The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show

March 9–11, 2027 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show
March 9—11 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The Show Blog

What’s New, Next and Moving The Market

Cuteness Isn’t Just for Kids

Whimsical products are having a moment, making cuteness cool for both kids and grown-ups.

New Look, New Locations Planned for Special Displays at The Inspired Home Show 2020

New Look, New Locations Planned for Special Displays at The Inspired Home Show 2020

When the housewares industry meets in Chicago next March for The Inspired Home Show, exhibitors and attendees will find not just a new name but new displays and new locations for many Show destinations. Formerly known as the International Home + Housewares Show, The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market, will be held March 14-17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Complex.

Podcast: Eat, Talk, Blog

Podcast: Eat, Talk, Blog

Recently our very own VP of Marketing, Leana Salamah, did an interview for Eat, Talk, Blog.  Get...

Housewares Charity Foundation Raises 1.8 Million at Annual Gala

Housewares Charity Foundation Raises 1.8 Million at Annual Gala

ROSEMONT, IL (March 20, 2019)—The housewares industry came together to raise $1.8 million during the 2019 Housewares Cares Charity Gala presented by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) on Monday, March 4. Proceeds from the event, held at Chicago’s Navy Pier, benefited the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the HCF’s legacy charity, and the James Beard Foundation, the gala’s partner.

Color Expert Lee Eiseman Shares Updates to Consumer Color Preferences at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show

Color Expert Lee Eiseman Shares Updates to Consumer Color Preferences at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show

ROSEMONT, IL (March 12, 2019)—We must be especially clever when trying to attract consumers’ eyes with color, Leatrice Eiseman – executive director of the Pantone Color Institute and color expert for the International Housewares Association (IHA) – told the audience last week during her second keynote session, “Color/Texture/Finish: Back to the Future,” at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show.

In The News

The Inspired Home Show attracts a wide variety of top-tier consumer, trade, internet and social media professionals each year. Whether you’re an exhibitor, buyer or media professional, check out a sample of recent coverage to see how forward-thinkers are making headlines at the Show – and how you can be part of it all next year.