Prestige Yachts 750 Receives International Design Award

Prestige 750

 

The Prestige Yachts 750 motoryacht, designed by Garroni Design, has been recognized with the design et al International Yacht & Aviation Award for Power Yacht up to 25M.  

The International Yacht & Aviation Awards are hosted by design et al, a leading UK interior design magazine specializing in hotel interiors, products, yachts and aviation.  Contributing to the significance of this award is the fact that entries are presented online, and voting is open to industry professionals as well as design et al readers, clients and customers.

 

“Recognition of our 750, designed by Garroni Design, is made even more meaningful by the inclusive and wide reaching nature of the voting process.  We are honored to have this continued validation of our dedication to design, engineer, and produce a world class luxury motoryacht” said Jean Paul Chapeleau, Director General of Jeanneau, the parent company of Prestige Yachts.

 

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