EPO Inventor Awards 2019 - The trophy

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Designed and conceived by German Industrial Designer Miriam Irle, the European Inventor Awards trophy, in the significant shape of a sail, is also re-invented each year, as it is fabricated locally,  in the country where the awards ceremony takes place, using a different process.  This year, in Vienna (Austria), was no exception. The sail-shaped trophy was fabricated from wood using sophisticated computer-generated 3D design and modeling.

The European Patent Office (EPO) video below, narrated by Miriam Irle, reviews the history of the trophy, and shows the behind-the-scenes, computer-assisted, woodworking process used for the fabrication of the trophies awarded this year. 

Reference

EPO - European Patent Office

www.epo.org