Everyday-Medal

"May you attract people who speak your language, so you don't spend a lifetime translating your soul."

There are acts that deserve to be recognised.
Even in a small way.
Even if only within their circle.

Medals are awarded in recognition of acts of great courage. But what about everyday acts? How do we recognise those small moments that often require great effort and sometimes go unnoticed?

Everyday-Medal is a way of telling someone: I see what you do. It matters. I recognise your effort. It is not a generic gift. It is a specific recognition — linked to a concept, a word that other cultures preserved and that describes exactly what that person represents.

Because what you name exists, and what you say has an impact on the lives of others.

Language as a tool

The words we use

When a culture names a set of human attributes, it leaves evidence that those attributes are worth recognising. Some of these words have faded into silence, others simply have no translation.

Sisu
Finlandés
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La fuerza silenciosa que impulsa a seguir adelante cuando todo parece cuesta arriba. Determinación, valentía y resiliencia — la capacidad de cruzar los propios límites con dignidad.
Oubaitori
Japonés
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La práctica de no compararse con los demás. Como cada flor florece a su tiempo y a su manera, cada persona tiene su propio ritmo y su propio camino.
Meliorismo
Latín
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La creencia de que el mundo puede mejorar a través del esfuerzo humano. No el optimismo ciego, sino la convicción activa de que las cosas pueden ser mejores.
Shoshin
Japonés
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Mente de principiante. Mantener una actitud abierta y sin prejuicios ante cualquier tema, dejando ir las ideas preconcebidas y encontrándose con cada momento con curiosidad.
Nemophilist
Griego
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Amante de los bosques. Alguien que encuentra paz, refugio y pertenencia entre los árboles y la naturaleza salvaje.
Spuddler
Inglés dialectal
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Alguien que trabaja con diligencia en pequeñas tareas. El que cuida los detalles, el que hace las cosas sin que nadie se lo pida.
Balter
Inglés arcaico
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Bailar sin gracia pero con mucha alegría. La celebración que no necesita público ni perfección.
Yutori
Japonés
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El espacio mental y emocional que se crea cuando uno no está apresurado. La holgura necesaria para vivir bien, para respirar, para ser.
Ramfeezled
Escocés
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Exhausto hasta los huesos. El agotamiento total que viene de haberse entregado completamente — no el cansancio del que no hizo nada, sino el del que lo dio todo.
What you receive

Our medals

Díptico cerrado

A little book that holds something

Each medal is presented inside a faux leather diptych with gold corners. Closed, it looks like an ancient object, something to be kept. When opened, it reveals its magic and its purpose.

Assembled by hand · Unique pieces · Numbered

The word that names it all

The left page contains the definition of the concept, the word in its original language, its pronunciation, and what it means. The words that other cultures preserved to name what our everyday language cannot reach.

The recognition

Each medal carries a dedication that explains how this attribute is recognised in the person who receives it.

Far from being an empty certificate, it is a text that specifically names what you see in that person and how you have experienced it. The recipient does not only receive an object. They receive the reflection of how they are seen.

One of a kind

No two medals are alike. Each object has a previous life, it is found not made. Transformed and assembled by hand.

The ribbon, the pendant, the materials: each combination exists only once. When sold, it is not reproduced. All medals are numbered and form part of a public register that you too can be part of.

Who do you want to recognise?

Each medal is linked to a concept in the register.
Choose the one that describes that person.

See the Register Ver en Etsy