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2011 International Home + Housewares Show: Complete Guide

By Core Jr - March 10, 2011

in International Home + Housewares Show

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!