Introduction
Leading names in ABB FIA Formula E Championship opens contest for trophies design. All created by graduates from Central Saint Martins.
LONDON, UK (August 13, 2018) Firstly, Formula E has teamed-up with Central Saint Martins. That’s cause they are a world-famous arts and design college. Most noteworthy, there is a challenge now for FIA Formula E. Therefore, this is for some of the most creative and creative young minds. That’s because there is a challenge to develop a new set of trophies for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
Furthermore, the electric street racing series worked with product design graduates. Yes, from a highly acclaimed arts school. More noteworthy, this school is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Consequently, this is in a bid to invent bespoke trophies. Thereby those trophies are to visually capture and resemble the unique identity of Formula E.
More importantly, they had a wide brief with plenty of scope for inspiring imagination. That is when the graduates presented their ideas and prototypes. So, they came up with four designs. These were as a result progressing to the last stage. All the while in front of a judging panel of Formula E representatives.
Therefore, it was the eye-catching layered design of Swedish-born graduate Ellen Nyqvist. Ellen is the one who devised the winner’s trophy. More importantly, the trophy is to be handed to the winning driver of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
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As well and along the mixture of colours and curves. So the trophy has a piece of original prose inscribed along the edge of the gold track. It’s composed by the designer. All to encapsulate significantly the award and its place in history. Yes lasting, timeless and forever being remembered as a champion.
Prize Offer
So the last designs assembled and produced by Special EFX Ltd. Adding to the prizes on offer, the dynamic design of fellow Central Saint Martins graduate Sarunas Plyskaitis chosen for the trophies to be presented after the checkered flag falls at each race. The elegant and flowing style based on the electrifying ‘E’ in the Formula E logo. For that’s with the same trophy also being given to the winning team from each season, as well as the winners of each class at the annual end of season awards gala.
Formula E
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the electric street racing series and the world’s first fully electric international single-seater class in motorsport. Formula E brings intense and unpredictable racing to some of the world’s most recognisable and progressive cities – including Hong Kong, Rome, Paris, Zürich and New York.
Gen2 Car
Formula E enters a new and exciting era in season five with the competitive début of the next generation car. The striking new model boasts a distinctive futuristic design and demonstrates a clear step-up performing almost double the energy storage capacity. As well, allowing teams and drivers to complete a full race distance at higher speeds without needing to swap cars. So big. So so big.
Therefore, the Gen2 car is a testament to the ongoing advancements in battery and electric vehicle technology in the space of only four years.
Conclusion
In addition, the fifth edition of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will see 11 teams and 22 drivers. All tackle a variety of challenging circuits in 12 cities across five continents. Racing in a bid to be champion. Formula E will be making its début in the Middle East on December 15 for the season-opener in Ad Diriyah, with the championship once again coming to a close in New York City over the course of two days on July 13 & 14.
The concept of Formula E is to act as a platform to test and develop road-relevant technologies, helping refine the design and functionality of components and infrastructure – actively speeding-up the transition and uptake of electric vehicles on a global scale.
Conclusion
Formula E is continuing to attract some of the leading names and renowned brands in motorsport and the automotive industry. For this season, Formula E has nine manufacturers on its roster. That’s including Nissan. Also taking over the existing entry from Renault and BMW. Both linking-up with Andretti. This number will rise further. However with the highly anticipated inclusion of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche in season six.
for immediate release 13 August, 2018 –
Source: Formula FIA http://www.FIAFormulaE.com, http://www.youtube.com/user/FIAFormula, ABB http://www.abb.com, Central Saint Martins, UAL, www.arts.ac.uk/csm, Special EFX Awards and Trophies
