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There’s No Business Like Show Business! Part 2

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator This is part two of a two part series. Read part one: There's No Business Like Show Business! Part 1 Pots, Pans and Prosperity: Biggest Gadget Show on Earth From 1939 to 1991, the National Housewares Manufacturers Association (NHMA), based in Chicago, mounted two shows per year. For nearly 40 years, its national housewares…

Informing Innovation: An Interview with Stephen Konkle, U. S. Small Business Administration

By Vicki Matranga Design Programs Coordinator Based in Chicago, Stephen Konkle is the Illinois District Office International Trade Officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Before joining the SBA, Konkle worked in treasury and accounting positions for manufacturing firms. He holds a B.A. in economics and an MBA in finance. Stephen, what is the most exciting or…

Housewares Industry Forecasters Peer Into The Future Of Consumer Trends, Millennials

Colors & Design Trends, Millennials’ Shopping Habits, Supermarket Shoppers Turning supermarket shoppers into housewares buyers, how millennials shop, color and design trends, and consumers’ mindset about color will be explored during the keynote educational sessions at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show, March 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. These programs are…

Discover Design: Meet the Judges – Mary Rose Gearon and Jens Bauerle

Retailers and media looking for trend-setting, high-design products at the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show head for Discover Design in South Building. The inspiring Discover Design Gallery, accessible to buyers and media, features products submitted for the Global Innovation Award (gia) for Design. Specialty retailers, editors at influential websites and print…

Design Debut: Discover the Newest Companies – Meet Port Living LLC/Culinarium

Vicki Matranga, Design Programs + Services “What’s New?” is the annual question at the International Home + Housewares Show. Retailers, media and exhibitors hunt for the latest products, trends and ideas. In 2014, the Show offers an exclusive, one-time occasion to a select group of companies whose products demonstrate high design and innovation. These cutting-edge talents…

Design Debut: Discover the Newest Companies – Meet S2BH

Vicki Matranga, Design Programs + Services “What’s New?” is the big question at each International Home + Housewares Show. Retailers, media and exhibitors hunt for the latest products, trends and ideas. In 2014, the Show offers an exclusive, one-time occasion to a select group of young companies whose products demonstrate high design and innovation. These emerging talents…

Discovering Design: Finell

By Vicki Matranga Design Programs + Services Get to know the people behind the stylish products that will appear at the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We’ll be posting conversations with exhibitors to give you a glimpse of the inspirations, influences and ideas that go into creating the exciting products that you’ll see in March at McCormick…

2014 International Home + Housewares Show Sold Out

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Jan. 7, 2014)—The 2014 International Home + Housewares Show is sold out less than 10 weeks before opening day, according to the International Housewares Association, the Show’s owner and operator. The show begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 and closes at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18. “This is the earliest the Show has been sold out on exhibit space and is a…

Discovering Design: Big Dragon Studios LLC/Zeewok LLC

Discovering Design: Big Dragon Studios LLC/Zeewok LLC By Vicki Matranga Design Programs + Services Get to know the people behind the stylish products that will appear at the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show in Discover Design. We’ll be posting conversations with exhibitors to give you a glimpse of the inspirations, influences and ideas that go into creating the…