BioLite™ CampStove™ Wins Travel + Leisure Design Award
BioLite LLC, an innovator in energy solutions, announced today that the BioLite CampStove has won the 2013 Travel + Leisure Design Award in the Adventure Gear category.
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Brooklyn, NY, March 21, 2013 – BioLite LLC, an innovator in energy solutions, announced today that the BioLite CampStove has won the 2013 Travel + Leisure Design Award in the Adventure Gear category. The annual competition, now in its ninth year, recognizes the year’s best goods and destinations that, through their outstanding design, make travel better.
The 2013 Design Awards winners, representing 12 categories, were chosen by a panel of outstanding experts in their fields. Jury members include architect Deborah Berke, fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff, chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud, textile designer John Robshaw, Doyle Partners Creative Director Stephen Doyle, and author and style maven Amy Fine Collins.
“Good design is at the core of our work and we’re honored to be recognized by this expert panel,” says BioLite CEO Jonathan Cedar. “We’ve been seeing our users take us all around the world so we are grateful to be recognized as the top travel-related choice for adventure gear.”
The BioLite CampStove is a compact wood-burning cookstove that uses thermoelectric technology to convert heat into electricity. Relying on found biomass such as twigs or pinecones, the CampStove provides an ultra-efficient fire while allowing users to charge small devices via a USB-port.
More information about the 2013 Travel + Leisure Design Awards and a complete list of winners can be found in the March issue of Travel + Leisure and on www.TravelandLeisure.com.
About BioLite
BioLite develops and manufactures advanced energy products that make cooking with wood as clean, safe, and easy as modern fuels while also providing electricity to charge small devices like cell phones and LED lights off-grid. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, the company was founded in 2009 by Jonathan Cedar and Alec Drummond. BioLite is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2012 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award, 2011 St. Andrews Prize for the Environment and the 2010 Sustainable Brands Innovation Open. Discover more about BioLite at biolitestove.com, facebook.com/biolitestove and twitter.com/biolitestove.
