In pictures: The Superyacht Design Symposium 2018

The welcome drinks

The Superyacht Design Symposium 2018 kicked off in traditional style with welcome drinks at the Streifalm alpine bar in the centre of Kitzbühel.

The welcome drinks

Paola Trifirò, owner of 33 metre sailing yacht Ribelle, with Boat International's Luca Vasile, Alberto Galassi, CEO of Ferretti Group and chairman of CRN and Thomas Haffa.

The welcome drinks

Guillaume Rolland, head of yacht design at Christian Liaigre, at the Superyacht Design Symposium 2018 welcome drinks.

The welcome drinks

Elena Bonelli and Gianni Zuccon.

The Design & Innovation Awards

Sunday rounded off with the inaugural Boat International Design & Innovation Awards (formerly the ShowBoats Design Awards) which recognised the talent and hard work of the design teams that have produced some of 2017's most astonishing yachts. 19 awards were handed out, including a lifetime achievement award for Giovanni Zuccon and two Young Designer of the Year Awards in association with Oceanco, with sponsorship provided by Dynamiq, Metrica, Decca Luxe, Azimut Yachts, Clyde & Co, Custom Line, Leonardo Helicopters, Puiforcat, Videoworks and Sabrina Monte-Carlo, as well as Judges Commendation Awards sponsored by DKT Artworks. .

The Design & Innovation Awards

The 2018 award winners pose for a photo at the Design & Innovation Awards - see the full list of winners here.

The symposium

The Superyacht Design Symposium saw a range of inspiring talks, interviews, workshops and panels spread across two days. Day one began with a highly anticipated keynote speech from Philippe Starck (pictured above) - listen again by downloading the SDS 2018 podcasts.

The symposium

The Superyacht Design Symposium 2018 once again saw many delegates participate in the highly competitive Design Challenge. This year's task asked the designers to refit an icebreaker explorer yacht - see the results in the May 2018 edition of Boat International.

The Mountain Lodge party

Always a highlight of the Superyacht Design Symposium, the Mountain Lodge party took place on Monday evening at Restaurant Hochkitzbühel, in association with Dynamiq and sponsored by Decca Luxe. After enjoying drinks on the cable car ride up to the restaurant, guests sat down to a traditional Austrian feast before festivities began in earnest.

The Ski Cup

Michaela Listova, Laura Gnotke, Daisy D’Isernia, Alex Gibbs and guest.

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