Jane Devonshire Wins MasterChef 2016 Trophy

Mum of four Jane Devonshire became the latest amateur chef to be crowned MasterChef Champion on Friday. Almost six million people tuned in to see her lift the custom trophy thanks to a menu of winkles on toast, curried lamb and rhubarb and custard.

John Lewis and Shop Direct Triumph at the Drapers Digital Awards 2016

The best and most innovative in fashion gathered at the prestigious Grosvenor House in London last night to celebrate the Drapers Digital Awards. The event was hosted by impressionist and actress Debra Stephenson and the bespoke Acrylic Awards were provided by Gaudio Awards.

Why don’t we charge for our designs?

We often hear great things from our clients impressed by the quality of our designs - and they're completely free of charge. So what’s the catch? Well, in this case, there really is such a thing as a free lunch. Free designs, within 48 hours, no obligation.

Trophy design: Behind the scenes of a trophy maker

Case Study | Coca Cola Icon Awards

When clients come to visit us they are always amazed to see the inner workings of award design and manufacture. To us that work at Gaudio, it’s easy to forget that what we do can be a mystery to the client – they give us a brief, receive the designs and ultimately the finished award – everything in-between is unknown. Using the recently produced Coca Cola Icon Awards as an example we can look at the journey from brief to delivery.

Introducing the all new Gaudio Awards

We are so excited to share the new Gaudio Awards branding with you and we hope you like it as much as we do. It has been an epic journey that started nearly a year ago and involved a lot of soul searching, going back to our roots and finding our voice. This is not just a new logo, it’s Gaudio reborn. This is a new identity, a sign of our aspirations and the beginning of the next phase in our adventure that has already brought us further than we could have ever imagined.

Gaudio Awards: A Trip Down Memory Lane

The Gaudio rebrand is currently well underway and lots is being done ready to launch in the next couple of months. As part of the rebrand process we have been looking back at our roots and I thought it would be nice to share the Gaudio story with you. So here is the story of how Gaudio became one of the most successful designers and manufacturers of bespoke awards in the UK.

Redesigning an Iconic Award: The MasterChef Trophy

Most of our clients come to us looking for an original idea produced by our in-house design team, but sometimes we are asked to reproduce an existing trophy. We are more than happy to do this (provided the client owns the copyright), but we do like to put our own spin on it! This will often be quality improvements, manufacturing enhancements or subtle design changes to improve the award. We were approached by Shine TV in 2012 to give the MasterChef trophy the Gaudio treatment, so let’s have a look at how we went about it.

Official Charts Album Awards Launched

The first ever Official Charts Number 1 Album Award has been presented to non other than Ed Sheeran for his album X after the record jumped back to number 1 a year after release.

What is your award saying about your event?

Is your award promoting your brand in the right way? We spend such a long time specifying the detail of our events, but are we overlooking one of the most important aspects?

10 reasons to order bespoke awards from Gaudio

Gaudio are the UK’s experts in designing and manufacturing bespoke awards and trophies. We create some of the UK’s most iconic awards including the Pride of Britain and Radio 1 Teen Awards. But it’s not only high profile TV ceremonies that can reap the benefits of bespoke awards, we also make awards for corporate clients including Coca Cola, Santander and Npower, as well as industry awards such as British Travel Awards, Retail Week and NHBC. The team at Gaudio have put together 10 great reasons to choose bespoke awards rather than off-the-shelf.

BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards is a Huge Success

The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards took place on Sunday with a brand new trophy designed and manufactured by Gaudio Awards.

2014 Man Booker Prize Winner Revealed

We are always delighted when clients return to us year after year, especially when it is an award as prestigious as the Man Booker Prize. It is one of our favourite awards of the year and seems to be treasured by the few who are lucky enough to receive it.

Ryan Giggs Wins the 2014 Football Extravaganza Award

We have worked closely with the music charity Nordoff Robbins for a number of years, creating a variety of awards to support their fundraising events. Our Design Manager was particularly excited this year when the brief for the 2014 Football Extravaganza Award came through, as the recipient would be non-other than Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs.

Gaudio in partnership with Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

We have been working with the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research charity for several years, providing awards for various events and it is a charity that is very close to our hearts. Our most recent project was to design some bespoke awards for their Calendar Girls events, which was a great success and raised much needed funds for the charity.

"Gaudio have provided fantastic awards for several of our events, their high quality really adds value to our events and helps us thank all the people who raise money to help us beat blood cancer in the best way possible"
If you would like to find out more, or donate to the charity, please visit: beatingbloodcancers.org.uk/give

Anna Jordan Wins Gaudio Manufactured Bruntwood Prize

Anna Jordan beat 1,800 other applicants to take home the bespoke cone-shaped award as well as the £16,000 prize for her play, Yen, the story of two brothers living on the edge of society with their dog Taliban.

Spruce up Your CV, 2 More Employees Needed at Gaudio!

2013 has been our busiest year yet, continuing our astonishing 30% year on year growth. We are now looking for 2 more team members to help us keep up with demand. If your skills lie in customer service you could be perfect for our Sales Administrator position. If manufacturing is more your thing you could be just what we need for our Assembly Worker job.

Pride of Britain Awards: Design Evolution

The annual tear-fest that is the Pride of Britain Awards is coming up next month, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to look back at how the design of the trophy has changed over the years.

Brands Turn to Personalisation to Differentiate

In the past brands have used the “one size fits all” approach to boost brand recognition and reduce costs, but in an effort to differentiate themselves many companies are now offering bespoke, customised or personalised products and services.

How to Order Bespoke Awards

If you are organising an event or incentives programme you may be asking yourself “how do I commission a bespoke award or trophy?” At Gaudio we have many years of experience in the awards industry and as a result we have developed a tried and tested process to make the experience as easy as possible.

Europe's Biggest Ever Live Poker Festival Underway

The Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival began on Saturday with a €1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event prize. This is the first live festival from Full Tilt since their re-launch, and Gaudio are pleased to be supplying the custom designed trophies.