Apartment Therapy Tagged: Home and Housewares Show 2008

Bakers, Bowls, and Pie Pans from Fiesta

Yesterday we gave you a quick video snapshot of the rainbow of beautiful colors from Fiesta. We love Fiesta's classic durability and made-in-America history. So we couldn't resist showing you a few mo...

Video: Fiesta Rainbow!

Do you like Fiesta Dinnerware? We stopped by their booth at the Housewares show and were bowled over by the huge array of colors. We have always loved the Fiesta colors and solid, made-in-Americ...

New Pirate Ship Cake Pan and More from Nordicware

OK, we said we were done with the Housewares show coverage, but we still had one more show-centered chunk of photos to show you. The Nordicware booth! Bakers rejoice - we have up-close photos of all t...

International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Chris, Faith, and Janel are all at went to the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago. It's a massive convention and expo that draws all the biggest brands and manufacturers of goods for ho...

Video: Curtis Stone On How to Cut a Mango, Plus Bellinis!
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

All right, many of you may think we saved the best for last. This is a whole mini-episode of reality food TV with Curtis Stone, the Take Home Chef himself. Stone is currently a spokesperson for Br...

Hot Trend: Mini Casseroles, Pots, and Pans
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Cast iron, ceramic, and steel - we saw mini and personal-sized dishes and cookware in all of those materials at the Housewares show. Mini cookware is popular and has been for a long time, of course. B...

Video: Demonstrating the Prepara Herb-Savor
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Prepara is a small company based right in New York City. They make sleek, modern-designed kitchen tools that try to answer old problems in new ways. We had seen one of their signature products, ...

Hot Trend: Recipes and Conversions At Your Fingertips
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

One of the most practical trends we saw at the Housewares show was the growing popularity of cutting boards, shaker jars, and other kitchen tools printed with basic recipes and conversions. We think t...

Video: Alton Brown Rags on Paula Deen
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

It's April Fools and the sun is shining, so here's a bagatelle of a video from the Housewares show. It's just Alton Brown, doing some of his schtick. He followed Paula Deen at the cooking theatr...

Hot Trend: Bamboo Towels and Textiles for the Kitchen
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Bamboo has been used in sheets and other home textiles for a while now, but it's just making its way into the kitchen mainstream. We found these towels, above, in the Green Showcase at the Home and Ho...

Video: iSi Fortune Teller Get-It Finger Guard
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

We've predicted that silicone is on its way out, but we saw more of it than ever at the 2008 Home and Housewares Show. Silicone's heat-resistant properties are still super popular in commercial ...

Coming Soon: 90th Anniversary KitchenAid Stand Mixer
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Back in 1994 KitchenAid released a special edition of their iconic mixer to celebrate their 75th anniversary. Well, they're doing it again for their 90th, and here's what it looks like. They're includ...

Video: How to Clean and Care for Bamboo Cutting Boards

We are attracted to bamboo in the kitchen for many reasons - sustainable wood, beautiful finish, natural anti-bacterial properties. But we are hesitant to use much of it because we haven't been su...

New Color from Le Creuset: Dijon Yellow
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Along with the new, beautiful colors from France we saw at the Housewares show last week, there was this Dijon yellow from Le Creuset. Is it really new, though? Have you seen yellow from Le Creuset be...

Design Friday: The Kitchen Sync
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Laptop, meet the cookbook. We saw the Kitchen Sync design concept several weeks ago, and we were surprised and happy to meet its designer, Noah Balmer, at the Housewares Show. Balmer received an Inter...

Fresh Colors from France: Emile Henry's Figue Clay Pots
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Here's the second French-inspired color we'll remember from this year's Home and Housewares show: deep purple. We weren't immediately drawn to this color that Emile Henry, from the Burgundy town of Ma...

Ingenuity, Resourcefulness, and Functional Design: Changing Perspective on the Home and Housewares Show

As we download photos and edit video of our coverage of the International Home and Housewares Show 2008, we are reflecting on our experience there. We (Chris and I) walked miles of expo floor, scoutin...

Casabella's Biodegradable Kitchen Organizers
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Organic and sustainable ingredients have been a focus in our kitchens for years. Now, at this year's Home and Housewares Show here in Chicago, we're seeing manufacturers launching lines of eco-frien...

Video: The Handpresso in Action
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

The International Home and Housewares Show has been a great opportunity to meet inventors and innovators in person. We were excited to meet the team behind a strange yet fascinating product we fea...

Fresh Colors from France: Staub's Titanium Cocotte
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

The Home and Housewares Show here in Chicago is its own kind of runway. Some colors are in, like orange and vanilla. Others colors, including red and lime green, are showing up less than they did la...

Video: Dr. Weil's Healthy Kitchen Line by Spring
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Kitchen line makes it easier to eat healthy in a small kitchen. Weil's Multi-Function Rice Cooker cooks rice, of course, and other healthy grains. It also works to steam vege...

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