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Knowing Innovation: Cooking with Caitlin

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show in March, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center (formerly called the Housewares Design Theater) will present 20 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Theater, which was located in the Level 3 Lobby, moves to Room E350…

IHA Giveaway: Bissell Lift-Off Deep Cleaner!

By Wes French, Social Media Coordinator The holidays are firmly behind us now here in the second week of January, but the remnants of holiday and new year's parties don't just get up and walk away with the guests. That's where Bissell and the Lift-Off Deep cleaner come in! Bissell wants to make cleaning up your future messes easier and is giving you the opportunity to win…

Knowing Innovation: Larry Popelka

New Giveaway: Get Those Resolutions Going With Help From An Escali Scale!

By Wes French, Social Media Coordinator New year, New giveaways! Everyone likes to start the new year off right, usually with a list of resolutions that includes some sort of fitness goal. Escali wants to help aid you in achieving those goals by providing a supreme way to track your progress with the BFBW200 Body Fat / Body Water Digital Bathroom Scale! To win, head to…

Looking Ahead To 2012

By: Phil Brandl As we look ahead to 2012, the International Housewares Association would like to wish everyone a very prosperous New Year! The biggest news from IHA for 2012 has to be the inclusion of a fourth day to the annual International Home + Housewares Show for this year's event, now slated for March 10-13. The 2012 Show will open this year on Saturday at 12:30…

Knowing Innovation: Richard Babick

IHA Giveaway: Special Edition Rose Parade Kit-Cat Clock!

IHA is pleased to announce it's holiday giveaway from the California Clock Company, celebrating 80 years of the Kit-Cat Clock by giving away a commemorative Rose colored Kit-Cat Clock! (pictured at the right) To win, all you have to do is answer the question "What’s the first time you remember seeing or the most memorable place you've seen a Kit-Cat Clock?" on our Facebook…

Inside Discover Design: Might Bright LUX Lighting

By Marie Kulik, Exhibitor Business Development Manager The latest installment on Inside Discover Design features Michelle Haas from Might Bright with the Brand LUX Lighting. Michelle discusses how LUX has merged design and function into lighting for the home and what impact LEDs will have on the future of the lighting industry. Marie: What is the inspiration behind the…

Enter our Giveaway with Emjoi!

Time for another Housewares giveaway! This week we're featuring our member company Emjoi and their Micro Pedi, an all in one device for home pedicures! Emjoi MicroPedi is an innovative device created to smooth dry, rough and callused skin on the feet. Unique micron rollers rotate 360 degrees, an amazing 30 times a second, to gently and effectively buff away hard, jagged…