We were asked by Surfing Queensland to create a set of trophies for the Alley Classic, Burleigh Pro, MP Classic & Sunshine Pro competitions that ran late last year. The end result is a sleek wooden etched block of hardwood with a lighter wood laser etched and cut to compliment the dark base accompanied with a laser cut acrylic splash of colour.
These great looking laser etched timber trophies have been constructed for Emmanuel College. With accents of stainless steel and different shades of wood to compliment the main piece of timber. The outcome is a stylish and respectable award to be handed down throughout the years .
These great looking laser etched plaques were put together for Andrew Barton Laundry Equipment. These simple but stylish pieces turned out great and we are very happy with the end result. Made from Camphor Laurel and Stainless steel this great combination of materials has a fantastic look.
Here are some great trophies we created for the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) awards here on the Gold Coast. We also got to handle the application of the media wall and other signage throughout the awards area.
You can find out more about the evening here.
Here’s a snippet from the evening.
http://youtu.be/tuWW6tLQhOg
We were approached by Hurley to do this years Australian Open of Surfing Trophies. They were quite a detailed and intricate concept to put together, but they turned out great.
The trophy consisted of laser cut Stainless Steel layered and mounted to a high gloss black base. The base had a matt black Hurley logo on the top and a Stainless Steel logo inserted on the bottom of the base.
Congratulations to Adriano de Souza from Brazil who took out Julian Wilson to win the Open Mens comp and Hawaiian Carissa Moore for winning the Open Womens comp.
Here’s a little video of the highlights of the final day of the competition.
Here is a project we did for QGC. There are laser cut and moulded acrylic puzzle pieces. They were illuminated with remote controlled LED lights.
They were hung from the ceiling at one of their events.
We were asked to create the annual company awards for Herron Todd White. We sat down with them and came up with some different material and construction options and the final product was an interactive piece made from a timber veneered block with laser etched logos and a 2 pak painted insert. Each colour represents the 4 different areas of the company. We also put together some LED lanterns for a table centrepiece used for the awards night. The final result turned out great.
This is one of those projects that we love here at Potato Press. We were approached by a Brisbane company to produce a large perpetual sculpture for there internal staff awards. The brief was to create a striking scupltural piece based off the awards brolga logo to sit in the foyer of their Brisbane office. Something that was more artistic and interpretive. So what we ended up with was a layered laser cut stainless steel brolga which sat on a custom built timber plinth. Our Joiner Rex almost killed our designer when he got the specs for the timber plinth, but the final result was worth all the effort that went into it. The final result looked amazing sitting in the foyer of their newly refurbished office.
This is a project that we did for Time Pet Products. It was a trophy for their internal staff awards night. The trophies are made from Recycled Spotted Gum Hardwood Timber and laser etched with some typography that we custom designed. The timber came out looking great after we gave it a bit of love and the laser etch really set it off.
This is an ongoing project we are involved in which is the Jetstar Business Class Inflight Menu Design. The menus are updated every month with a new image from one of the many destination that Jetstar fly to.
We are currently working on the Domestic and International Jetstar Cafe Menu for Economy passengers.
Here is a piece we did for our studio. It is laser cut and laser etched timber. It is then painted and layered together to make a nice little typography sign.
This sign also compliments our new Potato Press branding. We thought it was time for a bit of revamp. We hope you like it!
We were approached by the Inverell RSL to produce a memorial plaque for the Battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli. What made this job special was the fact that we were to make the plaques from the timber from a seedling of the original Lone Pine of Gallipoli.
The story goes…” Two brothers, Benjamin and Mark Smith from Inverell, NSW were involved in the capture of the Lone Pine positions. Mark was killed in the action. Benjamin, a Lance Corporal, noticed that the Turks had been using the branches of a Lone Pine tree to cover their trenches. He saw that trees had been destroyed in the battle and it is probable that his thoughts went home to his mother who was well known for her “green thumbs”. He plucked one of the cones from the destroyed tree and sent it to her. Benjamin’s twin brother, Bert also enlisted in the 1st AIF. The mother planted three seeds shed by the cone and like the story of the three boys, two trees lived and one died. In 1930 Mrs McMullen, the boys’ mother sent one of the trees to Inverell where the boys had lived, the second tree was sent to Canberra for the opening of the War Memorial. The Duke of Gloucester planted the tree on 24th October, 1934 dedicated to the memory of Mrs McMullen’s son, Mark and other sons who fell at Lone Pine. The timber used in this plaque is from the original Lone Pine seedling. The tree was felled in 2007 due to safety concerns.”
So our joiner, Rex, milled down the slabs of pine from the Lone pine seedling and put together this large timber plaque. We then designed the the plaque using images and maps from the battle of Gallipoli. The plaque was presented to the city of Inverell on Anzac day, The unveiling of the plaque was made by Member for New England, Tony Windsor and Ms Ruth Smith, a niece of the Smith Brothers.
We here at Potato Press are extremely proud to have been a part of this amazing project and we would like to thank Hans and everyone at the Inverell RSL Sub Branch for asking us to be involved with such a memorable job.
More images and stories can be found at the Inverell Times and The National Daily Leader.
