The winners of the DesignEuropa Awards 2025 were unveiled at a ceremony in Copenhagen on 23 September.

The winners were:

•             Entrepreneurs and Small Companies Award: Overade for its LIFE bike helmet. The French-designed helmet includes built-in lights and wireless features to improve safety and visibility for urban cyclists.

•             Industry Award: Ciarko Design, Poland’s largest manufacturer of premium kitchen hoods, for its Mono kitchen extractor hood. In awarding the prize, the jury considered the product’s combination of design, technology and environmental consciousness.

•             Next Generation Design Award: David Borovic, a young designer from Romania, whose projects include SYNTHESIS, a hybrid-electric bicycle demonstrating a focus on eco-friendly materials, ergonomics and functional design.

•             Lifetime Achievement Award: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius was recognised  for her contributions to textiles, furniture, and industrial design. Over her 30-year career, she advanced the use of material and colour, and her human-centred approach has influenced the industry’s understanding of design and environmental issues.

This was the sixth edition of the DesignEuropa Awards, which honour outstanding designs that are protected as registered EU designs and celebrate influential figures in the industry.

The winners were chosen by the DesignEuropa Awards jury from a diverse pool of finalists. More information is available on EUIPO’s website here.

MARQUES Treasurer Uwe Over (pictured with EUIPO Executive Director João Negrão) attended the ceremony. He said: “The EUIPO DesignEuropa Awards ceremony held at an iconic design place in Copenhagen showed again the commercial importance and IP relevance of creativity resulting into tangible designs to the benefit of society. It was impressive to see extraordinary design examples supported by the strong willingness to respect such effort by granting efficient protection by all legal means. It was also encouraging to see all stakeholders acting hand in hand; a very strong initiative driven by the Executive Director of the EUIPO.”

Photos provided by EUIPO