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NOMINATIONS are NOW OPEN FOR
BOAT ARTISTRY AND CRAFT AWARDS 2025.
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NOMINATIONS are NOW OPEN FOR
BOAT ARTISTRY AND CRAFT AWARDS 2025.
The BOAT Artistry & Craft Awards celebrate the artisans behind the incredible interiors and standout pieces on superyachts.
Nature squared’s CO-FOUNDER, APPOINTED A BOAT ARTISAN & CRAFT AWARD JURY MEMBER again
Lay Koon Tan, will again be on the judging panel, who will together be seeking out the most impressive craftsmanship and emerging artisan to show on a superyacht.
“Our mission at Nature Squared is to foster and champion craft and constantly seek to innovate, both artistically and technically. BACA is entirely aligned with our own ethos”
Lay Koon Tan, Co-Founder of Nature Squared
For BACA 2024, nature squared DESIGNed & produced the TROPHIES which were MADE OF SUSTAINABLY SOURCED WASTE MATERIALS to HONOUR CRAFTS & CREATIVITY.
Creating the trophies for the inaugural year of the Boat Artistry & Craft Awards
Nature Squared was commissioned to design and make two special trophies celebrating boat craftsmanship and emerging artisans, which were presented at the Superyacht Design Festival 2024 in Kitzbühel, Austria. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of a vortex, these elegant, sculptures recognised exceptional workmanship through the innovative transformation of natural waste materials using heritage craft techniques.
two awards, two trophies
Inspired by the brief to design and make two awards celebrating ‘Excellence in Craftsmanship’ and ‘Emerging Artisan of The Year’, Nature Squared created dynamic, swirling forms that evoke the natural spiral created when fluid or air is drawn into the centre and then twists upward and outward into a vortex, reflecting the convergence of human craftsmanship, the power of nature, and the art of sailing. The spiral represents the continuous movement and flow of energy, the constant interaction between these elements, and the harmony achieved when they come together.
Sustainable and natural materials
The trophies combined a range of natural shells known for their rich colours but which, as by-products of fishing and pearl farming, are usually discarded as waste. These iridescent subtle pink brown lip and inky-hued rainbow pearl oyster shells are combined with copper and sustainably sourced, and their transformation into new forms secures the livelihood of local farmers, fishermen and artisans.
Meet the winners of baca 2024,
inaugural edition
The winners of BOAT International’s inaugural Artistry and Craft Awards 2024 were announced at the Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbühel, Austria. The principal aim of the awards is about celebrating behind-the-scenes artisans; talented individuals or teams who spend countless hours creating the finer details on board, from furniture to wall treatments, staircases to individual works of art, that bring an interior to life.
There were two categories, Excellence in Craftsmanship and Emerging Artisan Of The Year. The standard of entries, looked over by an independent panel of judges, were extremely high – so much so they also decided to add a ‘Special commendation’ to a third finalist. Meet the winners of this year’s awards.