In a move that further unites the design and yachting worlds, Salone del Mobile’s president Maria Porro has been appointed as chair of a jury for Genoa’s International Boat Show’s Design Innovation Award.
Innovation Award was established by Confindustria Nautica and the company I Saloni Nautici in 2020 as a way to highlight the work of the sector’s torchbearers.
Porro will helm the work of a committee made up of industry experts — recognized professional figures in the fields of sailing, design and culture — who will choose the winners and products that stand out in the realms of research, innovation, formal and technical quality and sustainability.
, underscoring their role in propelling the work of international tastemakers and innovators to the fore. “There’s a powerful bond between the International Boat Show and the Salone del Mobile, which makes me particularly honored to have been invited to chair the Design Innovation Award Jury… I look forward to working with my colleagues to support and promote the quality and excellence of boats that will stand out for their innovation, aesthetics, on-board comfort, energy efficiency and sustainable production,” she said.
Led by companies like luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group, which is listed in Hong Kong and in Milan, the value of the production of Italy’s yachting sector stood at 3.6 billion in 2021, according to the study titled “The State of the Art of the Global Yachting Market” presented by Deloitte and Confindustria Nautica in April. Figures for 2022 have yet to be released but revenue forecasts for Italian shipyards in 2022 are expected to post a growth rate of between 15 and 20 percent.
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