Aug 17, 2013

Four Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Awards Presented at NY NOW

Four companies were named Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Award recipients today in connection with the summer 2013 debut of NY NOW®, the Market for Home & Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®), which runs Saturday, August 17, through Wednesday, August 21, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. These four honorees also are eligible for NY NOW’s first-ever “Best of Home” Award, which will be determined by online balloting during the show.

NYcruets received “Best of Show” honors for itsCruet Modena also were presented in three product-specific categories, including cooking (cookware, bakeware and small electronics); dining (serveware, bar/wine accessories, picnic/barbecue accessories and specialty foods); and kitchen preparation (kitchen gadgets, kitchen textiles, cookbooks and storage/containers). Winners and finalists in each category were selected by a panel of trade editors based on innovative design; creative use of materials/construction; and use of new materials/ technology.

“Among hundreds of innovative products designed for better home entertaining in this section of NY NOW HOME, these four captured our judges’ attention and merited special recognition,” said Marc Delman, Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares national sales manager.

The summer 2013 winners and finalists, selected from 70 products, are:

BEST OF SHOW:

NYcruets (Derkovits, Hungary) for its Cruet Modena, which combines centuries old techniques with modern design.

COOKING CATEGORY:

Winner: Talisman Designs, LLC (Minneapolis, MN) for its Get Real™ Measuring Spoons, a beechwood measuring spoon set.

Finalist: monbento (Clemont, France) for its MB Lib – the double wall bowl.

Finalist: HIC, Harold Import Co. (Lakewood, NJ) for its Rose’s Silicone Baking Bowl – Collapsible!

DINING CATEGORY:

Winner: Corkcicle® (Orlando, FL) for its Chillsner, which chills drinks, not bottles, to the last drop.

Finalist: Core Home (New York, NY) for its Chalkables.

Finalist: French Bull® (New York, NY) for its Cake Stand and Knife Set.

KITCHEN PREPARATION CATEGORY:

Winner: Spice Ratchet (Lakewood, NJ) for its Blossom CHOCO.NUT.CHEESE™ grater, which creates spirals of hard cheeses, chocolates or nuts with a simple twist.

Finalist: Zing Anything (Chicago, Il) for its Salad Zinger.

Finalist: Zevro® (Skokie, IL) for its Press ‘n Measure.

All four winning products automatically qualify for consideration in the first NY NOW “Best of Home” Award, which will be determined through online voting at www.redclay.com/nynow. “Peoples’ Choice” balloting runs August 17-20, and the winner will be announced on August 21.

The Best New Product Award judges were: Jo Cooper, Tableware International, Diane Falvey, HomeWorld Business and Gourmet Insider; Sharon Franke, Good Housekeeping; Laurie O’Halloran, Home Style; Duke Ratliff, HFN; Jennifer White Karp, Gourmet Business; and Anna Wolfe, The Gourmet Retailer.

Presented as part of NY NOW’s HOME Collection, Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares features 350 exhibitors offering high-end resources in cookware, bakeware, kitchen gadgets, kitchen textiles, bar and wine accessories, small electrics, specialty food, cookbooks, storage/containers, and picnic/barbecue accessories. NY NOW’s four comprehensive collections – HOME, LIFESTYLE, HANDMADE and NEW! – will encompass 100,000 products in 400+ product categories. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide are expected. Information and registration is available online at www.nynow.com.