Luxury Custom Trophies and Awards Blog Insights and Trends

Trophies in the Arts: An artist’s mind, a Craftsman’s hand

2018-07-20

Five custom metal trophies grouped on white table in Society Awards office. CFDA awards, American Association of Magazine Editors ASME Ellie Awards, Exhibitor Magazine Exhibit Design Awards, National Arts Awards, American Apparel and Footwear Associations American Image Awards

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.

Ready-to-Award: Proud Form & Polygon Figure

2018-07-18

two gold trophies from the society awards exclusive collection proud gold trophy form polygon gold trophy

Updated 7/3/2025

Two new trophies have joined our Exclusives Collection of custom-quality awards: Proud Form and Polygon Figure. Read on to learn about these striking trophies designed and crafted by Society Awards.

Famous Music Trophies by Society Awards

2018-07-11

Front view of seven famous custom music awards program trophies, all crafted by Society Awards. SOCAN Awards, Academy of Country Music ACM Awards, Hip Hop Honors Award, iHeart Radio Music Award, American Music Award, Billboard Music Award, The Voice Trophy

Updated 7/11/2025

Pictured in our office’s trophy room, a selection of some of the famous music trophies we craft. From left to right: the SOCAN, ACM, Hip Hop Honors, iHeartRadio Music Award, AMA, Billboard Music Award, NBC’s The Voice trophy.

Nambé Collection: The Silver Nambé Lark

2018-07-02

Updated 8/04/2025

Nambé Lark, with its graceful, skyward-reaching form, was named for a playful and energetic character. The awards namesake songbird is known for its duality a ground-dwelling, flight-capable species. Nambé Lark finds similar duality in being both grounded and uplifting.

Custom Trophy Spotlight: Muse Creative Awards

2018-06-27

The new Muse Creative Award trophy, a gold winged figure with headdress on abstract background

Updated 6/09/2025

The Muse Creative Awards, only in its third year, has become an innovative and prestigious honor. The competition attracts a huge amount of the creative industry’s best work to be judged by a grand jury panel made up of leaders in the industry.

The international competition has attracted a massive following thanks to its prestigious judges, accessible entry fees, diverse competitors and of course the stunning trophy doesn’t hurt.

Custom Sports Trophies and Awards by Society Awards

2018-06-19

Group of six custom sports trophies by Society Awards displayed on a white table

Updated 6/10/2025

Photographed above, a selection of sports trophies crafted by Society Awards displayed in our trophy showroom. From left to right: Hall of Game, Player of the Year, NFLPA Football trophy, Golden Goggles, ESPY, Wing award, Sportswear corporate trophy. Continue reading to learn about the spectacular design and craftsmanship behind these stunning sport awards.

Nambé Collection: The Silver Nambé Angel

2018-06-13

Updated 8/04/2025

There is no muse more classic for a trophy than the angel. In this incarnation, we see the classic form from a wholly-fresh viewpoint. In Nambé's hands the angel is transformed with a thoroughly modern and alluring execution.

Custom Awards for Creative Competitions

2018-06-07

5 famous custom trophies by Society Awards on a conference table. Graphis awards, muse creative awards, DIELINE awards, creativity international awards, inkpot awards

Updated 8/25/2025

Five custom trophies from our creative competition clients are pictured above in our trophy room. From left to right: Graphis, Muse Creative, the dieline, Creativity International, Inkpot. Read on to learn about these incredible, prestigious programs and the custom awards behind them.

Nambé + Society Awards: A World’s First Collaboration

2018-05-29

Nambé + Society Awards Designer Trophy Collection

Updated 8/11/2025

Society Awards has partnered with Nambé – a global leader in design for more than 65 years – to create the first ever collection of designer trophies. Nambé + Society Awards launches with four artful objects – Angel, Lark, Tempo, and Tempo Limited. Each design’s form and craftsmanship will be explored on our blog in the coming weeks.

Nambé is known for creating award-winning home décor and dining products that combine function and style. The brand’s designs are frequently exhibited in renowned galleries around the world including The British Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The Exclusives Collection: Artful and Ready-to-Award

2018-05-21

Four trophies on pedestals with artful paint detail. society angel, line crystal trophy, society wings, axelle black crystal

Updated 7/3/2025

We create the world’s most famous, prestigious and beautiful custom trophies. And we do that better than any other brand. We believe that this level of craftsmanship and style should not be limited to custom projects.

We launched the Exclusives collection of awards in 2014 to bring our custom awards expertise to the retail awards market. Our exceptional team of designers and engineers – who design our famous awards – designed these trophies exactly as they would with custom pieces.