The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show

March 2–4, 2025 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show
March 2—4 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

Exhibitor Marketing Kit

Product Display Opportunities

Increase Product Visibility

Submit your products for our display opportuNities

Increase your product visibility to buyers and news media by participating in our visual product displays at the Show. Some options are free and some have a fee to participate. Sign up today to optimize your brand exposure to Show attendees!

New Product Showcase/gia Awards

Join the Definitive Collection of New Products at the Show

If you have a product that has never been seen at The Inspired Home Show, you may qualify for a spot in the New Product Showcase, conveniently located in the Buyers' Clubs.

Benefits

  • Products submitted by the January 20 deadline are automatically entered into the gia Awards program.
  • Products are featured according to category within the appropriate show hall.
  • Buyers are able to scan products in each of the showcases.
  • Post-Show, you will receive a list of Buyers who scanned your product, including their email address and buyers will receive a list of the products they scanned.

Criteria

All products submitted for the New Product Showcase must be new to The Inspired Home Show. Product is not required to be in-market. Prototypes are acceptable.

Entry Cost

Members: $325/product entry
Non-Members: $425/product entry

For more information, contact Connie Chantos

Pantone ColorWatch Display

An Opportunity for Free Exposure at The Inspired Home Show!

Deadline: January 29

New colors and designs excite and inspire home and housewares consumers. Appeal to (or engage) buyers at the Show by illustrating how your products match to the newest home color trends. IHA and PANTONE, Inc. will present PANTONE ColorWatch on Level 2.5 of the Grand Concourse in the South Building at The Inspired Home Show. Individual display cases will highlight home and housewares products in the top trend themes featured in PANTONE’s upcoming 2026 color trend forecast.

To Participate

To participate in the PANTONE ColorWatch Display at The Inspired Home Show, please click SUBMIT to complete the required form to receive the confidential 2026 color palette.

    Pantone's Color of the Year is Mocha Mousse 17-2330.

    Submit Your Product Now

    For any questions, please contact Lori Szudarek at 847-692-0116.

    Please check back for these details as a display case will feature the Color of the Year. In the meantime, submit your products that fit into the other seven 2026 palettes.

    • Select the housewares products that you believe match the PANTONE colors described in any of the forecasted palettes.
    • Complete the submission form below and upload high resolution photos (300 dpi). Working with IHA, representatives from PANTONE will select the products. After submissions are reviewed, you will be contacted with product sample requests if selected.

    Submissions will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

    If Your Product is Selected

    We will ask you to ship your product samples to the address below. All requested PANTONE ColorWatch products must be received by February 21. After the Show, participating companies who want their products must claim their products at the display on March 4 by 7:30 PM. Products not claimed by this time will be donated to charity.

    Ship requested products to:
    Lori Szudarek
    PANTONE ColorWatch
    International Housewares Association
    6400 Shafer Court, Suite #650
    Rosemont, IL 60018

    There is no cost for participating in this display. Let the Show spotlight your product in our industry’s color story! To direct buyers to your booth and encourage buyers to visit PANTONE ColorWatch, products will be displayed with small signs indicating company name and booth number. Exhibitors will receive a booth sign indicating “As Seen In PANTONE ColorWatch”.

    For any questions, please contact Lori Szudarek at +1 847-692-0116.

    News Center

    Feature Your Products in the News Center Product Room!

    Deadline: February 12

    Show your new products to the news media before they hit the Show floor. The Show’s News Center is the headquarters for consumer and trade media, bloggers and social media influencers. It includes a Product Room where Show staff take media to see new products before they walk the Show. Submit your new product for consideration to be included in the Product Room. There is no charge to display your product.

    Submissions are reviewed by the PR Team and you will be contacted if your product is selected for display

    Learn More About Connect 365!

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    Exhibitors — Get Started!

    IHA’s Connect 365 platform is now open to exhibitors to begin populating data. This instructional video will walk you through every step of the process – from managing your company-level information to creating brands, adding products and uploading digital assets.