On the 7th November 2009, the System Project was awarded with the National Design Award - Sena da Silva, in the Fashion / Textile category . The National Design Awards, granted every two years, is an initiative of the Portuguese Design Centre, sponsored by Caixa Geral de Depósitos and with the High Sponsorship of His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Prof. Dr. Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Sena da Silva Award distinguishes companies and designers in the areas of Equipment / Industrial, Communication / Graphic, Environments, Fashion / Textile and Jewellery, and for the 2009 edition had as jury designer Henrique Cayatte and designer Beatriz Vidal, respectively President and Vice President of the Portuguese Design Centre; Dr. Suzana Ferreira on behalf of Caixa Geral de Depósitos; Dr. Pedro Matias, Vice President of IAPMEI Institute for Support to Small and Medium Companies; Dr. Barbara Coutinho, President of MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion, designer Nuno Sá Leal from the Portuguese Association of Designers, and the designers specialists in various areas: Eduardo Afonso Dias, Francisco Providência, Filipe Alarcão, Eduarda Abbondanza and Ana Campos.