Custom Executive Gifts and Desk Awards

An executive gift is a desk piece given to a senior recipient and marked with a name, a date and a reason. On this page that means weighted desk objects such as etched blocks and cubes, card holders, pen sets, plaques, bookends and a crystal nameplate. The common thread is heft and a permanent mark, so the piece stays out on the desk instead of going in a drawer.

A desk award is sized for a working surface, so it shares space with a keyboard and a monitor instead of needing a shelf of its own. A trophy is built to be seen across a room and usually stands taller on a base. Many pieces here carry enough weight to hold loose paper flat, which is why they stay out after the presentation rather than being packed away.

Sizes vary widely by item. As examples, the double-beveled crystal cube starts at 1.5 inches, several of the flat weighted shapes sit between 2.375 and 4 inches, the tapered block award runs 4 to 8 inches tall, and the Starfire nameplate is offered in 6, 8 and 10 inch lengths. Tell us the size you have in mind and we will confirm what that shape is offered in.

Optical crystal is the material behind most of this range. Starfire crystal and jade glass account for a further group of items, and a smaller set is made from black granite, acrylic, chrome or rosewood. Body color depends on the piece: some are offered in clear only, while others come in tinted options such as black, amber, emerald, ruby and sapphire.

Yes, on many of the items here, though not on all of them. Where the printing goes depends on the shape. The brilliant-cut diamond prints on the front face, and the round crystal paperweight prints on the underside so the artwork reads up through the crystal. Send the artwork and we will confirm what the piece you picked accepts.

One piece on nearly everything listed here, so a one-off retirement gift is a normal order rather than an exception. Two items on this page carry a six piece minimum instead. Tell us how many you need and we will quote the quantity you actually want.

Many pieces here list 5 working days in production after artwork approval. Shipping time is added on top of that. Send artwork early if the ceremony date is fixed, because the clock starts at approval and not at the order.

Put the recipient name first, then the achievement or title, then the date, with the logo above or behind the text. Small etch areas suit a logo and a name alone, while a larger panel such as the 5 by 7 inch back etch on the tapered crystal block holds a full citation. We send a visual proof of the layout before anything is decorated.

Yes. Some shapes on this page are offered in four, five or six sizes, so you can order one piece per person in the same size, or step the size up for the person being singled out. Sizing runs per product, so ask us which shapes cover the whole group in one size. A few items, including the round crystal paperweight, ship in a gift box.

Yes. The page carries desk accessories as well as awards, including business card holders, pen sets on rosewood bases, bookends, a crystal nameplate and a clock and card holder combination. These suit a gift where a trophy shape would feel wrong, such as a client thank-you or a welcome for a newly promoted executive.