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Knowing Innovation: Martin Pegler

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show in March, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center (formerly called the Housewares Design Theater) will present 20 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Theater, which was located in the Level 3 Lobby, moves to Room E350…

One Week Left to Enter 2012 New Product Show Case!

Automatically Enter Your New Product for the Brand New Innovation Awards! Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, February 1. For $300 per product you get the following... New Product Showcase Entries Include: Your product displayed in the Showcase: Products are featured according to category in one of the three Show halls. NEW - IHA Innovation Award All New Product…

IHA Giveaway: Microplane Cheese Plane & Ribbon Grater!

By Wes French, Social Media Coordinator This week's giveaway features a member that specializes in kitchen prep tools. Microplane features a wide range of kitchen tools aimed at helping you make food prep as easy and visually appealing as possible and now they'd like to help you! You can win this pair of Microplane kitchen tools, the Cheese Plane and Ribbon…

IHA Giveaway: Bissell Lift-Off Deep Cleaner!

By Wes French, Social Media Coordinator The holidays are firmly behind us now here in the second week of January, but the remnants of holiday and new year's parties don't just get up and walk away with the guests. That's where Bissell and the Lift-Off Deep cleaner come in! Bissell wants to make cleaning up your future messes easier and is giving you the opportunity to win…

New Giveaway: Get Those Resolutions Going With Help From An Escali Scale!

By Wes French, Social Media Coordinator New year, New giveaways! Everyone likes to start the new year off right, usually with a list of resolutions that includes some sort of fitness goal. Escali wants to help aid you in achieving those goals by providing a supreme way to track your progress with the BFBW200 Body Fat / Body Water Digital Bathroom Scale! To win, head to…

Looking Ahead To 2012

By: Phil Brandl As we look ahead to 2012, the International Housewares Association would like to wish everyone a very prosperous New Year! The biggest news from IHA for 2012 has to be the inclusion of a fourth day to the annual International Home + Housewares Show for this year's event, now slated for March 10-13. The 2012 Show will open this year on Saturday at 12:30…

Inside Discover Design: Might Bright LUX Lighting

By Marie Kulik, Exhibitor Business Development Manager The latest installment on Inside Discover Design features Michelle Haas from Might Bright with the Brand LUX Lighting. Michelle discusses how LUX has merged design and function into lighting for the home and what impact LEDs will have on the future of the lighting industry. Marie: What is the inspiration behind the…

Housewares History: Holiday Histories!

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Ah, December….The biggest shopping month of the year. The race begins with a stampede on a Friday, the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, as shoppers are surrounded by twinkling colorful lights and the jingling sound tracks that echo in our heads as we dash between parking lots. Did you know that retailers have…

Introducing the IHA Innovation Awards!

By Connie Chantos, Attendee & Exhibitor Services For the first-time, Show exhibitors’ latest creations and cutting-edge innovations will receive award recognition with the first annual IHA Innovation Awards. The finalists will be spotlighted in the New Product Showcases, located in the Buyers Club in each Show building. A panel of expert judges, including seasoned…