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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

Searider Watercraft by Flavien Neyertz Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design

The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Flavien Neyertz of Searider for sporting goods, fitness and recreation equipment design

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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Searider Watercraft by Flavien Neyertz of Searider has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Regarding Searider Watercraft

Searider is an hybrid between iconic motorcycles and watercrafts. With an avant-garde design that reinterprets the aesthetics of vintage motorbikes in a futuristic way, combined with a dual electrical motors and two removable and rechargeable batteries, it redefined the sensations on water for a silent, greener and innovative experience. It ensure you zero co2 emissions, offering an eco-conscious transition for water mobility. The Searider line up suited to each type of rider. It consists of three products, each derived from the same DNA, but targeting specific needs.

About Searider

Searider has been launched in January 2024, and was born during the summer of 2022 from a crazy idea of the founder to rethink the way people interact with water sports and racing. Inspired by the motorsports industry, Searider is the ultimate e-watercraf

Award Record

Flavien Neyertz of Searider is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design Award

The A' Sporting Goods Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sports equipment designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sporting goods designers, fitness equipment designers, recreation equipment designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include basketballs, tennis rackets, yoga mats, running shoes, dumbbells and bicycles. The awarded sports equipment designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/sporting-goods

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Searider Watercraft
Function
Watercraft
Category
Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Sports
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Teal, Light Steel Blue, Sky Blue and Light Slate Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Flavien Neyertz
Country
Monaco
Brand
Searider
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#156969

Credits

Team
Dimou Michael , Kremmydas angelos, Theofanis Thanos , Katevatis George
Image Credits
Sound : @futureforwardmedia @izel.ersoy @triart_music @hardresetmusic @minstrel.music @yeetmusic_

Design Details

Unique Properties
Searider is a hybrid between iconic motorcycles and watersports. With our dual electrical motors and our removable and rechargeable batterie, we ensure you zero CO2 emissions, offering an eco-conscious transition for water mobility and offering unrivaled sensations for an extraordinary and unique experience on water. Searider provides a range of three distinct products of E- water mobility.
Inspiration
The vision behind Searider emerged from a desire to revolutionize watercraft technology, combining innovation and sustainability. At Searider, we observed the limitations of conventional watercraft and envisioned a brand that would introduce a new era of e-water mobility, offering a sustainable and unique experience. Through passion, hard work and determination, our team has been developing the most advanced technology and design to outperform the vision of our dream.
Research
This project involves top engineers from different field; from mechanical engineering to electrical engineering to product design & hydrodynamic engineering.
Challenge
The hardest part was to transform our idea into a reality to challenge ourselves to design a vehicle that never been designed before. Being the first to design those parts using this exclusive technology, has been challenging since day 1.
Realization and Technology
In house electrical powertrain // dual powertrain; Full composite hull & body kit. Innovation interface Revolutionnary design
Operation and Interaction
The Searider is a watercraft; so only operating on water; you control & ride it like a motorbike; it feels like a Jetski and a motorcycle at the same time; ultralight ; agil ; performant; eco friendly
Project Duration and Location
The idea started in summer 2022; the first prototypes were tested in November 2022; & the product will Be launched on January 2024.
Specifications
217 x 65,5 x 90 Weight 65kg 70km/h Autonomy 1h Removable and universal batteries pack
Keywords
watercraft, electric, revolution, power, innovation, sensation, performance, sustainable, lifestyle, iconic

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