Stockholm—March 26, 2019
The Dometic PLB40 portable lithium battery has received the Red Dot Award: Product Design, which distinguishes products that feature outstanding design.
Juan Vargues, President and CEO, Dometic says, “Innovative design is a key element of our product leadership in the market. Outstanding design and functionality are what we strive for when we create a new product. I am pleased that our effort was recognized by such a distinguished organization and internationally recognized award.
The award-winning Dometic PLB40 is a next generation portable battery. Engineered to satisfy outdoor and mobile lifestyles with high electrical demands, the PLB40 is the lightest and most powerful battery in its category. The battery allows adventurers to travel further and stay away from home longer with a safe and reliable power supply.
“I would like to congratulate the laureates sincerely on their wonderful success. The fact that their products were able to satisfy the strict criteria of the jury bears testimony to their award-winning design quality. The laureates are thus setting key trends in the design industry and are showing where future directions may lead,” said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot, in reference to the winners.
The Red Dot Award: Product Design is one of the world’s largest design competitions. In 2019, designers and manufacturers from 55 countries entered more than 5,500 products in the competition. The international jury comprises experienced experts from different disciplines and has been convening for more than 60 years in order to select the year’s best designs. During an adjudication process that spans several days, they try out the products, discuss them and ultimately reach a well-founded decision regarding the design quality of the entries. True to the motto “In search of good design and innovation,” their assessment focuses on criteria such as the level of innovation, functionality, formal quality, longevity and ergonomics.
Note to Editors
About the Red Dot Design Award:
In order to appraise the wide scope of design in a professional manner, the Red Dot Design Award is broken down into the three distinct disciplines: the Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. With more than 18,000 submissions, the Red Dot Award is one of the largest design competitions in the world. In 1955, a jury convened for the first time to assess the best designs of the day. The name and brand of the award were developed in the 1990s by Red Dot CEO, Professor Dr. Peter Zec. Since then, the sought-after Red Dot is the revered international seal of outstanding design quality. The winners are presented in yearbooks, museums and online. Further information: www.red-dot.org
About Dometic
Dometic is a global market leader in branded solutions for mobile living in the areas of Food & Beverage, Climate, Power & Control, Safety & Security and Hygiene & Sanitation. Dometic operates in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific, providing products for use in recreational vehicles, trucks and premium cars, pleasure and workboats, and for a variety of other uses. Our motivation is to create smart and reliable products with outstanding design. We sell our products in approximately 100 countries and we have a global distribution and dealer network in place to serve the aftermarket. Dometic employs approximately 8,000 people worldwide, had net sales of more than SEK 18.0 billion (1.9 billion USD) in 2018 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
For more information on Dometic, please visit: http://www.dometic.com.
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