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Business Insider sent our home and kitchen reviews editors to scope out the newest and most exciting housewares products at The Inspired Home Show, where industry stalwarts and up-and-coming innovators showcase their latest ideas. It's a chef's paradise and a home organizer's dream, with no limit to the inspiration of what your home can accomplish.

From the best cookware to air purifiers, there was no shortage of color and beautiful designs, sustainable alternatives, and smart home products spanning cooking, cleaning, smart home, organization, and decor. Here are the trends that dominated the show and some of the products we saw that we can't wait to get our hands on.

Connected cooking

We saw brands across the board using technology and smart capabilities to elevate home cooking. Basic small appliances are being transformed into sous chefs, recipe books, and multicookers. This trend has the potential to make every home chef deliver professional results.

Sustainability and alternative materials

Eco-friendly materials are at the forefront of home and kitchen design. From bamboo to recycled materials like ocean waste and wood fiber scraps, sustainable and repurposed materials are being used to make statements out of basic housewares.

Maximalism and color stories

The Inspired Home Show was an explosion of color. From earth tones and pastels to vibrant collections, you can coordinate your kitchen in monochrome hues, prints, and textures. 

Convenient problem solving

These days, we want our meals prepared and homes cleaned as quickly and easily as possible. In a keynote presentation, Joe Derochowski, Circana industry advisor, said, "Never, ever underestimate how lazy we (as consumers) can be." He identified categories of heat and eat and portability as major trends in housewares.

Space saving profiles

Home and kitchen brands have heard the pleas of consumers running out of space and are delivering compact solutions. When every inch of your countertop or studio apartment is at a premium, look for multifunctional appliances and clever designs.

What we're looking forward to

The Inspired Home Show is also a good launchpad for items that are not quite yet available but will be in the coming months. Here are a few that caught our attention.

Brabantia Refresh and Steam Collection: Foldable Steam Board

As popularity for steaming over ironing rises, Brabantia's forthcoming Refresh and Steam collection includes accessories devoted to garmentcare including a steam clothes hanger, a door steam blanket, a foldable steam board and various clothing racks.




Brabantia

Brabantia has targeted steam cleaning as its next frontier in the laundry room and is launching a whole suite of products and garment racks dedicated to making steaming easier. This new foldable steam board is travel-friendly and takes minimal space hanging in your closet. It provides a safe and stable steaming surface instead of trying to hang garments over the back of a door or on a wall. Estimated to launch Summer 2024. 

Everest Home is a new storage and organization brand launching this spring with heavy-duty and attractive metal cabinets, organizers and more.




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Everest Home: Shoe Bench

Everest Home is a new brand devoted to making storage, specifically utilitarian places like the garage, beautiful and maximized with modular organization ideas. The hallmark of the collection will be its metal storage cabinets, available in three colors. We're most excited about the Shoe Bench, which lifts to reveal ample space for shoes, an additional front-facing tilt-out bin to access the interior while sitting, and a metal grated bottom with a rubber under-tray to allow for drainage and airflow. Launching May 2024.

Lily Alig

Editor, Home and Kitchen




Lily Alig is an editor on the Business Insider Reviews team, covering the home and kitchen verticals. She helps run the kitchen section, working with in-house and freelance writers to build out coverage of small appliances, kitchen tools, and gourmet food.Since joining Business Insider as a fellow in August 2020, Lily spent a year and a half as a full-time reporter before becoming an editor. As a writer, she spoke with independent spice houses and professional chefs, as well as tested products by making 50 waffles in one day and searing 7 steaks in a week. In her role as editor, Lily tracks stories from pitch to publish, maintains the kitchen publishing calendar, and edits every story for copy and content.Lily is an avid home cook and baker, so she knows what consumers are looking for in kitchenware products. After work, you can find her watching sports, reading fantasy novels, and finding new recipes to try.Reach out to Lily at lalig.com. Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here.Learn more about how we test kitchen products.

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Jaclyn Turner

Senior Home Editor




Jaclyn Turner is Senior Home Editor at Business Insider Reviews, where she oversees home content, reviews, and guides spanning mattresses to vacuums, organization to smart homes, and more. However, she has a particularly soft spot for decor and interior decorating. Product recommendations and deal spotting run in her blood, and Jaclyn takes great pride in showcasing the best of what's out there to make finding great products for your home and life a little bit easier. She joined the Business Insider team in October 2023. Jaclyn previously held editorial and e-commerce roles with Homes & Gardens, Real Homes, Livingetc, The Spruce, MyDomaine, and  Apartment Therapy. Jaclyn received a dual bachelor of arts in Journalism and American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Jaclyn currently resides in Atlanta, GA, with her Cavapoo. When she's not working, you can find her perusing the aisles of Homegoods, scrolling TikTok for too long, and trying out local Atlanta restaurants. Connect with Jaclyn at jturner.com or give her a follow on Instagram more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here.

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