Increase Product Visibility
Submit your products for our display opportuNities
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 will be announced in early December.
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