Today, the 2010 winter torch relay just passed my city. It is the first time that I have a close look of the torch. It looks more elegant than I thought and just raised my interest of the past torch designs. Back to 1936, torch is only a functional torch, doesn’t have a lot designing element.
However, in the modern, Olympic Games have become as much as a global contest among designer and architects as among athletes. Each Olympics is expected to product a logo, a signature building and a characteristic torch that symbolizes local tradition and national character. That is the reason we saw more and more bizarre/creative/modern torch designs those days. They are not only changed in appearance but technology as well, such as the torch can burn underwater.
During those designs… My favorite two are Beijing and Sydney. Give them a close-up… :)
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The last one look like weed! Not so proud about beeing Canadian :-S
Its like from medieval stick to dildo fantasy
Thanks for history giving
HEY! the olympic torch relay was held yesterday in Oakville, Canada, and I got to hold it…and I must say, like Sanka from “Cool Runnings”, I was feeling very olympic that day
nice post, thanks
I found this blog once, then lost it. Took me forever to come back and find it. I thought I missed something here the last time I read half of it so just wanted to come back and finish it. Nice blog by the way.