DAME Design Awards 2025: A Technical Look at the Systems Redefining Marine Design
Metstrade Awards 2025
The 34th DAME Design Awards has shortlisted 67 products from 37 countries, revealing where the marine industry is investing its engineering effort: lighter hardware, smarter control systems, integrated electronics, and energy-efficient propulsion. The 2025 nominees show how designers are simplifying installation, reducing power consumption and improving situational awareness on board.
The 2025 DAME Jury brings together expertise in yacht design, naval architecture, industrial design, sustainability, marine surveying, engineering education, and marine electronics.
DAME Design Awards 2025 Jury are:
- Andre Hoek – Hoek Design / Hoek Brokerage, The Netherlands
- Patrick Hemp – ICOMIA, South Africa
- Davide Cipriani – Centrostiledesign, Italy
- Rory Coase – Coase Design, Norway
- Scarlett Harris – Bournemouth University, UK
- Arjen Jansen – TU Delft, The Netherlands
- Amy Munroe – Foxall Munro, UK
- Alexandra Foineau Oakley – Yacht Surveyor, France
- Olivier Racoupeau – Berret Racoupeau Yachts, France
- Klaus Roeder – Yacht Designer & Surveyor, Germany
- Ben Stein – Panbo Marine Electronics, USA
- Secretary (non-voting): Kim Hollamby – Hollamby Partnership, UK
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