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Sold-Out 2016 International Home + Housewares Show Brims with Innovation

The just-concluded 2016 International Home + Housewares Show is garnering rave reviews from buyers and sellers. The Show was sold-out with 2,224 exhibitors from 47 countries and featured a rebranding of the Show look and relocation of Discover Design to the North Building. “We are very pleased with U.S. and International buyer attendance, which were a virtual match with last…

From the World of Design And Fashion

For any company, branding is what everything else hinges upon. And as a CEO, founder or director of a business, to become a true success story, you have to personify that brand and literally become a part of what it conveys to the world. In an ideal scenario, the creator is the brand—their very essence is personified in everything about which the company produces, promotes, and…

PANTONE®VIEW home + interiors 2017

Color/Design at a Crossroads: Finding the Most Directional Trends With the consumer's constant desire to see something new continuing to influence color/design trends, the question becomes what path will best drive success and consumer or client satisfaction? As color choices are so closely tied to personal expression, the answer is in developing the ability to better assess…

2017 Pantone® Home + Interiors palettes revealed at 2016 International Home + Housewares Show

Combine The Unexpected With The Familiar, Says Color Expert Lee Eiseman Color and design are at a crossroads, Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman – executive director of the Pantone Color Institute – told a capacity crowd today in her annual seminar at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show. After sharing some general color trends and influences, Eiseman unveiled the nine color…

Mirabile’s 10 Rules of Engagement

Get Connected, Stay Fresh, Make It Personal, Says Consumer Guru Tom Mirabile Core values and expectations of today’s consumers discussed at 2016 International Home + Housewares Show It’s never been more important to view consumers in three dimensions, IHA’s trend forecaster Tom Mirabile told an early morning audience equipped with 3D glasses at the 2016 International Home +…

Impact of Millennials Explored At 2016 International Home + Housewares Show

There’s no question Millennials are making their presence known in the marketplace. New research from HFN on how Millennials make themselves at home was shared today at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show; the presentation was followed by a panel discussion on what it all means and why business will never be the same again. HFN chief brand officer Maureen Azzato…

Renewed Interest In Cooking, Health And Wellness Brings Opportunities To Turn Food Shoppers Into Housewares Buyers

As home cooking has experienced a remarkable rebound (thanks to economics, television, and a growing interest in healthy eating that spans the generations), there are tremendous opportunities for retailers to turn food shoppers into housewares buyers, according to a panel of retailers and category experts at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show today. The seminar,…

Design Debut: Meet Fellow

Design Debut brings the very latest new products to the Show. The 11 entrepreneurs lining the east wall of Discover Design come from the dynamic start up culture and often establish their companies with Kickstarter support. For example, coffee-lover Jake Miller launched the Duo Coffee Brewer on Kickstarter in 2013. A former brand manager at Caribou Coffee, he started…

Design Debut: Meet IntoConcrete

Design Debut brings the very latest new products to the Show. The 11 young companies invited to exhibit include successful entrepreneurs applying new technologies to new product categories and designers who experiment with traditional materials in fresh ways. Concrete products can be beautiful, innovative and sustainable. “Concrete is chic in the modern design capitals of…