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Elevated Design: Winners of the 2013 gia Design Awards

Since 2011, exhibitors in Discover Design have had the opportunity to be considered for a select number of gia design awards. Here are the 2013 gia design awards for Best Product Design, Best Collection Design, and the Martin M. Pegler Award for Excellence in Visual Merchandising for the best booth design. These are best-in-class examples, providing physical proof of what the…

On Top of the World – top3

It was a simple idea yet highly innovative. The inspiration came about when Terri Winter and her husband Bernd (who owns a Sydney-based advertising agency) went to a club in Frankfurt, where only the best-in-class acts were to perform – from cabaret performers to comedians. Over a bottle of wine, the performances sparked an idea – why not apply the same methodology to design?…

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

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…

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…

Going Green: Salazar Packaging

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator The Hall of Global Innovation in the Lakeside Center Level 3 Lobby hosts five special displays spotlighting design and innovation. First at the entry is the Going Green display, which features a selection of sustainable products and packaging offered by Show exhibitors. These products may help users conserve energy or water at…

Discovering Design: Monbento

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Get to know the people behind the stylish, thought-provoking designs that will be exhibited in Discover Design. This series of conversations will give you a glimpse of the inspirations, influences and ideas that go into creating the exciting products that you'll see at the 2013 Show. The appealing monbento® lunch boxes blend…