# Modern Olympic Medals Vancouver Releases Unique Medal Designs for 2010 By TopDog | Published 2009-10-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2010-olympic-medals References: [corporate.olympics.au](http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=10437) & [omerarbel](http://www.omerarbel.com/) [Athletes competing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athletes-village) in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games can look forward to wearing one of these uniquely designed [Olympic medals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-medals) around their neck. The [Vancouver Organizing Committee](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marpole-community-centre) revealed the new designs today which, for the first time in Olympic history, are not flat. Each of the medals are also unusually heavy, weighing in at 500-576 grams or the equivalent of 71 loonies. Internationally renowned Canadian industrial designer and Vancouver resident Omer Arbel fashioned the warped medal design. Each medal features breathtaking landscape-inspired contemporary Aboriginal artwork. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Customization](https://www.trendhunter.com/customization) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Warped Medal Design:** Exploring opportunities to create innovative and unique medal designs for sports events. - **Unusually Heavy Medals:** Exploring opportunities to produce heavyweight medals for recognition and achievement purposes. - **Contemporary Aboriginal Artwork:** Exploring opportunities to incorporate indigenous artwork into various design projects. ### Who This Affects Most - **Industrial Design:** Considering opportunities for innovative and unconventional designs across various industries. - **Sports Events:** Exploring opportunities to enhance the recognition and experience through unique medal designs. - **Art and Culture:** Exploring opportunities to promote and incorporate indigenous artwork into artistic and cultural projects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Split-Surface Olympic Medals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milanocortina-medals.md) - [Eiffel Tower-Embedded Medals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-2024.md) - [Sports Medal-Protecting Opulent Trunks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medals-trunks.md) - [Slick Steel Torches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2024-olympic-and-paralympic.md) - [Transformative Olympic Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/team-canada-kit.md) - [Olympic Medal-Inspired Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bg-859-bronze-gold-edition.md) - [Performance-Driven Olympic Athlete Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/team-canada-kits.md) - [Twin Olympic Cauldrons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milanocortina-2026.md) - [Cultural Olympic Uniforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mongolia-winter-olympics.md)