the most, followed by other pastel-like shades of mint green, light
coral, pale pink and lemon yellow. Living Coral, Pantone's 2019 Color
of the Year, was also prominent in exhibitors' booths including Arrow
Home Products' glassware and serveware, Hamilton Beach's personal
blender with shield, KitchenAid's stand mixer, Lynn's Concepts Tuxton
dinnerware and Stojo's drinkware.
Mixed materials were also found in many products, including several
eco-friendly materials with clever usages such as aprons made from
recycled plastic, reusable food wrap made from beeswax and storage
baskets from a new material called cellulose nanofiber.
Next year, The Inspired Home Show, IHA's Global Home +
Housewares Market, will be held March 14-17 at McCormick Place,
Chicago USA – 2020 attendee registration and additional show
information are available at both www.TheInspiredHomeShow.com
and www.Housewares.org.
IHA is the 81-year-old voice of the housewares industry which
accounted for $364.2 billion at retail worldwide in 2017 ($91.6 billion
at retail in the U.S.). The not-for-profit, full-service association sponsors
the world's premier exposition of products for the home, the
International Home + Housewares Show, and offers its 1,700 member
companies a wide range of services, including industry and
government advocacy, export assistance, state-of-the-industry reports,
point-of-sale and consumer panel data through Housewares
MarketWatch, executive management peer groups, group buying
discounts on business solutions services and direct-to-consumer
engagement through www.TheInspiredHome.com.
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