{"id":396,"date":"2020-11-04T11:26:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T09:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/2020\/11\/04\/beauty-of-glass-trophies\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:47:44","slug":"beauty-of-glass-trophies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/beauty-of-glass-trophies\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty of Glass Trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Beauty of Glass Trophies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Glass<\/strong> is an amazing man-made marvel with almost limitless uses. In addition to appreciating its beauty in artisanal renderings such as Venetian blown glass<\/strong> or the many-hued and highly collectable Murano Glass <\/strong>objects, one cannot help but be fascinated by the shapes of mysterious antique bottles, and drawn also to the wonderfully innovative trophies <\/strong>made of this magnificent clear material, available from South Africa\u2019s Trophy <\/strong>& Medal Boutique.<\/p>\n

Glass Trophy Shapes, Sizes and Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our glass trophies <\/strong>are available in various shapes and sizes<\/a> \u2013 circular, octagonal, or rectangular. Each is fixed to a stand made of the same material, which does not detract from the clean, transparent, seemingly delicate body of the actual trophy<\/strong>, or the subtle appearance and clear legibility of the inscription upon it.<\/p>\n

The thickness of the glass <\/strong>with which we make these awards is such that each piece and stand has sufficient weight to ensure stability. An unusual, gently curved glass rectangular plaque, modified to stand or hang, is also on offer at the Boutique. All edges are smoothly polished and finished to ensure safe handling.<\/p>\n

Logos and details of the event or achievement for which the award is intended are permanently sandblasted onto its surface, providing an enduring commemoration and reminder of excellence attained and besting the competition, as it were.<\/p>\n

At Trophy <\/strong>& Medal Boutique, we have another highly decorative optional addition with which to enhance and decorate our glass <\/strong>awards. A moulded resin emblem is finished to resemble sparkling gold, silver or brass, before being affixed to the surface of the trophy<\/strong>. Both components of the award \u2013 the clean, clear background, plus the realistic emblems, action figures or figurines – display to perfection, augmented by their modern, multi-dimensional appearance.<\/p>\n

Man\u2019s Beautiful Invention<\/strong><\/p>\n

No one knows precisely when or where mankind discovered how to make glass, <\/strong>but it\u2019s thought that it may have been some 3\u00a0500 \u2013 4\u00a0000 years ago in Mesopotamia. It\u2019s surmised that this discovery occurred accidentally, during the smelting of iron or firing of pottery in a sandy area, since all these processes involve exceptionally high temperatures. (Sand, rich in silica, is one of the principal ingredients of glass<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

This amazing material has so many historic and modern uses \u2013 windows of all types, inserts in doors, screens, lenses, and so forth. Glass cookware that may be placed in the oven or microwave, can be as easily placed in a dishwasher, is water- and weather-proof, and \u2013 the joy of joys \u2013 is easy to clean.<\/p>\n

There are so many diverse, practical, functional, and decorative uses for glass<\/strong>, that its inventors surely deserve a trophy <\/strong>of their own. Our Boutique is on hand to custom-make and perfect glass trophies<\/a> for truly unique awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Beauty of Glass Trophies Glass is an amazing man-made marvel with almost limitless uses. In addition to appreciating its beauty in artisanal renderings such as Venetian blown glass or the many-hued and highly collectable Murano Glass objects, one cannot help but be fascinated by the shapes of mysterious antique bottles, and drawn also to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}