RAGON HOUSE COL L ECT ION
Housewares Show
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in Jasper, IN, says her customers like functional indoor décor. One example: iron wall baskets. “We use it for magazines—it’s an envelope type look, real functional and usable,” Buschkoetter says. At CKK Home Décor , a Fr i sco, TX-based
manufacturer, collections include hand-painted barware and frames, pillar candles and journals that are part of the Top Shelf line. Among the artisan pieces are best-selling décor candles, says Alexandria Whitson, marketing and trade show coordinator.
In the kitchen Cooking and baking are other areas where functionality and design come together for houseware products. Mark Preston, marketing associate with Kenmore, N.Y.-based manufacturer Wild Eye Designs, says the “honeycomb” pattern and burnt-orange color are hot right now. One of the company’s products with this “modern retro” look that remains a top seller is the Brie Baker. “It’s a beautiful ceramic dish that you put in the oven with Brie cheese and it yields a wonderful soft-melted cheese dip,” Preston says of the item that comes with a spreader and recipe booklet in colorful packaging. Other strong sellers in this trendy collection are Wild Eye Design’s salad servers, cake server, cheese board set, and appetizer spreaders, spoons and forks. Whitson, of CKK Home Décor, encourages collection
displays. Top Shelf products, she says, are offered “in trend-right collections that truly build the retail story behind the assortments.”
An expected sold-out International Home + Housewares Show is slated for March 15-18, 2014. “We are very pleased with the response from exhibitors,” says Phil Brandl, president and CEO of the International Housewares Association, host of the annual event. “We are also encouraged by the return of several familiar companies who are exhibiting after a brief absence.”
More than 2,100 exhibitors from around the world, including 400 new companies exhibiting for the fi rst time, are expected. A sampling of exhibitors includes: ■ Dine + Design Expo: CamelBak Products, Christy Designs, Couleur Nature/Mas D’Ousvan, Creative Co-Op, FunkyChunky, Gaiam (Allsop, Inc), Portmeirion Potteries and Pujols Kitchen. ■ Discover Design: Ary Trays AB, David Rasmussen Design, Ekobo Ecology & Design, Finell, and Waechtersbach USA. ■ Wired + Well Expo: Caso Germany, Hypercel Corp., iDevices LLC and Jerdon Style. ■ Clean, Contain + Sustain Expo: ALIFE, L.C. Industries, Protect Plus Industries, Really Useful Products Ltd. and WorldWise, Inc.
To view the entire show lineup, buyers may visit
housewares.org and search Housewares Connect 365 to download a complete list of 2014 exhibitors as well as to view fl oor plans, product catalogs, new product photos and videos and complete company contact information for each exhibitor.
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