Discover Design, a destination for buyers seeking unique products from high-design and innovative companies, is sold-out for the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show. Discover Design is a juried category and located in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building.
Among the 100+ exhibitors in the category, buyers will discover new companies including Bengt Ek Design, Deejo, Gramovox, iittala, Jia, PO: Selected, Pomegranate, Poppin, Rice Cube, Vasta International and Prestige Identity featuring the brands Cookut, Lina Forlino, Philippi, OA1710, Welton of London and Fire Design.
Returning exhibitors include Alessi, Black + Blum, Blomus, David Rasmussen Design, Dreamfarm, Eva Solo, French Bull, Guzzini, Infusion Living, Joseph Joseph, Inc., Parallax Horizon, Sempli, Robert Welch, Three by Three, Yamazaki and Zoku LLC.
Design Debut, the Show’s design incubator program located within Discover Design, will host 10 new-to-the-Show exhibitors who will bring their special brand of innovation to the buyer audience at the International Home + Housewares Show. Participating this year are Belle V, Bob’s Your Uncle, Latimeria, Milimetrado, Nero Designs, NP Glassworks, Perry Gargano, SoYoung, Strand Design and Steelforme.
Other events planned for Discover Design include:
- A Discover Design Gallery showcasing products competing for Global Innovation Award (gia). The gallery, located in Booth S3283, is open to registered buyers and media.
- An invitation-only Discover Design Specialty Retailer & Media Reception at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, in the Gallery where buyers and media can mingle with the exhibitors and their designers.
Once again, Discover Design companies are eligible to compete for a Global Innovation Award (gia) for product innovation and booth design. Each company can submit two new products and one collection for consideration for a gia award. The 11 winners will be announced at the invitation-only gia dinner on Sunday, March 8, held at the Radisson Blu Chicago.
The 2015 International Home + Housewares Show features more than 2,100 exhibitors from 49 countries and attracts more than 60,000 attendees. The Show opens at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7 and closes at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10. Buyers and news media can begin their Show early on Saturday with the New Exhibitor Preview from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in Room S100/Grand Ballroom, just inside the front door of McCormick Place. Sixty first-time exhibitor from all Show categories will be on display. To register for a Show badge or for more information, please visit www.housewares.org.
