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Sell Experiences, Not Things

Sell Experiences, Not Things

by Karlie Orlando | Jul 22, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

Today’s consumers are seeking memorable – and sharable – experiences. They’re putting unprecedented value in enhancing their knowledge, skill set, reputation and standing – essentially, their personal brands.

Housewares Charity Foundation Announces Donations for 2020

Housewares Charity Foundation Announces Donations for 2020

by Karlie Orlando | Jul 9, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

Although its annual Housewares Cares Charity Gala was canceled, the Housewares Charity Foundation is making $350,000 in donations to beneficiary charities.

IHA Offers Deep-Dive Into Key Consumer Lifestyle Trends and How Product Developers, Retailers Can Leverage Them in Coming Months

IHA Offers Deep-Dive Into Key Consumer Lifestyle Trends and How Product Developers, Retailers Can Leverage Them in Coming Months

by Karlie Orlando | Jul 8, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

The complimentary, six-part series, which runs Tuesday and Thursdays July 9-28 and features the newly created IHA Market Watch report.

Laurie Pressman Reveals Palettes, Products That Would Have Comprised 2020 Color Watch By Pantone Institute

Laurie Pressman Reveals Palettes, Products That Would Have Comprised 2020 Color Watch By Pantone Institute

by Karlie Orlando | Jun 26, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

The ColorWatch by Pantone display, an annual fixture at The Inspired Home Show (formerly International Home + Housewares Show), provides Show attendees with the color palettes that will guide the...
IHA Education Webinar Series, June 15-26

IHA Education Webinar Series, June 15-26

by Karlie Orlando | Jun 15, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

Educational sessions planned for the Innovation Theater and Smart Talks stage at The Inspired Home Show 2020 are being presented as free webinars for the industry over the next few months. Most programs will begin at 12 p.m. CDT.

Color Expert Lee Eiseman Explains How To Use Nature’s Crossover Colors To Attract Consumers

Color Expert Lee Eiseman Explains How To Use Nature’s Crossover Colors To Attract Consumers

by Karlie Orlando | Jun 11, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Press Releases

On June 10, 2020, Lee Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute spoke in a webinar focusing on using crossover colors to attract customers presented by IHA.

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Martin M. Pegler

1923 — 2020

Martin M. Pegler was a professor for thirty years in the Display & Exhibit Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. A leading expert in his field for over 60 years, Martin hosted seminars in the United States as well as in Latin America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. He authored over 80 books and his textbook, Visual Merchandising and Display, is used in universities around the world. Martin was presented with a lifetime achievement award by PAVE, the Planning & Visual Education Partnership that supports retail design education for students and educators. He was also inducted into the Visual Merchandising and Display Industries’ Hall of Fame.

Martin worked with gia from the beginning of the gia program in 2000, as an Expert Juror, and since 2016 as an honorary member of the gia Expert Jury. To honor Martin’s leadership role with the program, the Top Window Award was renamed the “Martin M. Pegler Award for Excellence in Visual Merchandising” in 2008. Also that year, he was presented with an honorary gia Award for Lifetime Achievement.