Us artist Anthony Howe's main cauldron stole the show at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, with wind-driven metal blades spinning to reflect the flame's light like a perpetual motion machine with no beginning and no end.
Have you noticed that the past Olympic Games, as a global event, are full of design, not only the torch, but also the mascots, MEDALS and venues? Let's take a look at them:
1. Mascot
The first official Olympic mascot in the history of the Summer Games appeared in Germany in 1972. The past Olympic Games to animals as the mascot, and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will represent Brazil's three kinds of animals cleverly integrated together, both the spirituality of the cat, the agility of the monkey, more elegant birds, giving people a sense of the vitality of nature. The mascot incorporates Brazilian pop culture and uses computer technology to make the mascot somewhere between virtual and real. The mascot's name, Vinicius, is a historical reference to the Bossa Nova musician Vinicius de Morayez, who contributed greatly to the new jazz.
Rio 2016 Olympic Mascot Vinicius
And London 2012 Olympic mascot - Wenlock also hidden design careful machine. Wenlock's biggest highlight is the "big eyes." Designed with the help of many children and families, the mascot features a yellow light representing the iconic London taxi and an Olympic bracelet representing friendship. The big eyes on the streets of London actually take pictures of everyone they meet and everywhere they go.
London 2012 Olympic mascot Wenlock
Ii. MEDALS
Take a look at this medal first. It's from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. On the back of the medal is engraved the scene of the announcer announcing the opening of the Games. On the right stands the founder of Swedish gymnastics, a simple concave and convex line to outline a sporting event, conveying the Olympic spirit. Although the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games was the heaviest in history, it has not been made of pure gold since the 1912 Stockholm Games, which was the last gold medal made of pure gold.
Gold medal at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
In addition, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games medal "gold inlaid jade" also opened up a new era of Olympic MEDALS. It was the first gold medal for jade in Olympic history. The exquisite design integrates Chinese traditional culture and Olympic spirit together. As a representative of Chinese traditional culture, the Chinese nation has always compared virtue with jade, and the combination of gold and jade reflects the values of the Chinese nation and the respect and praise for athletes.
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games medal
Iii. Venues
In 2004, the Olympic flame returned to Greece and Spanish architect San Diego Calatrava designed and built the Athens Olympic Complex Stadium for the Athens Games. Influenced by Byzantine architecture and the architectural style of the Aegean Sea and its islands, the structure of the arches and roofs of the Athens Olympic Stadium complex has a European elegance. Two steel domes straddle the stadium, with translucent glass hanging over the seating area to let in sunlight and block out heat. This well-built and spectacular building stood in the light of Athens during the Games.
Athens 2004 Olympic Stadium complex
The original Olympic pavilion was very different in terms of facility design. In 1912, Stockholm built the Korolev Stadium for the Olympic Games. Although the stadium was not luxurious, it was well-equipped and advanced. At 380.33 meters, the track is the closest to today's standard length, and it was the first time athletes competed on a more standard track, with electric timers and finish shots accurate to a tenth of a second. The standardization of the venues and facilities of the Stockholm Olympics has deeply influenced the successive Olympic Games.
Korolev Stadium, 1912 Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
That same year, Lux 1, Electrolux's first vacuum cleaner, was born. For more than 100 years, Electrolux has continued to strive for excellence and gold quality.
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Excellent design regardless of categories, Electrolux with the same artistic pursuit of the Olympic Games, with a unique design style to improve the quality of life, to meet the needs of people's life.
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