The Lacey Act might not be well known among U.S. marketers and sellers of imported wood and plant-based home and housewares products, but its impact on the industry is significant. Ashley Amidon of the International Wood Products Association and Craig Brightup,...
The International Housewares Association reported nearly 30,000 home and housewares professionals from more than 120 countries convened at The Inspired Home Show 2024, which concluded its new three-day, two-hall format on March 19 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The...
Fourteen products earned global honors Sunday night at the 2024 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) gala. The global honorees, selected from 70 finalists, were judged by a panel of industry experts and news media. The finalists and global honorees are on display during...
Experts speaking about a wide range of critical home and housewares industry topics will be featured in the Inspiration Theater during The Inspired Home Show 2024, March 17-19 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Inspiration Theater sessions continue the show’s...
On a day the river turns shamrock green, as do parades, pubs and parties across Chicago, it’s interesting how many vivid connotations are invoked by the color. Luck. Nature. Envy. And, of course… Money. One could make a case that each of those can apply to the...