The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show

March 17–19, 2024 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show
March 17—19 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

Attractions

Throughout the Show are various destinations where you can find new and award-winning products, consumer trend insights, new retail approaches and international design concepts. Add these attractions to your Show experience and stay ahead of the future of the home + housewares industry.

Hall of Global Innovation

Visit the Hall of Global Innovation to uncover the future of home. From evolving consumer trends to smart concepts in product and retail, to up-and-coming product design innovations—this area brings together progressive thinking and execution to inspire and guide your business.

 

  • IHA Market Watch Display
  • Inventors Corner & Inventors Revue
  • Smart Home Pavilion

Hall of Product Innovation

Take a journey through the minds of home + housewares product innovators. The best and the brightest new ideas from 14 different product categories come together with outstanding combinations of form and function and the ingenuity of tomorrow’s product designers in the Hall of Product Innovation.

  • gia Excellence in Product Design Gallery
  • gia Excellence in Student Design Gallery

North Building — Grand Concourse Lobby

Hall of Product Innovation

Take a journey through the minds of home + housewares product innovators. The best and the brightest new ideas from 14 different product categories come together with outstanding combinations of form and function and the ingenuity of tomorrow’s product designers in the Hall of Product Innovation.

  • gia Excellence in Product Design Gallery
  • gia Excellence in Student Design Gallery
  • DISCOVER | design Gallery

North Building — Grand Concourse Lobby

gia Awards

For over 20 years, the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) have been honoring excellence in the home + housewares industry around the world. Every year, finalists and Global Honorees are named in the areas of Retail Excellence, Product Design Excellence and Student Design Excellence.

 

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New Product Showcases

In the Buyers Clubs*

Take a break from the Show floor surrounded by a comprehensive collection of the newest product offerings from The Inspired Home Show exhibitors. The Buyers’ Clubs offer light beverages, meeting areas—and a showcase of brand-new products from across the Show. Browse the products and use the automated system to request more information about any or all of them.

South Building & North Building

*Entry to Buyers’ Clubs is limited to retail buyers and editorial media.

Pantone ColorWatch Display

Located In The Grand Concourse

Research indicates that product color evokes a strong emotional response from consumers and is a key factor in more than 60% of purchases. Pantone ColorWatch, a special exhibit designed by Pantone, Inc., focuses on color palettes representing the strongest home furnishings trends for 2024. Each story includes the individual Pantone colors, philosophy behind the color palette and actual Show products illustrating each palette.

Grand Concourse — Level 2.5

Global Design Points

Travel the world while in Chicago by browsing Global Design Points. This showcase of country-specific pavilions offers a look into what trends are emerging in various areas around the globe.

Countries Represented in 2023 : Brazil, Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Turkey

Global Design Points

Travel the world while in Chicago by browsing Global Design Points. This showcase of country-specific pavilions offers a look into what trends are emerging in various areas around the globe.

Countries Represented: Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Turkey

South Building

Cooking Theater

Experience the epicurean charm of over two dozen celebrity chefs cooking up their favorite recipes using products that can be found throughout the Show.

South Building

Celebration of Coffee

The specialty coffee movement is here to stay. Before, during and after the pandemic, consumers got sophisticated with their at-home brewing knowledge and methods. Find the products that align with the high-end coffee consumer’s needs and discover some of the techniques that elevate coffee from good to great.

In partnership with Specialty Coffee Association and CounterCulture

Lakeside Center

Industry Service Provider Pavilion

Beyond sourcing product, your business needs include omnichannel marketing, e-commerce strategies, logistics solutions and product information management (PIM) systems. Identify the partners who can help you solve all your retail challenges in the Industry Service Provider Pavilion.

South Building

Join Us Next Year March 17-19, 2024

The Inspired Home Show—Where the Industry Connects Around Innovation and Inspiration

2023 Exhibitors

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Expos

The Inspired Home Show features thousands of product categories across the entire home + housewares industry. We’ve made it easy to navigate by segmenting the Show into five Expos grouped by product type and each featuring unique on-floor attractions.

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