Trade Shows & Associations

Color trends for 2027 will reflect consumers’ growing desire for calm, comfort and joy at home, according to Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, who shared insights from the Pantone View Home + Interiors 2027 forecast during a keynote session at The Inspired Home Show 2026.

Quality and trust remain the most important factors influencing home and housewares purchase decisions across generations, according to Tom Mirabile, principal and founder of Springboard Futures, who shared new consumer research during a keynote session at The Inspired Home Show 2026.

Twelve products earned global honors Tuesday night at the 2026 International Housewares Association’s Global Innovation Awards (gia) gala.