2017 Student Design Competition Winners Announced
For the first time in the 24-year history of the International Housewares Association’s Student Design Competition, an industrial designer has won first, second and third place, prompting the creation of a new Outstanding Achievement Award for the winner, Dominic Montante, a senior at the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) from Rochester, N.Y. The Student Design […]
Finalists for IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Product Design Announced
The 65 finalists in the IHA Global Innovations Awards (gia) for product design have been announced by the International Housewares Association. Global Honorees in each of 13 categories will be announced in during the invitation-only gia dinner Saturday, March 18. The finalists and Global Honorees will be on display in the Hall of Global Innovation in the […]
Discovering Design: Meet Urban Trend
IHA gets acquainted with Rob Kushner, co-founder of Urban Trend, based in Costa Mesa, Calif., creators of unique and affordable kitchen gadgets. They will display their innovations in everyday tools in Discover Design N8408 at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. Growing up around the corner from each other in a typical Los Angeles suburb, Rob […]
Discovering Design: Meet meori
IHA speaks with Deirdre Meyer, general manager, North America, of Seattle-based meori. meori’s range of foldable organization and storage boxes will be shown in Discover Design N8637 at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. meori® is the ‘go anywhere, hold anything’ storage solution designed to organize everyday life. In three simple steps, meori foldable boxes transform […]
Mastering Human Connection through Connected Products
IHA connects with Dan Kraemer, founder and chief design officer of IA Collaborative, a global design and innovation consultancy, to chat about his views on connecting humans with connected products. He will address these complex topics in his presentation at the upcoming 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in the Innovation Theater. Chicago-based IA Collaborative is an internationally recognized […]