2011 March 6 – 8 | International Home + Housewares Show
Attended the International Home + Housewares Show - McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois While looking at all the wonderful products at the show I was taking special note of color, finish, shape, materials, ...
Creating Competitive Advantage
With the mid point of 2010 approaching it's time for my semi-annual clean and reorganization of my inspirational swipe files. I keep thousands of swipes that I've collected from magazines I've ...
2010 April 16 | K•BIS
Attended the K•BIS Kitchen & Bath Industry show at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. At this show I saw the latest products to be released in the marketplace and is the primary gathering ...
Anticipating Spring
It seems like a simple point to make, but anticipating what your customer is looking for is key to keeping a retail store exciting and relevant and designing and manufacturing brands ...
2010 14 March | International Home + Housewares Show
Attended the International Home + Housewares Show McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. This show offered me the opportunity to see first-hand consumer lifestyle and housewares product trends for all areas of the home, ...
Inspirational Books – 2010
You can learn a lot about a person by what they read. As a child it was a special treat when I was able to go to the library ...
2009 September 6 | Maison & Objet
Attended the Maison & Objet 2009, Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France. Truly a crossroads for solutions for the home and housewares. Looking forward to the next show - Maison ...