Aug 21, 2012

Four Companies Receive Best New Product Awards at the Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF

Four companies were presented with “Best New Product Awards” at The Gourmet Housewares Show® today, with Joseph Joseph receiving “Best of Show” honors for its Triscale. The Gourmet Housewares Show runs through Wednesday, August 22, at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Awards 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 editors based on innovative design; creative use of materials/construction; and use of new materials/technology.

“The second annual sold-out Gourmet Housewares Show provided the judges with a teeming selection of innovative products deserving recognition,” said Marc Delman, national sales manager, Gourmet Housewares Show. “The selected products stood out from others for a high level of purposeful design.”

The summer 2012 winners and finalists, selected from 87 products, are:

BEST OF SHOW:
Joseph Joseph (New York, NY) for its TriScale, an ultra-compact, digital kitchen scale that unfolds with three arms to evenly support mixing bowls. With an easy to read LCD display, its Add & Weigh function allows measurement of multiple ingredients – both dry foods and liquids – in the same bowl, in metric or imperial measurements.

COOKING:
Winner: Key Ingredient (Austin, TX) for its Recipe Reader, a kitchen-safe, electronic recipe resource with access to more than 1.5 million recipes online. Its space-conscious design features multiple timers, measurement conversions, ingredient substitutions and complete search capabilities.
Finalist: SPARQ Home (Denver, CO) for its SPARQ Griddle.
Finalist: DKB Household USA (Irvine, CA) for its Ken Hom Mini Wok.

DINING:
Winner: Ginsey Home Solutions (New York, NY) for its Freeform Tray, an elegant place setting that switches to versatile tray by simply picking it up. The reversible design, available in 8 color combinations and three all-purpose sizes, is handmade and heat-resistant to 175 degrees.
Finalist: soireehome (Butler, NJ) for its Tilt, sophisticated chilling spheres.
Finalist: Rush3 Product Design Studio (Charleston, SC) for its Kebo, one-handed bottle opener.

KITCHEN PREPARATION:
Winner: MOLECULE-R Flavors Inc. (Montreal, Quebec) for its Cuisine R-EVOLUTION, a molecular gastronomy kit that places the creative cuisine of renowned chefs at a culinary artist’s fingertips. The kit features a set of molecular kitchen tools, DVD with recipes and 5 natural texturing agents that can be used to desconstruct any dish using gelification, emulsification or spherification techniques.
Finalist: Bar10der (New York, NY) for its Bar10der, a 10-in-1 bar tool.
Finalist: Sagaform (Marlton, NJ) for its Oversized Grater.

The Best New Product Award judges were: Lorrie Baumann, Kitchenware News & Housewares Review; Jo Cooper, Tableware International; Sharon Franke, Good Housekeeping; Peter Giannetti, HomeWorld Business/Gourmet Insider; Laurie O’Halloran, Home Style; Carolina Santos-Neves, Epicurious.com; Susan Tucker, Fancy Foods & Culinary Products/Giftware News; Jennifer White Karp, Gourmet Business; Anna Wolfe, The Gourmet Retailer; and Allison Zisko, HFN.

The Gourmet Housewares Show features 175 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. The third annual edition will take place August 18-21, 2013 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Information and registration is available online at www.thegourmetshow.com.