IHA Staff, Author at International Housewares Association

JAPAN PAVILION RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW WITH TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COMPANIES

Companies from the region in Japan that was the worst affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami will be featured in a pavilion at the upcoming 2012 International Home + Housewares Show. Organized by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), the Japan Pavilion, located in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building, includes 10 exhibitors from the Iwate, Miyagi and…

Knowing Innovation: Designers’ Panel Discussion: Marianne Grisdale, TEAMS Design USA; Tania Aldous, World Kitchen, LLC; Alice Jandrisits, RedFusion Studios and Doris Wells-Papanek, Tailored Learning Tools

Coming soon at the International Home + Housewares Show, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Theater is set in Room E350, near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby and the Hall of Innovation. Experts in new product development and launch will discuss critical and…

Housewares Cares: James Beard Chefs highlight Gala dinner

Five award-winning James Beard celebrity chefs from around the nation will be preparing their signature specialties for a once-in-a-lifetime dinner during the 15th Annual Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) Gala, Monday, March 12, at the Hilton Chicago. Participating in this unique culinary experience will be Michelle Bernstein, host of the PBS weekly TV series, “Check Please!…

2012 Student Design Competition Winners!

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Get Inspired by Young Talent -- Meet the Winners of IHA’s Student Design Competition Six talented industrial design students will show their concepts for future home products that solve problems in the kitchen and help tend children, adults and pets. Sharing first place are two winners: Samuel Chen, a junior at University…

IHA Giveaway: Trudeau!

The 2012 International Home + Housewares Show is just over a week away and we're sure to see all kinds of amazing new items for the home from kitchen gadgets to mufti-purpose appliances to modern storage systems. This week's giveaway comes to you from a company that specializes in that "kitchen gadgets" category, Trudeau!Trudeau is offering up a Stess-Less Can Opener and an…

New for 2012: 4 Exhibits Head North!

Four new areas in the Clean, Contain + Sustain Expo in the North Building will bring excitement and new buyer traffic to the expo during the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show March 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The areas, previously located in the South Building, are the Inventors Corner, Inventors Revue, New Exhibitor Area and Service Providers…

Cooking w/ Caitlin is back for 3 special #FNIchat sessions at #IHHS12!

The pots are polished, the knives are sharpened…and the van is packed! As the international community of housewares inventors, designers, producers, and retailers gears up for the big Show, we are stacking the van with our luggage and laptops to deliver the Show in a big way. We bring with us a social-media audience of housewares shoppers and culinary enthusiasts just waiting…

Knowing Innovation: Elizabeth Dougherty, Office of Innovation Development, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show next month, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Theater is set in Room E350, near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby and the Hall of Innovation. Experts in new product…

Knowing Innovation: Crystalyn Stuart, IMRE

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show next month, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Innovation Theater will be located in Room E350, near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby and the Hall of Innovation.…