Elegant products that simplify consumers’ lives captured the top prizes at the International Housewares Association’s 30th annual Student Design Competition, the industry’s preeminent student design contest which this year celebrates three decades of innovation for the house and home. This year’s winners include a breast pump washing basin for moms …
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Connect FALL, an IHA virtual event, is set for October 11-13 with exclusive, in-depth content designed to bring the housewares industry together around critical industry education. Session topics include opportunities in inflationary times; consumer lifestyle trends; an update on PFAS chemicals regulations and housewares; trends influencing housewares, food, cooking and …
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The Inspired Home Show 2022 wrapped up on 7 March at McCormick Place in Chicago after three highly successful days. It was the first time that the event, formerly known as the International Home + Housewares Show, has taken place since 2019. Twenty thousand attendees and over 1,000 exhibiting companies …
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The risk of COVID transmission will be at a rate of less than 0.1% of total attendance during The Inspired Home Show next month, according to updated data released today by Epistemix, a computational modeling software company that develops simulations to model the spread of diseases and inform policy. This …
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Following the January Board of Directors’ meeting, the International Housewares Association has announced that The Inspired Home Show 2022 will take place 5-7 March. Covid-19 safety-related policies and protocols have also been established – as has a shortened schedule for the event. Before collecting a badge at McCormick Place that …
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Derek Miller, President & CEO of IHA, shared the latest updates on the Inspired Home Show 2022 in an open letter to the trade on 16 December 2021. “As we look forward to a positive holiday season, I want to provide an update on the decision-making process at IHA regarding …
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The International Housewares Association has reported more than 1,600 companies are slated to exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2022, March 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. IHA management has said that more than 80% of exhibit space from the scheduled 2020 Show is reserved for the 2022 Show encompassing the …
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) announces it has partnered with Epistemix, a data science company that has built computational models to help government agencies, municipalities, healthcare systems and the tradeshow industry identify the risk of putting on events in specific locations and employ appropriate mitigation techniques to reduce the threat …
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) is accepting topic proposals for education sessions during The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market. With a view on developing successful post-pandemic strategies, retailers, trend forecasters and marketers, intellectual property attorneys and designers, along with experts in branding, packaging and smart home …
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Mark J. Tritton, president & CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, will speak with Marshal Cohen, chief industry advisor, Retail, at The NPD Group, in a Fireside Chat keynote session during Connect SPRING, the International Housewares Association announced today. Connect SPRING, an IHA virtual event, will be held March 16-26 …
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