The Design Innovation Award was established by the Italian Marine Industry Association and I Saloni Nautici in 2020 with the aim of supporting excellence throughout the yachting industry and enhancing innovation by promoting exhibitors through their latest, cutting-edge products. Nine winners for nine categories were selected by an independent Jury made up of national and international experts from different sectors - professional designers, industry journalists, academics, shipowners, and representatives of the industry’s bodies and institutions - to allow for a cross-sector vision and evaluation. In identifying the winners, the Award highlights the designers’ and manufacturers’ ability to conceive and implement design, research, innovation and sustainability.
The fourth edition of the Design Innovation Award will be held as part of the 63rd International Boat Show in Genoa, from 21 to 26 September 2023.
Dufour 37 by Dufour Yachts for the ability to transfer top-of-the-range performance and comfort into a boat of limited size and cost
Category: Motorboats up to 10m LH
SQ 240i by Capoforte Boats for the proposal of a streamlined boat with electric propulsion
Category: RIBs
Inagua S by Rio Yachts for the stylish line, the simplicity of the solutions and the attention to details
Category: Sailing boats over 10m LH
Grand Soleil 72 Performance by Cantiere del Pardo for its ability to combine the brand’s construction experience in a boat that is balanced in terms of sailing performance and interior space quality
Category: Honourable mention for interior design
Y7 di Y Yachts for interior design for the refined exploration of a contemporary nautical language through attention to detail in shapes and materials
Category: Multihulls
Prestige M48 by Prestige Yachts for the search of a new typology that combines comfort and efficiency in performance
Category: Honourable mention for the research and use of materials
Excess 14 di Excess for the achievement of sailing performance through a careful study of shapes and materials
Category: Boating equipment and components
Lascala Art. Spe 607 by Besenzioni for technological research related to electric operation with a simplified use
Category: Motorboats over 10m LH
Ferretti Yachts 860 new by Ferretti Yachts for the elegance of the exterior lines and interior design consistent with the quality that the brand represents
Category: Superyachts over 24 m LH
SP 110 by Sanlorenzo Yacht for the continuous ability to innovate spaces, languages and ways of living the sea, inspiring emotions
Category: Special Prize for Outstanding Innovation
Betty Buoys for their commitment to the integrated search for sustainable solutions to a problem of great urgency
Category: Special Prize for Outstanding Career
Hydrographic Institute of the Italian Navy to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Institute, specifically for the great innovation efforts in the digitisation of processes in the field of nautical cartography
Category: Special Prize “Regione Liguria”
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring for Yachting by Permare for bringing on board an environmental quality monitoring system.
Category: Sailing boats (up to 10m LH)
ECORACER – NORTHERN LIGHT SRL
Category: Sailing Boats (over 10m LH)
MOMI 80 – VISMARA MARINA CONCEPT
Category: Motorboats (up to 10m LH)
BMA X 277 – RIBITALY SRL
Category: Motorboats (over 10m LH)
BG72 – BLUEGAME SRL
Category: Ribs
GRANTURISMO CRUISER 11.0 – LOMAC NAUTICA SRL
Category: Superyachts (over 24m LH)
AZIMUT GRANDE TRIDECK . AZIMUT YACHTS SRL
Category: Superboats over 10m LH
SWAN SHADOW – NAUTOR SWAN
Category: Multihulls
SCAFO MULTIMODALE – GERRISBOATS SRL
Category: Boating equipment and components
MICRO PLASTIC COLLECTOR – SUZUKI ITALIA SPA
Category: Award for Outstanding Innovation
FUTURE – UNIBOAT – ARGONAUTS TEAM
Category: Special mention Superyachts over 24m LH
AMER 120 – PERMARE SRL
Category: Special Mention Boating equipment and components