Press Release
Clx96 Motor Yacht by Jozeph Forakis Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
Jozeph Forakis recognized for yacht and marine vessels design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Clx96 Motor Yacht by Jozeph Forakis, designed for CL Yachts, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Yacht and Marine Vessels Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Clx96 Motor Yacht
CLX96 is a motor yacht designed for cruising and outdoor living. The vessel measures 29.5 metres in length overall, with a beam of 7.32 metres and a draft of 1.62 metres. A double reverse angled superstructure, braced by triangulated corner elements, adds stiffness and creates additional interior and exterior space, including a sun deck forward of the pilot house. Electrically operated side and aft windows allow the pilot house to change from fully open to weather tight. Wood, stone and Corian elements use honeycomb and foam cored construction to reduce weight.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jozeph Forakis is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award
The A' Yacht Design Award is an international yacht design competition recognizing good yacht designs by leading yacht designers and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to yacht designers, naval engineers, marine vessel producers and yacht manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include sailboats, motor yachts, catamarans, trimarans, superyachts and explorer yachts. The awarded yacht designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/yacht
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/124225
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124225
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124225
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/302693
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://clyachts.com/range/clx96/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Clx96 Motor Yacht
- Function
- Motor Yacht
- Category
- Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Luxury
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Steel Blue, Light Blue, Dark Slate Blue and Cadet Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- CL Yachts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jozeph Forakis
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124225
Credits
- Team
- Deok San Lee, Nikolai Rizo, Raffaelino Farina, Claudia Renate Mantik, Prima Ramanuj, Martina Biondi, Martin Lo, Earl Alfaro and Albert Horsmon
- Image Credits
- Jozeph Forakis (jozeph forakis ... design) CL Yachts Ken Wu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The CLX96’s iconic profile and numerous innovative features result from original thinking and smart design, integrating beauty and functionality. The unique double-reverse-angled House allows more exterior and interior space than any vessel in her class, including the first-ever sun deck forward of the Pilot House. With electrical up-down windows, the Pilot House converts from fully open to weather proof.
- Inspiration
- The design optimistically embraces this yacht's role as a vehicle meant to honor the great outdoors, celebrate the sun and sea, while protecting her occupants from the elements and surprises of the deep at all times.
- Research
- The client challenged us to rethink yacht design and yachting experiences from the ground up. Growing up with a love for boats and the sea, but having never designed a yacht before, I approached the project with the eyes of a child and an outsider’s imagination. However, beyond pure intuition and vision, our design process follows a model of Cross-Fertilization combining creative ideation and critical and analytical research.
- Challenge
- This is an honest design. A sincere way of approaching problems in new ways and developing a new language based on an original vision. The bold profile and iconic design is the result of a holistic, First Principles re-thinking of yacht design. From the double-reverse angle House - more interior volume and exterior spaces with increased overall strength and rigidity - to the Plumb Bow semi-planing hull - enhanced volume with exceptional performance and seaworthiness - the unique overall design results from an integrated way of synthesizing problem solving into a new, original, unified whole.
- Realization and Technology
- With a long history using state or the art composites, the shipyard has a well earned reputation for building strong, lightweight, high performing, seaworthy craft. The unique design of CLX96 represented new challenges that required new building techniques and solutions which will be leveraged into future designs. All wood, stone, and Corian elements are made with honeycomb and foam-cored construction, combining performance, stiffness and lightweight efficiency with unprecedented luxury experiences.
- Operation and Interaction
- The main idea was to blend the outdoors and indoors throughout the boat, and to create - not just more space - but more more diverse types of spaces for people to enjoy themselves and each other in different ways: collectively, in small groups, and in solitude as desired. The iconic double-reverse-angled superstructure, reminiscent of commercial ships and explorers, presents an innovative structural architecture which is inherently stiffer due to the triangulated, flying buttress elements anchoring all four corners. This same arrangement allows more interior space in the House, and more exterior space on the Flybridge.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project duration- 2018-2020 Location- Hong Kong
- Specifications
- Length overall- 29.5 m Beam- 7.32 m Draft- 1.62 m Displacement- 92,990 kg (approx.) Top speed 27.0 kts (approx.)
