THE MAKING OF THE BOAA TROPHY

“o,o Inspirations & Work in progress”

Ten years ago, APLF Ltd asked to design a trophy for a new event at Fashion Access and APLF: the Best Of APLF Awards (BOAA).

Olivier Guillemin and Olivier Védrine dreamed up a surrealistic, sensual object that does not look like a traditional trophy.

Their inspiration came from a piece of leather, first stylised and then expressed in an innovative material – Dacryl acrylic crystal – in APLF’s emblematic blue. A small aperture turned it into a monocle, as a poetic reference to APLF’s visionary view of the leather and fashion industries.