Gift brand Mud Pie has released a Hanukkah collection for the fall/holiday 2024 season, which includes home decor, serveware and kids’ gift items. The home collection features Hanukkah icons like menorahs, dreidels and Stars of David. Items include latke platters, sauce tidbit bowls, boards, tea towels, mugs, wine glasses, a light-up sitter, a felt menorah door hanger and mini pillows. The children’s styles include a shape-sorter menorah train and two ceramic DIY menorahs which come with a set of markers for children to create their own menorahs. “We’ve received requests over the last several ..read more

AeroPress announced its latest collection of coffee makers, AeroPress Clear Colors. The new collection features five new colorways for the company’s patented 3-in-1 coffee maker. The AeroPress Clear Colors collection includes Clear Purple, Clear Blue, Clear Red, Clear Green and Clear Black. The new colors debuted less than a year after the launch of AeroPress Clear and just a few months after the release of the limited-edition AeroPress Clear Pink. “This is the first time AeroPress has released a full lineup of colors, giving coffee lovers the ability to add a little style to their kitchen o ..read more

The International Housewares Association’s Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Product Design honor exhibitors’ latest creations and cutting-edge innovations with award recognition, distinguishing five finalists in 14 categories. The Global Honorees & Finalists are chosen in the following categories: Bath + Personal Care Cleaning Cook + Bakeware Home Decor + Gifts Household + Home Electronics Home Organization + Storage Kitchen Electrics Kitchen Hand Tools + Cutlery Kitchenware Luggage, Travel Goods + Accessories Pet Products Smart Home Products Sustainable Products Tabletop View ..read more

The International Housewares Association’s Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Product Design honor exhibitors’ latest creations and cutting-edge innovations with award recognition, distinguishing five finalists in 14 categories. The Global Honorees & Finalists are chosen in the following categories: Bath + Personal Care Cleaning Cook + Bakeware Home Decor + Gifts Household + Home Electronics Home Organization + Storage Kitchen Electrics Kitchen Hand Tools + Cutlery Kitchenware Luggage, Travel Goods + Accessories Pet Products Smart Home Products Sustainable Products Tabletop View ..read more

Zafferano America, a manufacturer of cordless lighting, handmade tableware and colored glassware, has promoted Chris Collins to executive vice president of sales and Neil Fleisher to vice president of sales for the company’s lighting division. Collins joined Zafferano America in the fall of 2022 to launch the company’s tableware division as the division’s vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to joining Zafferano America, Collins served as president of tabletop company Arte Italica and, before that, as vice president and general manager of 7W New York, a former tabletop and giftware s ..read more

Understanding how emerging lifestyle trends can direct the tabletop market is key to getting ahead of change and maximizing opportunity in the sector, tabletop experts said during a presentation at the recent Inspired Home Show as part of the show’s Inspiration Theater education program. The panel included Laurie Burns of Burns Consulting and executive director of the Gift and Home Trade Association; Paul Yeomans, publisher of UK-based trade publication Tableware International; and Martha Nading, owner of specialty retailer The Extra Ingredient in Greensboro, NC. On the manufacturing end, Ye ..read more

The Lacey Act might not be well known among U.S. marketers and sellers of imported wood and plant-based home and housewares products, but its impact on the industry is significant. Ashley Amidon of the International Wood Products Association and Craig Brightup, government affairs representative for International Housewares Association, provided insight into the Lacey Act as it affects the housewares industry during the recent Inspired Home Show in a presentation as part of the show’s Inspiration Theater education program. Brightup said that after looking into the Lacey Act, many housewares c ..read more

Rosendahl Design Group, a Danish designer and marketer of tableware and giftware, announced it received B Corp certification for social and environmental performance. Rosendahl Design Group markets several Danish brands, including Rosendahl, Bjørn Wiinblad, Kähler, Kay Bojesen, Holmegaard, Arne Jacobsen Clocks, Lyngby Porcelæn (pictured above) and Juna. B Corp certification is issued by B Lab, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable and responsible business practices. The certification is an independent confirmation of a company’s ability to meet B Lab’s high standards of respons ..read more

Lifestyles are diverse today, but The Inspired Home Show has something that can support living at home with all the variations and preferences evident among consumers. Indeed, over a generation from the Great Recession through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the macroeconomic turmoil of the past couple of years, housewares have become a foundation of consumer lifestyles as they have become more closely aligned with the home for work and play. Many of the trends that emerged from the pandemic continue to has a significant impact on the housewares industry, and that has been recognized, whether ..read more

Prodyne returned to The Inspired Home Show to showcase a blend of innovative new and cherished classic products, the company noted. Iced Serving Trays Among the new products, the versatile dual-function serving tray can support and chill. A top tray for food sits on a bottom ice tray. The ice tray separates for easy disposal of melt water. Handy for indoor or outdoor entertaining, Prodyne stated, it is BPA-free. Dimensions are 17 inches long by 12.5 inches wide. The company has both Charcuterie On Ice and Deviled Eggs on Ice versions. Charcuterie On Ice, Deviled Eggs On Ice Duo Dips on ..read more