Singapore GP 2008 Trophy
The first night Grand Prix ever will take in Singapore this year, and the trophy is rather original. Designed by Singaporean artist Zulkifle Mahod, the trophy as been realised by Royal Selangor.
The sculpture base is designed to look like a steering wheel, mounted on a thick wooden stand. The top os the trophy is made from 20 pewter panels, all of different sizes. The association looks a bit like a series of exhaust pipes or an explosion.
The winner of the race will be rewarded by a 58cm version of the trophy and the second and third place will get a 44cm version.
All trophies display the colours of the chequered flag, red and black. After a few minutes we start to appreciate the idea behind the sculpture itself. Rather unusual but it still a simple yet modern look the fits very well in the formula one spirit.
The designer was apparently selected because of his innovative ways to combine sculpture and multimedia to create original piece of art.
The public reactions where split but overall the design wasn’t well received and SingTel is looking at the possibility to change the trophy for this year’s Grand Prix.
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