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#001 - Celebrity cook and Food Network star Paula Dean "charms" the audience with her keynote presentation on "The Charmed Consumer," at the 2008 International Home & Housewares Show.
#002 - Attendees pour into McCormick Place, Chicago during the opening of the 2008 International Home & Housewares Show.
#003 - Cat Cora was just one of the celebrity chefs featured at the GOHO (Gourmet Home & Food District) Cooking Theater, during the International Home & Housewares Show.
#004 - Sunday, March 16, 2008 was "opening day" for the International Home & Housewares Show, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
#005 - The International Home & Housewares Show's "Dine + Design Expo features the latest in tabletop, cook & bakeware and home decor products, located in the south building of Chicago's McCormick Place.
#006 - Sarah O'Brien, first place winner of this year's annual Student Design Competition sponsored by the International Housewares Association (IHA), presents her product, the "Elizabowl."
#007 - Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse was a crowd pleaser at the opening of the International Home & Housewares Show.
#008 - IHA's forecasting expert, Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman presented major trends for the home including colors and styles that regenerate sales.
#009 - Martin M. Pegler, who has been in the field of visual merchandising and store design for over fifty years, received an honorary Global Innovator Award (gia) at the annual event held during the show.
#010 - Mexican retailer Casa Palacio was presented with a global gia award, which honors excellence in housewares retail merchandising from around the world.
#011 - Jennifer Ganshirt, Frank About Women, and Fabian DeGarbo, Whole Foods, presented "Into the Green: Connecting With Environmentally Conscious Consumers" at the 2008 Show.
#012 - The International Home & Housewares Show is the world's largest homegoods & housewares marketplace, showcasing thousands of new products and designs in four related product expos.
#013 - Attendees can truly view what the world has to offer in homegoods products, advancements and innovations.
#014 - Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman, Pantone Color Institute, and Maureen Welton, 18 Karat, presented "Fashioning the Forecasts," at the 2008 International Home & Housewares Show.
#015 - Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush, spoke at the International Housewares Association's annual Industry breakfast.
#016 - Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe SEB, received a lifetime humanitarian award at the 11th Annual Housewares Charity Foundation's Gala Evening.
#017 - The non-profit Housewares Charity Foundation hosted its 11th Annual Gala Evening to raise funds for critical causes, to unite the industry and honor its leaders.
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