IHA Staff, Author at International Housewares Association

Knowing Innovation: Rob Wallace, Wallace Church Inc.

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the 2013 International Home + Housewares Show, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday morning and ending Tuesday afternoon. At the Theater, located in Room E350 (near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby), experts in new product development and launch will…

Visit the Global Design Points at #IHHS13!

Global Design Points is a sub-category of the Global Marketplace representing high design and innovation from nations all across the globe. Outstanding craftsmanship and design-focused products are at the center of Global Design Points, strategically positioned throughout the Show. France France is the intersection where innovative products and time honored traditions meet!…

Knowing Innovation: Designers Look Beyond the Horizon, IDSA Housewares Section Panel Discussion

There is Still Time to Sign Up for a Free Online Marketing Consultation at the 2013 Show!

By E-Power Marketing E-Power Marketing, a full service Online Marketing firm, will be hosting free Online Marketing Consultations at the 2013 International Home + Housewares Show. Sign up for a consultation before the show and the E-Power team will review your branded online presence, including your Website, Social Media channels, current search visibility and online…

TV, CELEB CHEFS HEADLINE COOKING THEATER LINE-UP

By Debbie Teschke, Media Relations & Communications Manager Celebrity chefs including Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, Charm City Cakes' Duff Goldman and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto will top the line-up of stars appearing in the Cooking Theater at the 2013 International Home + Housewares Show, March 2-5 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Cooking Theater is the focal point of…

HCF gala introduces online auction bidding!

The Housewares Charity Foundation’s 16th annual gala March 4 will feature its fabulous “must have” silent and live auction items, including, this year for the first time, a pre-event online auction started Sunday, Feb. 17 at Noon EST and ends next Monday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. EST. Bidding for Good, an online charitable company, is hosting the pre-event site. Online bidders will be…

Introducing…Terri Winter

Terri Winter is a curator of great design. The co-owner and founder of retail store top3 by design, she explores the world online and on foot, ensuring that the products her store carries are deemed to be the top three in the world: in their product category, by design experts and by winning awards. Before opening the doors of the first top3 by design in 2001 with her…

Finalists for 2013 IHA Innovation Awards Announced!

The names of the 65 finalists in the second annual IHA Innovations Awards have been released by the International Housewares Association. Winners in each of 13 categories will be announced in a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 in the Innovation Theater, Room E350, Lakeside Center, followed by a reception at the Innovation Awards display in the Hall of Global Innovation…

Join Cooking With Caitlin at #IHHS13 for Twitter Parties, Innovation Theater Discussions on Social Media and More!

By Kelly Trush, Cooking with Caitlin Well, HELLO housewares! As we stare down another gathering of the international food and housewares communities, we’ve got Chi-town on the brain. We’ve packed our Facebook fans, our Twitter followers, our fellow Pinterest pinners – all of our social-hungry audience – and we’re headed to McCormick Place to gather the good news happening…