Posts by Allan

In this case study we are going to focus on some of the different fittings that are employed to ensure that your cufflinks achieve their purpose, fastening shirt cuffs closed. No Fitting cufflinks   Typically a single piece casting, these cufflinks do not require a fitting as the shape does the job of holding the…

  We were recently contacted by a customer who had an idea for a name badge that they wanted to “award” to work colleagues as an informal way of introducing everybody in a jovial way.  The badge was to be based on the British Transport Police logo as pictured below:   If this badge was…

  We were approached by a client who wanted us to design a range of accessories specifically for his upcoming wedding celebrations.  The wedding theme was birds and for the groom and his key groomsmen, the blue tit.  Following initial brainstorming sessions, it was decided that we would design and manufacture both cufflinks and lapel…

  In 2022 the film Casablanca reached the milestone of its 70th anniversary since its original release.  Keen to highlight this milestone and pay homage to other films from this golden age of cinema, our client had secured permission from the copyright holders to commission a series of collectible printed ingots featuring original movie poster…

We were approached by the client, a member of staff at a local garden and aquatics centre, to design a fish key ring which could be sold as a souvenir item.  Initially we looked at flat, die stamped fish silhouettes, as this provided the opportunity to add trans enamel to create vivid tropical fish while…

  We were contacted by the client to design and manufacture a custom badge based on their organisation logo.  Initially we drew up a design based on sizes from an existing badge that the client felt would work.  Due to the intricacies of the organisation logo we had to simplify aspects to ensure that these…

Our client had been developing a new season of clothing based around a space-themed print in the fabric.  We were instructed to design and manufacture jewellery accessories to compliment this new range.  Following initial brainstorming sessions for silver jewellery design, various space-themed opportunities were considered and discussed and eventually the shooting star was chosen for…

We were assigned the task of designing labels to display the contents of decanter bottles.  There are generally two types of decanter bottles: Decanter bottles for wines and decanter bottles for spirits.  Decanter bottles for wines are left open without a lid.  These bottles come in all shapes and sizes to allow different rates of…

 We were approached by a client with a unique, business to business printing job which had encountered specific problems.  The job involved printing Aluminium tin lids with the appropriate manufacturing branding and product information.  Usually, the client would have gone about the task by cello-wrapping or shrink sleeving a plastic wrapper to the tin lids,…

We were approached by Jaguar Land-Rover to produce some custom badges to help them promote their new luxury Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) models. These badges tied-in to the car launch dates and were awarded to the design team behind the new models, as well as members of the public purchasing new vehicles. Working under non-disclosure…

  We were recently approached by a client to design a range of cufflinks to represent the different national animals of the British Isles.  The first task was to decide which animals are most associated with the British Isles and then which of these animals would make the most interesting cufflinks.  This was an easier…