An eight-person jury chaired by yacht designer Andre Hoek selected 48 nominees for this year’s DAME Design Awards. There were 104 entries from 14 countries.
“It is well-known that the marine leisure equipment sector has been under severe pressure for the past two years,” Hoek said in a statement. “It has needed to satisfy a strong surge in market demand while dealing with significant supply-chain challenges. Ordinarily, you might expect this to completely pull the focus away from R&D. Impressively, though, many of this year’s wide field of entries showed evidence of ongoing investment in better design.”
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“For more than three decades, the DAME Design Award has been very much a part of the Metstrade DNA,” Metstrade director Niels Klarenbeek said. “It encourages design improvement leading to excellence in the experience of watersports enthusiasts, greater efficiency for manufacturing operation and improvement in environmental impact.”
The award winners will be announced Nov. 15 during the Metstrade Breakfast Briefing. Metstrade runs Nov. 15-17 at RAI Amsterdam Convention Center.
