PRESS
The Inspired Home Show features more than 2,000 brands and 300,000 products for everyone’s favorite place – home. For just three days in March, Chicago’s McCormick Place comes alive as industry buyers and sellers from more than 100 countries gather to spot what’s new and next in home + housewares.
That post-Show highlight reel your audience can’t wait to see? We’ve got you covered. But working trade and consumer media can also gain a year’s worth of valuable connections and stories. Meet the makers, get the latest trend intelligence, and touch and try the products – from both emerging start-ups and established brands – that will make their mark in the year ahead.
First Look For Media
Search for New Products
Search for new products in this special online gallery in Connect 365. If you don’t have a verified media account on Connect 365 register to be approved and begin your search. Listings include PR contact for your convenience and can be saved as a favorite to your account.
Online Press Room
View Online Press Kits
The Inspired Home Show Online Press Room allows you to search for press information from Show exhibitors, search by Product Category or enter a company name and more!
Show Press Releases
View Releases
Visit our library of all IHA issued press releases pertaining to the Inspired Home Show, International Housewares Association and the housewares industry.
In The News
Though The Inspired Home Show is industry-only, qualified media professionals are eligible to attend – and be among the first to share the latest products, trends and ideas with their followers. Each year, a wide variety of consumer, trade, internet and social media professionals make valuable connections and impactful headlines here. Check out a sample of recent coverage – and get an idea of how you can be part of it this year!
Here’s just a small sample:
| America’s Test Kitchen | NPR |
| Apartment Therapy | Nextstar Media/NewsNation |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Oprah Daily |
| CBS2 Chicago | Reviewed.com |
| Chicago Sun-Times | Taste of Home |
| Consumer Reports | Tasting Table |
| Food & Wine | The Kitchn |
| Food Network Magazine | The New York Times/Wirecutter |
| FOX32 Chicago | The Today Show/Shop Today |
| Good Housekeeping | Wall Street Journal |
| HGTV Magazine | WBBM NewsRadio |
| HouseSmarts TV | WGN-TV |
| Indianapolis Star |
Hotels & Travel
Find details on travel to, in and around Chicago and where to book your room at one of Chicago’s many hotels, conveniently located near the Show.
Badge Registration
Registration for the 2026 Show is open now. View our requirements for News Media registration and complete the online form.
Branded Assets
Download official logos for The Inspired Home Show, IHA Global Innovation Awards and International Housewares Association.
Photos for Press
Download hi-resolution photos from The Inspired Home Show.
News Center
The At-Show Hub for Media
The News Center is Show headquarters for consumer, trade, internet and social media professionals. Working media will find a wealth of resources and contacts to help maximize their coverage, including a hands-on preview of new and unique products, curated exclusively for them.
S401, South Building — Level 4