My Ambassador Experience at The Inspired Home Show 2025

I had the absolute pleasure of attending The Inspired Home Show in Chicago as an Ambassador this year! You know how much I love everything for the home and this was a chance to see what’s new in home and housewares for this year and beyond as well as meet and network with amazing brands from all over the world. As one of 8 influencers and designers, we toured the Show over two days exploring the latest innovation in home products and had the most fun doing it. Come along for My Ambassador Experience at The Inspired Home Show 2025 as I share all my faves from the Show and some behind the scenes fun too!

Now you may be wondering “What is The Inspired Home Show?” Well, it’s the International Housewares Association’s or (IHA’s) premier global home and housewares marketplace that connects home and housewares professionals  in the industry, by bringing buyers and sellers together. With over 1,600 exhibitors, it is the largest housewares show in the Western Hemisphere and held at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s show marked the 125th Show and featured more than 2,000 unique brands and more than 300,000 products. Yes, as you can imagine, the Show is huge!

Day One

Day one we meet as a group for the first time. A couple of ladies I’ve met in person before and a couple I know from Instagram so it was great to finally meet in real life. The rest of the ladies are new acquaintances but we all become fast friends with our common love for housewares and content creation! We set out to explore the North Hall which includes the Clean + Contain /Wired + Well expos and here are some of my favourites from there:

Colourful fans from Elle Home

6 in 1 Slush & Serve Ice Cream Maker by Cuisinart/Cuisinart Canada

Some super fun demos at Scrub Daddy and getting to meet founder and CEO Aaron Krause was a real highlight!

Something new (Baking Shell and Bread Steel) for all my sourdough lovers from Brod & Taylor

As the only Canadian in our group, I was thrilled to see one of my faves that I know and love Nellie’s and their new Laundry and Dish Cubes.

Another Canadian favourite, Umbra modern and functional home decor products, one of which was nominated and won a gia Award for excellence in product design. Congratulations Umbra!

Of course there were lots of photo-ops and fun while we toured the North Hall.

Some aesthetic and functional storage solutions from The Container Store

After a quick change, we were off to the gia Awards Gala. We were treated to a luxurious evening of food, drink and entertainment while celebrating the nominees and winners of excellence in product design. What a great night!

Day Two: My Ambassador Experience at The Inspired Home Show 2025

Day two begins with the Travel Gear & Luggage Expo and I’ll take one of each from Bugatti please. Next we are off to explore the South Hall.

Exquisite bakeware from Peugeot

Loved exploring all the gorgeous wine glasses from Riedel

One of my favourite things from the show were these gorgeous cocktails napkins and stands from Toasting With Tara. This is a luxury and eco-friendly line of table linens that is stylish and disposable too!

Another stylish favourite was this line of insulated lunch boxes from Modern Picnic

Michelin star chef Thomas Keller and his line of commercial cookware with Hestan are a match made in heaven!

One of the highlights of Day Two was a presentation by Lee Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. She expertly and eloquently guided us through the history of colour and design and what we can expect to see in 2026!

I really enjoyed exploring all the products from GreenPan and peep this pretty blue, white and gold cookware set coming in August!

After two very full days exploring the show it was time to celebrate and have some fun with the Women Of Influence Panel and Networking Event and the After Dark Event to close out the night.

What an incredible few days exploring the show with these amazing women! I hope you enjoyed following along for My Ambassador Experience at The Inspired Home Show 2025. What stood out to you? Any questions about anything you see here? Leave me a comment below. I saw so many pretty things I’d love to add to my new kitchen.

This was my first time visiting Chicago and I managed to squeeze in a few moments with my husband before and after the show. What a beautiful city I hope I get to return to soon!

Thanks again for following along and big thanks to The Inspired Home Show for having me! Next year’s show takes place March 10-12th, 2026.

Judy Xx