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Discovering Design: FinalStraw

IHA gets acquainted with Emma Rose, CEO and founder of Final, a new company that emerged just a year ago. A first-time Show exhibitor, Final offers alternatives to common single-use plastic products: small steps toward sustainable solutions to big problems. Emma and her team of mermaids will explain their mission in booth N8141 at The Inspired Home Show 2020 in the Discover…

Discovering Design: Constructive Eating

IHA gets acquainted with Carter Malcolm, co-founder of Constructive Eating, creators of fun and functional children’s tableware. A returning exhibitor, Constructive Eating offers products that are favorites with families and the retail buyers who will visit their booth N8735 in Discover Design at The Inspired Home Show 2020 in Discover Design. Carter, tell us about how your…

Discovering Design: Dreamfarm

by Vicki Matranga Design Programs Coordinator, International Housewares Association “Great design must solve problems” believes the crew at Dreamfarm, a problem-solving company that grows ideas for clever, useful kitchen and household products. “The hardest part of our job isn’t coming up with a solution,” says Alex Gransbury, Dreamfarm’s founder, “it’s finding a problem…

Discover Design: Meet Grand Fusion Housewares

We spent time with Brendan Bauer, co-president and co-founder, to hear about how Grand Fusion Housewares was established. This first-time exhibitor will premier its varied product lines at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in booth N8533 in Discover Design. Brendan, tell us about how/year your company was founded. Grand Fusion Housewares, Inc. was founded in…

Discover Design: Meet Articulate Scotland

IHA speaks with Colin Gilchrist, co-founder of Articulate (Scotland) Ltd, creators of unique picture frames for displaying children’s dimensional art. Articulate Scotland makes its first appearance in Discover Design at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design in booth N8610. Colin, tell us about how your company began. “The Articulate Gallery” is an…

Discover Design: Meet SANS

IHA speaks with Tracy Miller, president of SANS, LLC, to learn about their latest products for healthy living that will be shown at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design booth N8232. Tracy, tell us about how your company began. Time and time again, we found ourselves wasting fruits and vegetables that had gone bad before we had a chance to use…

Discover Design: Meet Sovaro

IHA gets acquainted with Katie Nisbet, director of marketing at SOVARO, which will feature its products for entertaining in style during its first appearance at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in booth N8705 in Discover Design. Katie, tell us about how your company started. Based in Batavia, Ill., a suburb west of Chicago, SOVARO was founded in 2015 with our…

Discovering Design: Meet Kela

Get acquainted with the people behind KELA and other companies offering stylish products that will appear at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. Today we are speaking with Gabriele Heib, head of international sales and Kurt Lang, co-owner and managing director of KELA. Keck & Lang GmbH was founded in 1903 and can look back on a long…

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…