engraved.
Read more about the ACM 50th Anniversary Milestone Award trophy design here.
Kehinde Wiley & The 40th Anniversary MTV VMA Moon Person
For the MTV VMA’s Society Awards worked with MTV and famed artists, Kehinde Wiley, to reimage the iconic Moon Person. Kehinde’s custom award design represents inclusivity and diversity, marked by botanicals wrapped seamlessly around the statuette's arms and legs as a commentary on the ethnic histories that surround the United States.
Related Reading: Inside the Redesign of the MTV VMA Moon Person Award
Museum Quality Custom Trophies & Awards for Prestigious Programs
Here at Society Awards, we pride ourselves on creating custom trophies and awards to recognize the greats. We’ve spent years earning the trust of the world’s most prestigious arts, fashion, and entertainment organization, and every custom trophy we produce reflects that journey.
Whether it's a licensed sculpture reproduction, a celebrated designer collaboration, or a completely original concept, our team combines advanced manufacturing techniques with expert hand-finishing to deliver awards that are as meaningful as the achievements they represent.
To get started on your program’s high-end custom trophy, please contact our concierge here or at (212) 845-9980 .
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