THE INSPIRED HOME SHOW 2025: REVIEW
April/May 2025
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The Inspired Home Show 2025: Review
The 125th edition of The Inspired Home Show showcased the very best from housewares to small electricals from around the globe. Will McGill reports on the highlights from the show.
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he Inspired Home Show 2025, which ran from 2-4 March, celebrated its 125th edition of the show and invited retailers, suppliers and international industry leaders to share their latest ideas and home inspiration at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Attendees who made the trip to ‘The Windy City’, experienced a diverse
array of products, with 115 countries represented. Homeware and SDA’s poised for growth
At The Inspired Home Show 2025, Joe Derochowski, Circana’s Home Industry Advisor, delivered an optimistic message to attendees, forecasting steady growth for the housewares industry through 2030. “There’s no place like home,” said Joe Derochowski, Circana’s home
industry advisor, highlighting that the demand for home products would continue to rise both in units and dollars. Mr Derochowski’s session, “Thinking Outside the Box: Growth Opportunities for the Housewares Industry,” highlighted several trends driving growth, such as the replacement of items purchased during the pandemic, more people eating and purchases.
He also noted that “consumers are prioritising needs over discretionary
based purchasing cycle.” Mr Derochowski also addressed the accelerating role of AI, advising
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suppliers to use it as a tool to solve consumer pain points rather than merely experiences in ways similar to the internet in the 1990s.
2026 colour trends
Colour expert Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman revealed why “Welcome Home” was chosen as the theme for the Pantone View Home + Interiors 2026 forecast. Ms Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Colour Institute, human needs,” she said. “A welcoming home provides the roof over our Ms Eiseman explained that the 2026 colour trends are deeply rooted in the past, with a mix of different eras. “When people are uncertain about the future, they invariably look to the past,” she quoted Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director of The New York Times. The palettes for 2026 are also she described as an “evocative, soft brown that transports our senses into thoughts of pleasure and deliciousness.” design principles, embracing neutral tones with unexpected warmth. The Ancestral palette draws inspiration from human heritage, featuring earthy, raw colours reminiscent of early dwellings. The Modern West palette merges
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