knives, spoons
and forks to the JUNO Awards Gift Bags
Lumby, B.C. (March 23, 2009)
- On March 26-29thVancouver
plays host to The 2009 JUNO Awards. When Canada’s
top recording artists arrive in the stunning host city, they will discover a
limited edition, cedar giftbox adorned with Coast Salish art and loaded with
“made in B.C.” gourmet and luxury items.
Designed
locally by The Uptown GiftBox Company,
the exclusive gift package is part of this year’s coveted JUNO Awards Gift Bag,
and unites some of the province’s best purveyors of gourmet specialties and
artisan products.
“I was inspired by the 100-mile-diet approach and we
carefully chose the contents and suppliers. This giftbox took us six months to
design and secure the best of the best of British Columbia. We scoured the province
for some of the most inspiring and intriguing,” says Uptown CEO and founder
Gabrielle Durning. “Aspenware was a natural choice to include in this gift
design.”
The exclusively BC-Made
Uptown GiftBox will be presented to the likes of Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan,
Nickelback, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello and host Russell Peters.
Aspenware
was selected as one of the suppliers for the coveted gifts along with other
prominent BC companies. Owner and President of Aspenware, Terry Bigsby,
commented that “this is a great opportunity for Aspenware and all of Canada
to have a look at another aspect of Canadian Innovation.” It is exposure like The
JUNO Awards and presenting the cutlery on an episode of CBC’s the Dragons’ Den
that has created a cascading effect with Aspenware. “We are starting to see the
push towards healthy, functional alternatives in all aspects of our lives,”
says Bigsby. “People are wanting and creating positive environmental changes;
gone are the days of using cheap plastic that affects our planet forever.”
In
North America billions of pieces of plastic
disposable cutlery are used every year. The ecological and health consequences
associated with the production, use and disposal of these products are growing.
Aspenware believes that their biodegradable wooden cutlery will help reduce
these issues one meal at a time in our ever growing disposable world.
At Aspenware, they make planet & people
friendly wooden knives, spoons and forks. Wood is renewable, recyclable and
biodegradable making it the material of choice for people today and for future
generations. Their cutlery is well-designed, functional and the knives are
strong enough to cut through steak! It is 100% natural and backyard compostable
