Mike Shorer is an extremely talented Goldsmith, Silversmith and Trophy maker who creates unique pieces for everyone from rock stars to royalty and also makes stunning trophies for corporate events and competitions. To see more examples of his work than we can show on this page visit the Mike Shorer Fine Jewellery website.

The Problem

Mike had been commissioned to create a truly unique trophy to be presented to the winner of a Poker tournament to be held in Las Vegas and to be broadcast on television worldwide. Like Las Vegas the trophy needed to be bright, possibly brash and certainly very memorable.

Mike came up with something that looked amazing but still needed something more - so he approached Leads Direct for assistance with illuminating his design.

The Solution

Leads Direct technical staff reviewed the requirements in consultation with Mke Shorer and concluded that the solution would be to include LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) in the body of the trophy and to provide a sound activated trigger to cause the trophy to light at appropriate times. From this decision the team at Leads Direct:

• researched and specified the the LED's, switches, electronics, connections and interconnections for the project.
• produced initial drawings and proposals for the solution.
• introduced interconnection options that would allow the trophy to be disassembled for maintenance if necessary
• developed special jigs and tooling to allow the LED cabling looms to be created
• hand built and tested the looms
• offered technical advice and assistance throughout the design and manufacturing phases

The Results

Images of the completed trophy, the parts and the process will be placed here shortly.