2011
D-AIR® RACING MEETS THE PUBLIC
The first D-air® racing suits become available to the public.
2011
IN THE SADDLE
Following their success in the worlds of motorbikes, mountain bikes and skiing, Dainese decided to accept a new challenge and to bring the concept of safety to horse riding.
2011
THE BETA INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The Dainese equestrian line was awarded a prize in the safety & security category by Beta International, the international event leader for the equestrian trade.
2011
SKI SAFELY
Dainese signed a three-year collaboration agreement with Fischer to introduce equipment aimed at significantly increasing safety on the ski slopes.
2011
D-AIR® STREET FROM THE TRACK TO THE ROAD
After the launch of D-air® Racing, the D-air® family expanded with a new street version: D-air® Street.
2012
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
At the London 2012 Olympic Games, three riders in equestrian disciplines wore Dainese clothing from the equestrian 2012 collection for the first time.
2013
PROTECTION FOR ASTRONAUTS
The collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Dainese continued to make astronauts' lives safer. Dainese had already passed the NASA supplier selection process for producing special protective gear for astronauts to wear inside their space suits.
2015
INVESTCORP BUYS DAINESE
After 42 years, Lino Dainese left his role as president of the company he founded and sold the majority of the company shares to the investment firm Investcorp. He ensures continuity with the past by working with the company as a minority shareholder.
2015
“PROFESSOR FERDINAND PORSCHE” AWARD
Dainese receives the prestigious “Professor Ferdinand Porsche” Award for technological innovation for the Multistrada 1200 s D-air®. Presented by the Vienna University of Technology every two years, it is given to the most significant innovation in the automotive sector, and this year, for the first time, to the developers of a protective system on a production motorbike.
2015
DAINESE AT HTE VENICE BIENNALE
Dainese exhibits its innovative technologies at the 56th Venice Biennale. The company displays D-air®, the airbag for motorcyclists, and Biosuit®, the pressurized suit for astronauts.
2015
SERGIO MATTARELLA AWARDS DAINESE
Lino Dainese receives the prestigious Leonardo da Vinci Award for innovation from the president of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. The Leonardo da Vinci Award for innovation is given to entrepreneurs whose companies have distinguished themselves for product quality innovation and a strong international, sales and production outlook.
2015
D-AIR® BECOMES AN OPEN PLATFORM
Dainese introduced D-air® armor, the “open platform” air-bag based on D-air® technology. This innovative system is the result of over 15 years of research by D-tec® (dainese technology centre) into air-bag technology. D-air® armor is a racing suit undergarment featuring an integrated D-air® air-bag. With D-air® armor, all riders can now take advantage of the safety provided by D-air®, the same technology used by all official dainese riders.
2015
D-AIR® MISANO 1000
Dainese celebrates 1,000 deployments of the D-air® system by introducing the D-air® Misano 1000 leather jacket. This new Dainese product features a stand-alone, electronically deployed Air-bag for road use.
2015
FIRST REAL-LIFE CRASH TEST FOR THE D-AIR® SKI
First real-life deployment for the D-air® Ski. Jan Farrell, 2014 Speed Ski world champion, provides the first crash test at a speed of 80kph, demonstrating the system’s effectiveness.
2015
DAINESE GOES TO SPACE
Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen first tests Skinsuit during IRISS Mission. The result of a partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Dainese Science and Research Center, and developed to be worn inside the International Space Station, SkinSuit provides “loading” in the head-to-foot direction, in effect recreating gravity’s load on Earth, but in a weightless environment. SkinSuit aims to counteract the stretching of the spine in space, producing large amounts of vertical load without compromising comfort and movement.
