Employee engagement is a hot topic these days in corporate America. Studies have shown that engaged employees take fewer sick days, are more passionate about the work they do, and are invested in the long-term success of the company they work for, all of which adds up to a better corporate culture and better profits for their employers in the long run. 

The recent attribution of mystery bronze sculptures to the great artist Michelangelo is a reminder of the rich and storied history of bronze, one of the key materials we work with when creating sculpture awards. What's more, the same properties that stimulated early cultures to adopt bronze are some of the reasons we continue to use it as one of our preferred materials today.

One of the fastest growing and most exciting markets for new awards is the eSports industry. In addition to rapid growth, the demographics and postitioning associated with this new market create an excellent opportunity for new, creative, and unique award designs that go beyond the traditional cup.

In the vast majority of cases good public sculpture has a strong sense of place and context – it ideally interacts with its surrounding environment to enhance the meaning of the sculpture, its surrounding location, or both. It does not exist as an island unto itself. A recent controversy in New York City has brought this into focus, and is a good opportunity to explore the relationship of public sculpture and the environment in which it is placed.

Design mishaps in other fields can remind us of important lessons when creating custom sculpture awards, as the recent unveiling of the Cristiano Renaldo sculpture showed us.