A high-performance food processor, a robotic vacuum cleaner and a vegetable spiralizer took “Best of the Best” honors at the 2017 Housewares Design Awards gala and ceremony.
The Housewares Design Awards— the premier awards program focused on housewares design innovation— was founded in 2003 by HomeWorld Business to honor the unyielding effort within the industry to create new ways to improve everyday living.
Much has changed in the industry since the first awards ceremony in January 2004 at New York's Gotham Hall. One constant, however, is the central role design innovation plays in the creation of value-added differentiation as a catalyst for growth in housewares.
The annual Housewares Design Awards ceremony moved in 2005 to the Marriott Marquis overlooking New York City's Times Square, which provided a bustling backdrop to the crowing of the industry's most exciting designs.
The 12th Housewares Design Awards ceremony is set for January 24, 2017, during the Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market at the World Market Center Las Vegas. This marks the first western U.S. location for the awards gala.
Since its inception, the Housewares Design Awards has nominated more than 700 finalists and crowned more than 140 winners. That the industry has entered thousands of entries is a testament to its inventive spirit.
The independent judging panel for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards will select five finalists and Best in Category winners in 12 core categories encompassing the full scope of the housewares industry, plus a new 13th award recognizing an individual or agency for exceptional product design.
From the Best in Category winners, the judges will select Best of the Best Gold, Silver and Bronze winners representing the pinnacle of design innovation.
Mark of Excellence
Housewares Design Award winners get much more than a trophy. They earn a prestigious honor that proclaims to retailers and consumers alike that a product is independently recognized for exceptional performance, utility and style.
The Housewares Design Award logo is a mark of excellence featured prominently on the packaging of products at leading retailers across the country.
Retailers need new products to drive growth. Housewares Design Awards winners and finalists appeal to retailers while generating high-profile consumer media exposure that propels sales.
The Housewares Design Awards program inspires a culture of innovation that spreads from manufacturers to retailers to consumers.
Value-Added Networking
The annual Housewares Design Awards gala is a perfect chance to network with industry peers and media representatives who share a passion for innovative new products.
Finalists for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards will be showcased in a special product exhibit held in connection with the annual awards gala, set for set for January 24, 2017, during the Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market at the World Market Center Las Vegas.
Leading housewares industry executives, prominent housewares designers and media will be on hand to help celebrate the best housewares designs of the year.
Don't miss this chance to be among the housewares design stars in Las Vegas on January 24.
A high-performance food processor, a robotic vacuum cleaner and a vegetable spiralizer took “Best of the Best” honors at the 2017 Housewares Design Awards gala and ceremony.
The “Best of the Best” honorees were among the 12 “Best in Category” award winners presented during the awards ceremony during the Winter Las Vegas Market at World Market Center Las Vegas.
The Best of the Best Gold award went to the Electrolux Masterpiece Food Processor, a 17-cup food prep appliance featuring PowerTilt technology and a 1,200-watt TurboBoost induction motor.
The iRobot Roomba 960 vacuum cleaner won the “Best of the Best” Silver award. The vacuum uses localization and mapping technology to build a map of its environment as it cleans while keeping track of its location until it has finished.
The “Best of the Best” Bronze award went to the Oxo Good Grips Hand-Held Spiralizer, designed to make spirals with a square cross section for vegetable noodles that are uniform, curly and approximate the texture of spaghetti.
The ceremony also featured a presentation of the first annual Housewares Design Awards Design Influencer of the Year to West Elm Local, accepted by Mo Mullen, director of business development for West Elm Local.
The 2017 Housewares Design Awards were presented by HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® and hosted for the first time by Las Vegas Market with sponsorship by Whitford Corporation.
Products judged were introduced to the United States market between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. No prototypes were allowed. Visit housewaresdesignawards.com for more details.
The 2017 Best in Category winners:
Cookware & Bakeware
Trudeau Corporation, Trudeau Round Cake Pan
Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliances
Jura Inc., Jura Z6
Countertop Food Prep Appliances
Electrolux, Electrolux Masterpiece Food Processor (Best of the Best Gold)
Countertop Kitchenware
Nambé, Forte Salt & Pepper Shakers
Cutlery & Cutting Tools
Wüsthof, Classic 7-inch Ultimate Everyday Knife
Floor Care & Cleaning Appliances
iRobot, Roomba 960, (Best of the Best Silver)
Gadgets & Kitchen Tools
Oxo, Oxo Good Grips Hand-Held Spiralizer, (Best of the Best Bronze)
Home & Outdoor Décor
Alessi, Ora in/Ora out clocks
Home Environment Appliances
Swizz Style, Stadler Form Eva Ultrasonic Humidifier
Home Organization, Laundry Care & Non-Electric Cleaning
Casabella Holdings L.L.C., Spin 'n Dry Mop
Personal, Health & Garment Care
EpiladyUSA, Inc., Epilady Drop Wet/Dry Rechargeable Epilator
The finalists are in for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards.
Five product finalists in each of 12 core awards categories were selected from nearly 300 entries representing Cookware & Bakeware; Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliances; Countertop Food Prep Appliances; Countertop Kitchenware; Cutlery & Cutting Tools; Floor Care & Cleaning Appliances; Gadgets & Kitchen Tools; Home Environment Appliances; Home Organization, Laundry Care & Non-Electric Cleaning; Home & Outdoor Décor; Personal, Health & Garment Care; and Tableware, Serveware & Beverageware.
“Best in Category” winners for each of the 12 awards categories will be announced during a special Housewares Design Awards presentation ceremony, January 24, 2017, 4-6 p.m., during the Winter Las Vegas Market at World Market Center Las Vegas. A trio of “Best of the Best” winners— Gold, Silver and Bronze awards— will be selected from the 12 “Best in Category” honorees.
The 2017 Housewares Design Awards are presented by HomeWorld Business, hosted by Las Vegas Market and sponsored by Whitford Corporation. Each of the finalist designs will be on display during the 2017 Winter Las Vegas Market on C11 (the 11th floor of showroom building C).
The awards ceremony also will also feature the presentation of the inaugural “Design Influencer of the Year” award to Mo Mullen, director of business development for West Elm Local.
An independent panel of design and merchandising experts convened in mid-November to judge the entries and select finalists, “Best in Category and “Best of the Best” winners. Members of the selection committee assembled were excused from judging submissions for which they may have had any affiliation.
Housewares Design Awards finalists were chosen based on design believed to differentiate a product with unique appearance and/or function. The judges considered appropriate aesthetics, innovative materials and technology, user benefits (i.e., performance, comfort, ease of use, safety) and marketability. Products judged had to have been made available to consumers for the first time between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016. No prototypes were accepted.
Details on the 2017 Housewares Design Awards are available at www.housewaresdesignawards.com. Tickets for the January 24 awards ceremony— 4 to 6 p.m. in the Las Vegas Market’s WorldView Ballroom on B16— are $50 each available for purchase here.
2017 Housewares Design Awards Finalists*
*listed within category alphabetically by company name
Cookware & Bakeware
All-Clad, d3 Armor Oval Fish Pan
Emile Henry, Fish Steamer
NewMetro Design LLC, AUS-ION 10
Sitram, Sitra Pro 8Liter Pressure Cooker
Trudeau Corporation, Round Cake Pan
Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliances
Bodum, Bistro Double Wall Water Kettle
Chantal Corp., Mia Electric Kettle
Jura Inc., Jura Z6
Spectrum Brands, George Foreman 3-in-1 Grill & Broil
Zojirushi America Corporation, Micom Water Boiler & Warmer
West Elm Local has been named the inaugural “Design Influencer of the Year,” to be presented in conjunction with the 2017 Housewares Design Awards.
Mo Mullen, director of business development for West Elm Local, is set to accept the award during the 2017 Housewares Design Awards ceremony, January 24, during the Las Vegas Market.
The Housewares Design Awards are presented by HomeWorld Business and hosted by Las Vegas Market, with sponsorship by Whitford Corporation.
“We applaud West Elm’s role as a champion of locally inspired, designed and crafted products,” said Peter Giannetti, editor-in-chief of HomeWorld Business. “It’s exciting to see the maker and artisan movements influencing today’s home product design on local, national and international levels. Such independent creativity is an enduring housewares development cornerstone across all retail channels. The Housewares Design Awards program is proud to support the democracy of commercially viable design excellence embodied by Mo Mullen and West Elm Local.”
“Las Vegas Market is pleased and proud to host the 12th Housewares Design Awards and to recognize West Elm Local as the first-ever Design Influencer of the Year,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of gift and home décor, International Market Centers. “West Elm’s groundbreaking Local program— with its 500-plus makers crafting more than 4,500 products carried in 85 West Elm retail locations nationwide— has positively influenced consumer awareness of locally-designed and produced goods, while also forging a new synergy between independent designers and specialty chain retailers. As the leading furniture, home decor and gift destination in the western U.S., Las Vegas Market is committed to supporting pioneering retail initiatives that help to sustain a rich community of artisan vendors.”
Mullen is the architect of the West Elm Local initiative, which partners with local makers and designers from across the country to bring regionally sourced products into West Elm stores. She was instrumental in building the merchandising team for the Local launch in late 2013, and she helped launch West Elm’s first Local Small Business Grant in 2014, a $25,000 grant that helps makers grow their small businesses from the ground up.
“We are tremendously gratified to be recognized with this exciting new award, which recognizes and celebrates our store managers for taking on new roles as shopkeepers and entrepreneurs,” Mullen said. “Through Local, West Elm empowers store managers to find and build relationships with local artisans and makers, establishing a local assortment in West Elm stores and on WestElm.com. Each neighborhood store is not only a place of design and discovery, but also an active, communal hub that celebrates and supports local craft.”
The Housewares Design Awards— the premier awards program focused on housewares design innovation— were founded in 2003 by HomeWorld Business to honor supplier efforts within the industry to create new ways to improve everyday living, and recognize excellence in 12 core housewares categories. Las Vegas Market will host the awards for the first time in 2017, as an extension of its overall growth strategy for gift-oriented housewares, tabletop and specialty food.
The winners of the 2017 Housewares Design Awards will be announced and finalists will be recognized at a gala awards presentation ceremony on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The event, which runs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Las Vegas Market’s WorldView Ballroom on B16, will include recognition of 12 “Best in Category” winners; “Best of the Best” Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards; acceptance address by the Design Influencer of the Year Award recipient; and networking with industry executives, retailers, designers and consumer media. Tickets, which cost $50 each, can be purchased here.
The deadline to apply for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards has been extended to November 4, 2016.
Winners of the Housewares Design Awards will be announced at a special celebration on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Las Vegas Market.
Applications for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards will be accepted through November 4, 2016, in 12 product categories: Cookware & Bakeware; Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliances; Countertop Food Prep Appliances; Countertop Kitchenware; Cutlery & Cutting Tools; Floor Care & Cleaning Appliances; Gadgets & Kitchen Tools; Home Environment Appliances; Home Organization, Laundry Care & Non-Electric Cleaning; Home & Outdoor Décor; Personal, Health & Garment Care; and Tableware, Serveware & Beverageware. Products available to consumers from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, are eligible.
The Housewares Design Awards competition– the premier awards program focused on housewares design innovation – was founded in 2003 by HomeWorld Business to honor supplier efforts within the industry to create new ways to improve everyday living by recognizing excellence in 12 core housewares categories.
The Las Vegas Market will host the Awards for the first time in 2017 as an extension of its overall growth strategy for gift-oriented housewares, tabletop and specialty food. Whitford Corporation, a leading developer and marketer of non-stick housewares coatings, sponsors the 2017 Housewares Design Awards.
A panel of 12 judges (product designers, design educators, gourmet retailers and design editors) will meet in Las Vegas in November to test, review and rate the products based on four criteria: appropriate aesthetics; innovative materials and technology; user benefits (i.e., performance, comfort, ease of use, safety); and marketability.
Las Vegas Market will host an awards presentation ceremony on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, during which winners of the 2017 Housewares Design Awards will be announced and finalists will be recognized. A special display spotlighting the 2017 finalist and award-winning products also will be featured on C11 during the Winter 2017 Market, which runs January 22-27, 2017.
Winners and finalists will be featured by HomeWorld Business and its sister publication, Gourmet Insider.
NEW YORK— Entries are open for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards, presented by HomeWorld Business.
The 12th Housewares Design Awards ceremony is set for January 24, 2017, during the Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market at the World Market Center.
The 2017 Housewares Design Awards will recognize excellence in 12 core housewares categories, plus a new 13th award recognizing an individual or agency for exceptional product design.
“As the industry’s premier competition focused on design achievement, the Housewares Design Awards is proud to have been a catalyst for recognizing and raising awareness of the practical and stylish housewares innovation that fuels this business,” said Peter Giannetti, editor-in-chief of HOMEWORLD BUSINESS®, which created the Housewares Design Awards.
Winners will be announced and finalists will be recognized at the awards ceremony on January 24, 2017.
With Las Vegas Market as its new host partner, the Housewares Design Awards ceremony moves to a western U.S. location after several years in New York City. Las Vegas Market, through its Gift & Home Décor division, also is providing judging, operational and promotional support for the Housewares Design Awards competition.
Las Vegas Market will install a photographic retrospective of past Housewares Design Award-winning products on C11 during the Summer 2016 Las Vegas Market (July 31-August 4). A special display spotlighting the 2017 finalists and award-winning products will be featured on C11 during the Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market (January 22-26).
Products available to consumers from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, are eligible for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards.
The 12 competition categories are:
• Cookware & Bakeware
• Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliances
• Countertop Food Prep Appliances
• Countertop Kitchenware
• Cutlery & Cutting Tools
• Floor Care & Cleaning Appliances
• Gadgets & Kitchen Tools
• Home Environment Appliances
• Home Organization, Laundry Care & Non-Electric Cleaning
• Home & Outdoor Décor
• Personal, Health & Garment Care
• Tableware, Serveware & Beverageware
A new 13th “Designer” category will be added, recognizing an individual or agency for product design excellence. HomeWorld Business and Las Vegas Market jointly will identify and select the recipient of this new Designer Award, and that honoree will be invited to speak at the awards ceremony.
A independent panel of judges consisting of approximately 12 designers, educators, retailers and consumer editors will meet in Las Vegas in November 2016 to test, review and rate the products entered for the 2017 awards. Judging criteria are: appropriate aesthetics; innovative materials and technology; user benefits (i.e., performance, comfort, ease of use, safety); and marketability.
Online entry applications for the 2017 Housewares Design Awards and details on product eligibility, judging criteria and the awards gala are available at housewaresdesignawards.com.
Companies may enter as many finished products in as many of the competition’s 12 awards categories as they choose. The entry fee is $125 per submission. The entry submission deadline is October 24, 2016.
The 2017 finalists will be notified after judging in mid-November. The finalists will be announced on the Housewares Design Awards website, in HomeWorld Business and on homeworldbusiness.com.
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