Lewmar One Touch Winch Handle wins DAME Award
By IBI Magazine
UK company Lewmar was presented with the Design at METS Award at this morning's breakfast briefing in Amsterdam prior to show opening.
The One Touch Winch Handle was selected from five category winners in this, the 16th running of the DAME Awards, which is open to all exhibitors at the METS exhibition. The four other products that were highlighted by an international jury of designers, naval architects, consultants and experienced boat users were the Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system from KVH Europe of Denmark in the Marine Electronics category; the Coolmatic CR Compressor Refridgerators range from Waeco of Germany in the Interior Equipment, Furnishing, Materials and Electrical Fittings section; the Suction Pump Out Nozzle with Splash Guard from Edson International of the USA in the Marina, Boatyard and Equipment Used To Construct Boats category and the Enclosed Shaft System from Seatorque Control Systems of the USA, submitted by Barrow International of the UK in the Propulsion, Machinery, Electrical and Mechanical Systems section.
This year's DAME competition attracted a total of 166 products from 136 companies, of which 74 were shortlisted for final consideration. The Jury also elected to use its Innovation Award this year and this was presented to Torqeedo of Germany for its Travel fully integrated electric outboard motor.
Commenting on the motive behind running the competition the jury chairman, IBI's consultant editor Kim Hollamby, said that the marine industry needed to produce products that "know no boundaries, owe nothing to tradition and challenge people and concepts in order to stay in tune with the expectations of consumers in the wider world. In rewarding entries that self-evidently offer the best blend of aesthetic and functional design, the DAME Awards serves as a focal point and critical reminder of that consumer demand within the Marine Equipment Trade Show here in Amsterdam."
Commenting on the One Touch Winch Handle, the Dame jury stated that it is "Elegant in concept, aesthetically pleasing, strong on detail design, well executed, effective and a great step forward...it ticked all of the essential DAME boxes and is therefore a worthy winner."
(14 November 2006)
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