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Discovering Design: Meet Black + Blum

Get acquainted with the people behind Black + Blum and their stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We are speaking today with Dan Black, co-founder and lead designer for London-based Black + Blum, a respected brand that is one of the headliners in Discover Design. Dan, where do you find inspiration when…

Discovering Design: Meet W&P Design

IHA chatted with Josh Williams and Eric Prum, founders of W&P Design, to learn more about their approach to developing their business and their elegant line of barware and products for home entertaining. Get acquainted with the people behind the stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We’ll be posting…

Disrupt Today’s Trends and Point Them in Your Direction

IHA caught some time to chat with Joe Derochowski, executive director and Industry analyst – home, at The NPD Group for a preview of his upcoming presentation at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show, the Innovation Theater will feature 21 presentations over four days covering topics ranging from new product design to the Smart Home. Joe Derochowski has been…

Discovering Design: Meet Vigar

Get acquainted with the people behind Vigar and their stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We are speaking today with Vicent Garcia, general manager of Vigar. The company, based in Spain and known for its colorful, fun and practical cleaning and kitchen tools, sells to more than 40 countries. Mr.…

Retail Profile: The Kitchen Koop

Owner: Deon Foster Location: Portsmouth, Va. Founded: 1998 What is special about The Kitchen Koop? The retailer’s customers say it is the store’s service and great selection of cookware. They come in and stay a while, enjoying the Southern hospitality. “Dropped in with my spouse after a lunch date just to look around,” writes one customer. “We spent a lovely hour or so…

Why Your Customers Bought Your Competitor’s Product

IHA speaks with Michael Liebowitz, CEO of Magnetic Mind Studio, about his upcoming presentation at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. The Innovation Theater will feature 21 presentations over four days covering topics ranging from new product development to the smart home. Magnetic Mind Studio, based in California near San Francisco, is a consulting agency…

IHA Working with the AAP Coalition to Provide Border Adjustment Tax Information

The International Housewares Association, representing the more than 1,700 housewares suppliers around the globe, is working with the Americans for Affordable Products (AAP), a growing coalition of more than 100 businesses and trade associations that represents millions of American jobs, to provide information on the Border Adjustment Tax or BAT. AAP is running a national…

Discovering Design: Meet Design Trifecta

Get acquainted with the people behind Design Trifecta and other companies with stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We are speaking today with Sara Leggett, co-founder of San Francisco-based Design Trifecta, makers of the unique 360 Knife Block. Sara, where do you find inspiration when designing new…

Discovering Design: Meet Maia Ming Designs / Big Arrow Ceramics

Get acquainted with the people behind Maia Ming Designs / Big Arrow Ceramics and the other companies offering stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. Based in Barcelona, Spain, designer Maia Ming Fong returns to the International Home + Housewares Show to present her latest elegant tableware that appeal to…