DEAD! Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 http://en.beijing2008.cn/55/69/olympicmedal.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysoccer12 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Not bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Pretty interesting. I like the simplicity of the front design.The back design looks nice, showing the Greek roots of the Olympics. Most of them have something similar on the back, these days, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Very nice. Respectful of both cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The jade inlays are a nice touch.Classic and classy. Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The jade inlays are a nice touch.Classic and classy. Very nicely done.Oh, that's jade? I thought it was silly putty. Jade is much nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The jade inlays are a nice touch.Classic and classy. Very nicely done.Oh, that's jade? I thought it was silly putty. No, no. You're getting confused with the silly putty™ inlays from the failed and oft-forgotten 1973 Summer Olympics held in Peoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Much different from the washers we saw in Turino!Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The jade inlays are a nice touch.Classic and classy. Very nicely done.Oh, that's jade? I thought it was silly putty. No, no. You're getting confused with the silly putty inlays from the failed and oft-forgotten 1973 Summer Olympics held in Peoria.Screw that -- I thought it was key lime, vanilla creme, and boysenberry jam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Wow...very classic looking!I would love to see even more simpler classic looking designs in sports. I hope its a trend that will catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleckie Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I love it... Very nice very classy! Hope Canada can bring a few more home this time around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyboy1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The jade inlays are a nice touch.Classic and classy. Very nicely done.That's my exact same reaction. I got so sick of the athelete's looking though the holes in the recent ones. That was a cliche after the first day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshadow1031 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I like the look. Very Olympic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averyj Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 For reference.Torino's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I liked those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Wow...that slave labor can really make some quality stuff...but i can't see were it says Made in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinirox1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I like these a lot. I wasn't a big fan of Torino's medals. The simplicity of the design on these, combined with the fact that they don't shout "I have a hole" to try for attention, make for a winner IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 At least Beijing's is mostly the medal itself. You got those in Albertville.Credit: IOC / Olympic Museum CollectionsCreated for the first time in glass, set with gold, silver and bronze, the medals were entirely hand-made. Detailed and precise work required several different stages of production. The production of a medal required the contribution of 35 people, and took several hundred hours for Lalique?s to create the 330 medals.On the obverse, the five Olympic rings can be seen in the foreground, with a valley in the background, in gradation, thus giving the impression of perspective.On the upper part of the metal is an intagliated stylised laurel branch featuring the words: "XVI Olympic Winter Games" (in French and English).On the reverse of the medal, decorative motif is intagliated in the colourless glass. The lines symbolise the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 IIRC...the winter games have more leeway in metal design. The summer games are much more traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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