President
George H.W. Bush

His Holiness
Pope John Paul II

Harrison Ford

Nicole Kidman
& Halle Berry

Scarlett Johansson

Facebook Custom Award

Women in Hollywood
Custom Awards

World Series of Poker
Custom Award

Netflix Custom Award

Custom Awards & Trophies - Designed Unique To Your Needs

Bennett Awards has over forty years experience creating unique custom awards and trophies to meet the specific needs of our clients. We have created custom awards for a world-class set of clients around the globe, including Nike, Facebook, Yahoo, Ford, Bentley, Honda, Intel, Mars, NASA, Volkswagon, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Make A Wish, Friskies, Green Giant, Audi and many others.

The types of custom awards we can create are almost endless – we pride ourselves on creating innovative, “out of the box” designs that make an immediate impact and leave a lasting impression, but still adhere to the specific design, branding and messaging requirements of our clients. More details on the ways in which custom awards can help build and reinforce your branding and marketing objectives can be found in the following article: "Unique Awards for Building Brands.".

Our Custom Award Design Process

Our team of gifted artists and account managers will work closely with your organization throughout the design process to ensure that your custom awards are a perfect match for your needs.

While each custom award project varies according to the specific requirements and parameters of that design, the process to create your custom awards generally incorporates the following steps:

Step 1: Discovery & Needs Assessment
The team assigned to your project will work with you to understand your needs and requirements, including design objectives, branding standards, material preferences, cost targets, and production deadlines.

Step 2: Ideation & Rough Concepts
Some of our customers have a very concrete idea of what they want, and, in some cases, even have a detailed specification they have developed. In many cases, however, the design idea is more conceptual and generalized, so we will develop a set of rough sketches that cover a variety of different possible design concepts in order to help hone in on a specific design direction that meets your needs.

Step 3: Detailed Concept
Once we have finalized a design concept, and have your approval to move forward, we will create a detailed graphical mockup that illustrates, as close as possible in two-dimensional form, what your final custom award will look like. For large, multi-unit custom award orders, we can also create a physical prototype before moving into final production.

Step 4: Production
Once you have signed off on the detailed concept, we will begin producing your custom awards. The production process will vary according to the type of awards that are being produced. More information on our production process for sculpture awards can be found at: Sculpture Award Production Process. During this process, we are happy to share photos of your award being produced at various stages of production.

Types of Custom Awards: A Variety of Options to Meet Your Needs

Custom Medallions

Custom medallions are one of our more affordable custom award options in terms of per-unit price. Custom medallions can be created in a variety of customized shapes and sizes. These medallions also feature custom 3D reliefs on their surface with images and text created specific to your needs. Finally, we offer a variety of display and presentation options for these medallions, including ribbons, bases, plaques, and cups. More information on our custom medallions can be found at: Custom Medallions.

Custom Crystal Awards

Custom crystal awards generally have the lowest overall cost, and shortest lead-time, of any of our custom award options. These crystal awards usually feature a geometric block of crystal with custom engraving. These blocks come in a variety of different pre-cut polyhedral shapes. Alternatively, custom shapes can be cut, although this option does increase the cost and lead-time required to create these awards. The custom engraving for these awards can take two forms: 1) a 2D image engraved either on the surface of the award, or, alternatively, engraved inside the body of the award; or 2) a 3D image engraved inside the body of the award. The process to engrave the image inside the crystal is usually referred to as “sub-surface engraving”, and the net effect is that the object appears to be “floating” inside of the crystal block. The 3D image presents a new and unique view from every viewing angle. More information on our custom crystal awards can be found at: Custom Crystal Awards.

Custom Fabricated Awards

We can fabricate custom awards using a variety of materials, including metal, wood, glass, plastic, etc. Unlike custom sculpture awards, which are cast, fabricated awards are hand-produced one award at a time. Fabricated awards generally have a shorter lead time than sculpture awards, as they do not require a model, mold, or the casting process. One of the more common type of fabricated awards we create are our custom-cut metal awards, in which we use a high-precision laser to cut out custom images from large sheets of high-quality steel. More information on our custom-cut metal awards can be found at: Custom-Cut Metal Awards. We also have talented artisans skilled in woodworking, wood carving, glassblowing, pottery, and a broad spectrum of other materials.

Custom Sculpture Awards

Custom sculpture awards are the most classic form of custom award that we produce. The possible shapes and sizes for these sculpture awards are almost limitless – we have produced sculptures as small as a few inches high, all the way through monumental sculptures that are over 30 feet tall. These awards are created using traditional sculpting processes that have existed for ages. Almost all of custom sculpture awards are created from either bronze or pewter. Our bronze sculpture awards are cast using the lost wax casting process, and can feature a variety of finish options, including a high polish finish, a patina finish in almost any conceivable color and pattern, or some combination of both. Our pewter sculpture awards employ a centrifugal casting process, and can also support a number of different finishes, including a natural brushed pewter finish, silver or gold plating, or a variety of painted textures. More information on the sculpture award casting process can be found at: Sculpture Award Production Process.

Custom Award Gallery - A Sample of Awards Created for our Clients

Some of the events and organizations we have created custom awards for are listed below. Click on each photo below for more information.

ABSOLUT "Best Bloody in America" Award	Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon Perpetual Awards	Allegheny General Hospital "Steel Balls" Awards	Alpine Meadows "Beaver Bowl" Awards
ALYN "Wheels of Love" Awards	AMEC "Counsel of the Year" Awards	AOPA "Let's Go Flying" Awards	Arthur \| Marshall Perpetual Award
Atlas Air Strategic Supplier Awards	Audi Cup Sailing Regatta Awards	Bentley Driving Program Awards	BloodSource Corporate Awards
CAPCOA Climate Change Awards	Children's Hospital Boston "NIDCAP" Awards	CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award	Culinary Institute of America "Goldies" Awards
Diageo "Partner of the Year" Awards	DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards	Duke Energy "Turbine" Awards	Edward R. Morrow Lifetime Achivement Awards
Elle Magazine "Women in Hollywood" Awards	Emirate of Abu Dhabi "Abu Dhabi" Awards	Facebook "Hacker Cup"	Facebook Half Marathon Awards
Fangoria "Lifetime Achievement" Awards	FEHSF Homeland Security "Lifetime Achievement" Awards	Folsom Football State Championship Trophy	Ford Motor Credit Company "Partners in Quality" Awards
Friskies "The Friskies" Trophies	GBTA Foundation "Project ICARUS" Awards	Get Your Pig On BBQ Awards	Green Giant "Green Awards"
Hispanic National Bar Association "Commission Annual Awards"	Honda Grand Prix St. Pete Awards	Hospice Compassus "Triple Crown Awards"	Intel "Schools of Distinction" Awards
ISWNE "Golden Quill" Awards	Junior Invitational at Sage Valley "Gibbs Trophies"	Lafarge Safety Awards	Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance Perpetual Trophy
Land O'Lakes "Foss & Swift" Awards	Lucky Brand "Rivet Awards"	Machinima "Inside Gaming Awards"	Major League Soccer "Heritage Cup"
Make A Wish Donor Recognition Awards	Mars "Marketing Heroes" Awards	Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival Awards	MEI Corporate Awards
Mid-America Classic Custom Trophy	Mirror Mirror Urban Recognition Awards	Missile Defense Agency "Annual Star" Awards	Molina Literacy Awards
MonierLifetile MAX Awards	Monopoly World Championship Awards	NASA "OPTIMUS PRIME" Awards	Nashville Scene "Sugar Rush" Awards
National Jewish Health "Irving Borenstein Memorial" Awards	National Sporting Goods Association "All-Star Awards"	NCIP "Justice for All" Awards	Netflix Movie World Watching Championship Trophy
NewGrounds Annual Tournament of Animation Championship Trophy	Nike "Elite Youth Basketball League" Trophies 2010-11	Nike "Elite Youth Basketball League" Trophies 2012	Nike "International Friendlies" Awards
Nike "Traveling Trophies"	NuVasive "Cheetah" Awards	OGRA "Elaine Robinson Volunteer of the Year" Awards	OUTMusic Awards
Parsons Center "Corporate Trivia Challenge" Trophies	Pei Wei Corporate Awards	Philadelphia Marathon "Mayor's Mercury" Awards	Philosophy Employee Service Awards
Planters "Naturally Remarkable" Awards	PNC Bank "Entertainer of the Year" Awards	PokerStars PCA Trophies	POPA "Hero Squadron" Awards
Principal Charity Classic Trophies	Producers Guild of America "Digital VIP" Awards	QuickTrip "Baseball Classic" Awards	ReaderLink Partner Achievement Awards
Red Bull "Illume" Awards	RMFMS "Best in Category" Awards	Rodney Respect Awards	Rousch Yates "Steve Bown Memorial" Awards
Sandra Brown "ELF" Awards	Screen Actors Guild "Patron of the Arts" Awards	Shakespeare Theater "Sidney Harmon" Awards	Skateboarding Hall of Fame Inductee Awards
Space Foundation Space Shuttle Awards	St. Mark's School "Distinguished Alumni" Awards	Star VI Awards & Monumental Sculpture	Street League Skateboarding Trophies
Supreme Court of Texas “Harriet O’Neill Award for Excellence”	Susan G. Komen for the Cure Awards	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Luxury Suite Awards	Tandem Surfing "Richard Salick Aloha Spirit" Awards
The Hershey Company "Cadbury Eggs" Awards	The Hub Magazine "Hub Prize" Awards	Twin-Star International "Vendor of the Year" Awards	U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Hiring Our Heroes" Awards
UL "Mark of Excellence" Awards	ViSalus Ambassador Awards	Volkswagen "Junior Masters Soccer Tournament" Trophies	Westchester Food Bank "Golden Scoop" Awards
Wheelock Street Capital "Deal of the Year" Awards	Will Rogers Ranch Foundation "Dog Iron Polo Cup" Awards	World Series of Poker "Chip Reese" Trophies	Wounded Warrior Project "Carry Forward Awards"
Zyrtec (Johnson & Johnson) Retailer Awards