In our year-and-a-half of quarantine and isolation so far, we 've had plenty of time to think about the people we have been separated from, and the traditions we once shared with them. To say that we now long for these touchpoints is an understatement. Whether 2021 is the year we return to … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Invasion!
A recent influx of new dinosaur films and apps has triggered an increase in the number of dinosaur shapes and motifs emerging for home interiors over the past few months. They have appeared in new products at both domestic and international trade fairs, like NY NOW, Maison & Objet, International … [Read more...]
Housewares With Style
For years, there has been a perception that Housewares products were relegated to last-place status in the world of trend. While this may have been true a decade or so ago, it is far from so now. I thought about this when I was in London last week and saw the fabulous egg separator from Typhoon … [Read more...]
A Basic Made Fabulous
I may never have publicly said that I love housewares products. I do. They give me a special lift , particularly when I see how the application of a new color or unique form can make something ordinary look great, or when a clever design quietly remakes how we approach basic functionality. At … [Read more...]
Lovely Candy
Our son, Alex, is allergic to gluten and dairy so, in solidarity with him, my husband and I do not eat these things either (our daughter Biz does not live at home, so she eats as she pleases). But for a number of reasons, I am also not eating sugar right now. That’s probably why the candy … [Read more...]
Going Home for the International Housewares Show
Steve and I lived in Chicago right after we were married. He had received a job offer he couldn’t refuse from Pioneer Electronics. I had worked for Target for 8 years and was ready for the next step (it turned out to be with Rubbermaid, where a National Accounts position in the home office … [Read more...]
International Housewares Show
Walking the aisles of the International Housewares Show this week, I had to ask myself if there is really any excuse for offering poorly designed household product at retail any more. The design bar started to rise in the 1990’s and this show confirmed that it certainly hasn’t stopped since. … [Read more...]