Hasta La Ideas

Wrapping up our whirlwind, three-day tour of the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show, we loved seeing less packaging and more stackable, squashable and sustainable goods. A brief history of the AMAC plastic box reminded us of the beauty in this ubiquitous object. We talked to an Iron Chef, fell back in love with ceramics, discovered non-magnetic “magnets”, and found more and more reasons to drink water from the tap.

+ Welcome to the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show
+ alex Bottle’s Mix and Match System for Easy Cleaning
+ AMAC’s Plastic Box, beloved by Warhol, collected by MoMA
+ Born in Sweden and the Gravity-fed Watering Can
+ Bodum Brings Back the Cone-Shaped Grill
+ Casabella x Keith Haring
+ Cat Cora, Iron Chef and mom, for Starfrit
+ Chicago Metallic’s Winged Cookie Sheet
+ Fusionbrands CitrusPods
+ iSi’s Twist ‘n’ Sparkle
+ Jasper and Black’s Non-Magnetic “Magnets”
+ Joseph Joseph Pie Chart Timer
+ Kikkerland Loves Designers
+ Kor Water now in Stainless Steel or with a push-button cap!
+ Italy’s LegnoArt, Wood Housewares
+ Loveramics, Design-Focused Ceramics
+ Museum of Robots, inspired by Sci-Fi
+ Pacific Cornetta’s Cardboard Booth
+ Replenish, Cleaning from Concentrate
+ Slice’s U-Shaped Box Cutter
+ Student Design Competition Winners
+ Zebag, portable wine case!
+ Oddities like the Towelagator, Urine Off and Really Useful Box!

See our complete coverage archived here!

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Morgan O’Hara introduces us to the latest Casabella project: a partnership with the Keith Haring Foundation to feature the art of the late graffiti artist on their products.

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The Home and Housewares Show represents many international vendors and manufacturers. Among them is LegnoArt, a home goods company from Italy that specializes in wood.

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We caught up with Jason Foster of Replenish, a new packaging system that delivers cleaning product to the consumers as a highly concentrated solution, reducing both packaging and shipping inefficiencies. The system comprises two parts: a reusable bottle and a concentrate pod. Were looking forward to the day that the concentrate pod will be refillable at one’s local grocery.

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Chris Hotell, Founder of Alex Bottle, and Treasure Hinds and Greg Janky of Anvil Studios, his designers, introduce the company’s take on the stainless steel water battle. The smart design unscrews in the middle for easy cleaning and storage. Bonus: Mix and match components to create different color combinations and sizes.

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