Trade Shows & Associations

Six innovative student-designed products that enhance convenience, sustainability and independence in the home earned top honors in the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) Excellence in Student Design competition, sponsored by the International Housewares Association (IHA).

The Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) selected four industry professional individuals to receive the charity group’s inaugural “Rising Star” Awards.

In early 2024, the Springboard Futures team first noticed the emergence of an unusual stylistic gap between two of the three dominant Housewares trade shows.