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Now Simmering: Sous Vide

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs + Services Lifting the Lid on a New Cooking Product Category Occasionally a new product concept bursts on the scene and rockets to success. At other times we are unaware of a new product category simmering on the back burner. Compelling new products respond to varied trends to satisfy the needs of a wide public or a narrow one. Many…

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…

Knowing Innovation: Designers Look Beyond the Horizon, IDSA Housewares Section Panel Discussion

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…

Discovering Design: Artelegno S.N.C.

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Italian-based Artelegno S.n.c. specializes in the production of wooden kitchen accessories, centering on knife blocks and cutting boards. The wood used in their products is harvested in sustainably managed forests and the company’s environmentally responsible production process reduces waste and sawdust is recycled for…

Discover Design: Urbio, LLC

Knowing Innovation: Martin M. Pegler, Retail Design International, Professor, Author

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show in March, 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…