AirMarker convinces jury at DAME Design Awards 2024

AirMarker is the first start-up in the history of the DAME Design Awards (founded in 1991) to receive an award in the ‘Security & Safety Aboard’ category with the launch of its very first product. And that with our R.Four, which was specially developed for nautical use!

Suspense and success

There was a lot of suspense at the Swiss start-up when it came to the ‘Security & Safety Abroad’ category at the DAME Awards in Amsterdam. Rico Dürst, founder and CEO of AirMarker, was nominated with the R.Four and was now awaiting the judgement of the jury.

The DAME Awards traditionally take place as part of Metstrade, the world's largest trade fair for materials and systems for the global leisure marine industry. It is aimed at yacht builders, naval architects, refit yards, distributors, dealers, wholesalers, captains, marina owners and manufacturers of marine equipment.

Thanks to the DAME Awards jury's high level of expertise in the fields of naval architecture, boat design, interior design, user application and the marine market, their judgement is internationally recognised and appreciated. The jury's criteria are overall design, build quality, functionality and materials used, as well as originality, ergonomics and price-performance ratio.

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140 applications from all over the world in eight categories

In the run-up to the competition, 140 candidates had applied for the eight categories: Personal Equipment, Comfort & Entertainment, Navigation & Communication, Electronic & Electrical Systems, Propulsion & Dynamics, Equipment on Deck, Shore Equipment & Materials and Safety & Protection.

The nomination alone was an honour for the young start-up, but Rico Dürst and his team were convinced that with the R.Four they had developed a product that had the potential to completely win over the jury. And so it was.