Spotlight your latest product designs! Receive recognition for hot new design trends in Clean + Contain! Get coverage in the press!
Teams of young designers will be roaming the aisles of the Clean + Contain Expo on Sunday, March 6 seeking examples of outstanding designs. These Design Finders, the next generation of designers accompanied by designers experienced in our industry, will be on the lookout for products to recognize as Design Defined Honorees 2011 at the Show. They will apply standard design criteria to highlight noteworthy functional or aesthetic elements and consumer market appeal.
- Innovation: How is the design new and unique?
- Aesthetics: How does the appearance enhance the product?
- User: How does the design solution benefit the user?
- Environment: How is the product ecologically responsible?
- Impact: How did or might the product impact the market and the company’s business?
Photo panels of last year’s Design Defined Honorees will be shown in a display in the Grand Concourse Lobby. 2011 Design Defined Honorees will be announced on Monday, March 7 with a slide show shown at the display. This slide show will run continuously until the close of the Show. Exhibitors whose products are selected will be given a Design Defined Honoree sign to display in their booths.
Make sure the Design Finders visit your booth!
To make sure the Design Finders visit your booth please contact vmatranga@housewares.org by February 21 to make an appointment for Sunday, March 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please provide the name of your staff person the Design Finders should ask for, your booth number, and your preference for an AM or PM visit.
The Design Finders, wearing a silver Show Staff badge, will introduce themselves to your staff. They will ask you for background information on your product and will request permission to photograph their favorite products to show their other team members later during the selection process. If you have digital images of your products you can email to us in advance of the Show, or if you have a CD of product images you can offer at the time of the visit, your products will really look great in the slide show that will be shown on IHA's website until the 2012 Show.
Define Design with your products!
Read the Press Release on the 2010 Design Defined
