LXNAV’s E360 Round Chartplotter has been announced as the overall winner of the 34th edition of the DAME Design Awards at Metstrade 2025.
LXNAV Marine is a branch of LXNAV, an aviation navigational equipment manufacturer based in Slovenia. The E360 chartplotter is a 4″ round touchscreen chartplotter. It offers NMEA2000 connectivity, built-in charts, Navionics support via SD card, engine data integration and Fusion music control in a compact unit. The interface is designed to be intuitive and operates in a smartphone-style format, providing full functionality while reducing dashboard complexity. Its small footprint makes it suitable for luxury boat builders and high-end refit projects.
The jury said it was intrigued to see the E360 bringing aviation design expertise to the company’s emerging marine products, at a “market-realistic price”. It also praised the E360’s optional car-style NMEA 2000 connected jog wheel controller.
The DAME Design Awards were launched in 1991 to champion marine design across all disciplines and to recognise the best-designed products at Metstrade, the world’s largest marine equipment trade show. Over the years, a DAME win – or even a nomination – has become one of the industry’s most prestigious distinctions.
The DAME Design Awards were presented this morning (18 November 2025) at the opening of the Metstrade show, during the Metstrade Breakfast Briefing at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.
Full list of winners of the 2025 DAME Design Awards
- Navigation & Communication (and overall winner): E360 Round Chartplotter by LXNAV
- Deck Equipment: Softstep By ONE Palma
- Electronic & Electrical Systems: SAC15R – NMEA2000 Smart AC Distribution Unit
- By SIMARINE
- Manufacturing Support Products & Materials: Supersede Marine Board By Supersede
- Onboard Facilities Comfort & Entertainment: CSX Refrigeration System By Dometic Group
- Personal Equipment: FLIR Ocean Scout Pro
- Propulsion & Dynamics: DG3 Gyro by Dometic Group
- Safety & Security Aboard: Garmin OnBoard System
- A discretionary Environmental Design Award was awarded to ONE Palma for its IFS Multi Tradewind Sail, and one was awarded to Digital Yacht Ltd for BILGE IQ
This year’s DAME Design Awards featured a total of 146 products originating from manufacturers spanning 37 different countries – marking a record-breaking field of entries for the globally recognised competition. From the 146 entries received, the jury selected 67 nominated products – the highest number shortlisted since 2016.
All of this year’s nominated products are listed on the official site. They span eight categories: Deck Equipment; Electronic & Electrical Systems; Manufacturing, Support Products & Materials; Navigation & Communication; Onboard Facilities, Comfort & Entertainment; Personal Equipment; Propulsion & Dynamics; and Safety & Security Aboard. There is also a discretionary Environmental Design Award.
All 67 nominated products are being displayed in a dedicated area at Metstrade, located in Hall 13, throughout the show, which runs until 20 November 2025.
The previous overall winner of the DAME Design Awards at Metstrade 2024 was TeamO Marine’s Offshore 150N Hi-Lift Lifejacket & Harness.
DAME Jury 2025
This year’s DAME Jury is made up of 11 individuals:
- Andre Hoek (chair), naval architect and yacht designer, founder of Hoek Design and Hoek Brokerage, The Netherlands (not able to participate in the jury days for medical reasons)
- Patrick Hemp (acting chair), Technical Director, International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), South Africa
- Davide Cipriani, boat and industrial designer, president of yacht design at Centrostiledesign, Italy
- Rory Coase, yacht designer, Coase Design, Norway
- Scarlett Harris, guest student jury member for 2025, First-Class Honours degree in BSc Product Design, Bournemouth University, UK
- Arjen Jansen, senior lecturer, school for Industrial Design Engineering at TUDelft, The Netherlands
- Amy Munroe, sustainability consultant, Foxall Munro, UK (attended remotely)
- Alexandra Foineau Oakley, yacht surveyor, France
- Olivier Racoupeau, naval architect and boat designer, founder and owner of Berret Racoupeau Yachts, France
- Klaus Roeder, yacht designer and surveyor, Germany
- Ben Stein, editor of Panbo marine electronics hub, USA
The DAME jury was supported by a non-voting secretary, Kim Hollamby of Hollamby Partnership, UK.
Andre Hoek, chair of the DAME jury, was unable to be present for the two-day jury meeting due to an unforeseen medical issue from which he has now thankfully fully recovered.
Patrick Hemp, technical director for the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), kindly stepped in as acting chair and observed: “The jury had the unprecedented task of assessing 146 products this year. Each judge was acutely aware of the effort and investment that sat behind every product that we considered – whether complex or seemingly simple.
“There is welcome evidence that the industry is not satisfied with status quo. The DAME Design Awards doesn’t solely reward altogether new and previously unseen concepts. Encouraging and highlighting iterative design improvement is also at the core of its objectives and many of this year’s nominated products are improved designs of what has gone before. In some cases, we could see clear evidence of manufacturers taking higher technology, expensive solutions from sectors such as superyachting and extreme yacht racing and bringing them to a broader user base at appropriately sized and priced packages. That’s a very welcome trend.
“Another obvious trend is the ongoing shift towards minimising the consumption of power. With the increasingly heavier reliance on electricity onboard, squeezing the most efficiency from every amp is an imperative now.
“It’s also clear that market-changing design is being delivered by a broad variety of marine equipment businesses. We expect the industry’s long-established names to deliver products that propel the industry forward – and momentum from established companies has certainly picked up again in this year’s awards. However new market entrants and startups are also making their mark. Our DAME Design Awards overall winner is a great example, as are the nominations for no less than five Metstrade and Superyacht Startup exhibitors, three of whom claimed well-deserved Special Mentions.
“We wish to commend every company that put their products forward in this record-breaking year, congratulate all who attained the very notable achievement of nomination against such a large field and salute those who have claimed the honours highlighted in this report.”
Marine Industry News managing editor Zella Compton, editor Chantal Haines and publisher Mike Shepherd are all attending Metstrade 2025. Come and find us at stand 01.583 and pick up a free copy of our latest print issue, or get in touch.
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