IHA Global Innovations Award Finalists Named

The 65 finalists in the IHA Global Innovations Awards (gia) for product design have been announced by the International Housewares Association. Global honorees in each of 13 categories will be announced during the invitation-only gia dinner March 5 during The Inspired Home Show 2022, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market, at Chicago’s McCormick Place Complex.

Entries were judged by a panel of industry experts and news media. The finalists and global honorees will be on display in a new exhibit in the Hall of Global Product Design in the Grand Concourse Lobby of the North Building as well as in the New Product Showcases located in the Buyers Club in each Show building. The Inspired Home Show opens at 10 a.m. on March 5 and runs through 5:30 p.m. March 7.

The gia product design finalists are:

Bath & Personal Care: Bug Bite Thing, Bug Bite Thing; F&H of Scandinavia A/S, UME Bath series; madesmart, Drying Stone Toothbrush Tray; Travelon, SOMNiWRAP Travel Pillow; Zoku, LLC;Travel Hand Wipes

Cleaning: Evriholder Products, LLC; Joie Chameleon Drain Cleaner; Evriholder Products, LLC, Sophisti-clean Compact Dish Rack and Silicone Mat Set; Proud Grill Company; Q-Swiper Steam Clean Grill Cleaner; Sanimaid ApS, #Stain Remover; ZoomBroom, ZoomBroom Tornado

Cook & Bakeware: Grand Fusion Housewares, Inc., Leakproof Silicone Non-Stick Baking Mat; IRIS USA, Inc., 6-Piece Cookware Sets with Cool-Touch Removable Handle and Tempered Glass Lids, MEGASTONE Non-Stick Coating; Le Creuset Of America Inc., Signature Bread Oven; SRT I.K. International, Special Roasting Tray; THE COOKWARE COMPANY (USA), LLC, Greenpan Reserve 10 pc set

Home Décor & Gifts: Hangman Products, Inc., No Stud Floating Shelves With Dye Sublimation Finishes; Picnic Time Family of Brands, Parisian Picnic Basket; Wabash Valley Farms, 12 Days of Christmas Popcorn Seasoning Advent Calendar; Wine Grasp Company, wineGrasp Single; WOLF, Palermo Double Watch Roll w/ Jewelry Pouch

Home Organization & Storage: Bous, KING JIM “TEPRA Lite Compact, Palm-sized Label Printer; Brabantia USA, Mindset Toilet Butler; Inspired Product Development Group, Cabinet Caddy SNAP!; JJAAMM, llc, Heavy-Duty Wrap-It Storage Straps; YouCopia, FridgeView Rolling Egg Holder

Household & Home Electrics: IRIS USA, Inc., WOOZOO Ultrasonic Top-Fill Cool Mist Humidifier, NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. Venture Lab, Sumikaze Pure Air; simplehuman, cleanstation; THE FOUNDATION, Steamery Cirrus No. 3; Viatek Consumer Products Group, Int’l., Q-Beam Clamp Lamp

Kitchen Electrics: Chefman, PowerCrisp Microwave; Gourmia, FoodStation Smokeless Indoor Grill & Air Fryer with Smoke Extracting Technology, 5 One-Touch Cooking Functions and Extra-Large Nonstick Cooking Surface; Innospec, Hot Bento; Jura Inc., JURA Z10; Revolution Cooking, LLC, Revolution InstaGLO R270 Toaster

Kitchen Hand Tools & Cutlery: DANDY, ScooperDuper Folding Food Scraper by DANDY; Dreamfarm, Brizzle – scoop drizzle basting brush; Gourmet Kitchen Works LLC, GEFU Spice Tower; Microplane, Extra Coarse Mixing Bowl Grater; That Inventions, ScoopTHAT Radii

Kitchenware: Dreamfarm, Spina – spin and strain colander; Georg Jensen, Bernadotte French Press; simplehuman, compost caddy; VACCARO, Cutting Board Set; Zip Top, Reusable Silicone Snack Containers

Personal Care Electrics: BeiAng Air Tech Ltd., AirCap; Better Living Products Int’l., Inc., FOAMA Touchless Soap Dispenser; Crane USA, Inc., Crane 4 in 1 humidifier; Hidrate Spark, HidrateSpark PRO; Viatek Consumer Products Group, Int’l., Body Dryer

Smart Home Products: Aeris Health Inc., Aeris by iRobot aair 3-in-1 Pro; CookingPal Ltd., Multo; Mastrad, Inc., meat°it 3; Olimpia Splendid USA, Dolceclima Fresco 15 AC WI-FI; PantryChic, a division of Nik of Time, Inc., PantryChic Smart Storage System Starter Kit

Sustainable Products: ( r e )x, 100% Recycled Ocean and Ocean Bound Plastic Hangers; Bee’s Wrap, Reusable Produce Bags – Large 2 Pack; Brabantia USA, StepUp Pedal Bin; Georg Jensen, Sky Drinking Bottle; Zoku, LLC, Zoku Pocket Utensils

Tabletop: Drink Tanks, Travel Keg; Freshlink Product Development, LLC dba PREPARA, Honey Pourer; Gourmet Kitchen Works LLC, Olipac FILARE; Picnic Time Family of Brands, Cava Wine Tasting Kit; Reduce, Saltini Tumbler

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