Home and housewares companies note it’s more important than ever to meet face-to-face
ROSEMONT, IL (October 9, 2025) – Key brands will exhibit at The Inspired Home Show® when it returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place March 10-12, 2026, underscoring the Show’s value as the premier marketplace for the home and housewares industry. This will mark the 126th Show, which is organized annually by the International Housewares Association (IHA).
Of the more than 2,000 brands that will be represented at the 2026 Show, a small sample includes:
| AeroPress | IMUSA, USA |
| Anchor Hocking – Corelle/CorningWare | iSi North America |
| Armaly Brands – Brillo | JURA |
| BIA Cordon Bleu | Kikkerland Design |
| Brabantia | KitchenSupply – Escali, Joyce Chen, Maverick |
| Brio | Kittrich – Con-Tact Brand |
| Brod & Taylor | Kuhn Rikon |
| Cangshan Cutlery | Lenox |
| CE North America | Lifetime Brands – chef’n/Farberware/KitchenAid/S’well |
| Clipper Corporation – Viking | Lodge Cast Iron |
| Core Home | Made In Cookware |
| CUCKOO | Nordic Ware |
| Cuisine::pro – The Custom Chef | Oggi |
| Danica | Opinel |
| Design Ideas | Peugeot |
| Dreamfarm | Picnic Time |
| Frieling USA | Prepara |
| Gibson Homewares – Martha Stewart/Sur la Table/Calphalon | R Squared/Zrike Brands |
| Gleener | Riedel Crystal |
| Godinger | Salton |
| Gourmia | Scrub Daddy |
| Handi-Foil | Select Brands – Toastmaster |
| Hestan Culinary | Seville Classics |
| StoreBound – Dash | Umbra |
| Tag | USA Pan |
| Telebrands | Widgeteer |
| Totally Bamboo | Whitmor |
| Tramontina USA | Willert Home Products |
| TRINITY International Industries | YouCopia |
| HORL |
“The strong commitment from exhibitors demonstrates the resilience of our industry and the value of gathering in person,” said IHA President & CEO Derek Miller. “The Inspired Home Show is a critical platform for discovering innovation, building partnerships and advancing home and housewares companies.”
The 2026 Show will include five expos: Clean + Contain, Dine + Décor, International Sourcing, Travel Gear + Luggage, and Wired + Well. It will also feature attractions including the Debut incubator, Global Design Points pavilions, the Pantone ColorWatch display, robust education lineups on the Keynote and Inspiration Theater stages, and unmatched networking opportunities throughout the Show’s three days.
New to the Show in 2026 will be the SPLiCE Licensing Hub – a destination produced in partnership with the Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence – that will connect retailers and product suppliers with brands interested in licensing deals. In addition, both the Pet Products Pavilion and the Candle Pavilion, which made their debuts at the 2025 Show, will return.
At its fall Board of Directors meeting, IHA’s leadership expressed the importance of coming to market and standing together to support the industry at a time when maintaining visibility and fostering relationships is more critical than ever.
“Especially at times like these, showing up matters,” said IHA Board Chairman and Lodge Cast Iron President & CEO Mike Otterman. “The Inspired Home Show 2026 will not only allow exhibitors to show retailers their resilience, but it will also be a critical venue for showing them firsthand new and viable products and winning sales in a highly competitive market.”
Through careful management, IHA has rebuilt its reserve funds to surpass pre-pandemic levels, allowing the organization to adjust and help members dealing with uncertainty caused by tariffs. This strong financial position enables IHA to create initiatives that serve the industry, such as its Tariff Relief Program, which provides a $4/square foot discount on space rates and flexible payment plans for members.
Beginning in 2026, The Inspired Home Show will adopt a new Tuesday – Thursday schedule. Following extensive feedback, IHA determined that the shift to midweek best aligns the Show with the industry’s evolving needs and expectations.
Registration for both exhibitors and attendees is currently open. For more information, visit TheInspiredHomeShow.com.
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) is the 87-year-old voice of the home and housewares industry, dedicated to bringing buyers and sellers together. IHA hosts the world’s premier exposition of products for the home, The Inspired Home Show, in Chicago every March. Each year, the Show brings together more than 2,000 unique brands and 300,000 products with both global and domestic buyers; U.S.-based attendees alone represent more than 100,000 retail locations and over $64 billion in buying power. The not-for-profit, full-service Association also offers member companies a wide range of services including industry and government advocacy; export assistance; trend reports; executive management peer groups; group buying discounts; and an independent news and information platform, HomePageNews.com.
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