The winners of the DesignEuropa Awards 2023 were announced at a ceremony at the AXICA convention centre in Berlin on 5 September.

The winner in the Small and Emerging Companies category was RemigoOne, an electric outboard motor for boats. It is made in Slovenia and the design is guided by innovation and sustainability principles.

In the Industry category, Italy’s Smeg won for its full automatic espresso coffee machine. The bean-to-cup coffee machine was designed by Vittorio Bertazzoni, Matteo Bazzicalupo and Raffaella Mangiarotti and allows the preparation of different coffee drinks in a simple and intuitive way.

As previously announced, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Maria Benktzon of Sweden (pictured). She has pioneered inclusive design in everything from kitchenware to personal hygiene tools. She is also the first woman to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award winners were decided by a jury, which was led by French designer Isabelle Vérilhac.

More details about the winners, the finalists and the jury are available on the DesignEuropa page on EUIPO’s website here.