DAME Nominees
Out of a total of 132 products entered in this year’s prestigious DAME – Design Award METS competition, the DAME Jury has nominated 63 from which the overall and category winners will be chosen. The competition, which is held every year in conjunction with METS inc. SuperYacht Pavilion, received entries from 19 countries, with nominees coming from 13 of them. Photo: 2009 winner FLIR Systems).
The overall and category winners will be announced at the special Breakfast Briefing on 16 November at 8 a.m. prior to the start of the METS show that same day. During METS, all short listed products will be on display in the special DAME presentation, which is located in the RAI Elicium. The Award presented to the overall winner was designed by Naval Architect Tony Castro, former chairman of the DAME Jury, and is intended to reflect the international nature of the competition. In addition the Jury – at its discretion – can give out certificates for ‘Most ECO-Friendly Product’ and ‘Most Innovative Product’. Other products that are exceptional, but do not win the award in their category, may be given a special mention.
Judging of the entries took place at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre where the products were made available for viewing and testing, giving Jury members the chance to try them in order to assess their suitability, originality, design, and construction. Other important factors, such as overall consumer appeal, impact on the marine industry, cost effectiveness, and ease of use, were also evaluated during the day-long judging process. Irene Dros, Senior Product Manager of the show commented on the Jury’s efforts, saying: “We thank all present and past jury members for their dedication in judging all these applications so carefully every year. During the show and in the catalogue we will put the spotlight on all 19 past winners since 1991.”