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8 GENERAL NEWS KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MARCH 2019 n www.kitchenwarenews.com Textiles Line Helps 1818 Farms Thrive (cont. from Page 1) markets throughout the year. "When I'm there, I'm able to hear about my client's life you know. I want to hear what 's happening with their daughter or their new grandbaby. It's a touch point for us," she said. "Even if it 's our existing customers, it's a touch point for us to make contact with them. You can do a lot through email, but you're never going to replace them coming to your showroom and having that conversation and seeing those new products and being able to touch and feel. So that, for us, is an important part. Of course, we want new clients, but you know, it 's also about being able to speak to you face-to-face and making that contact." Her brand focuses on houseware products, tabletop items, natural soaps, skin care items and gift sets. The top sellers for her are the Swedish Dishcloth, Flour Sack Towles, Coconut Wax Blend Candles and their curated gift boxes. The sustainable Swedish dishcloths are 6.5 inches by 5.0 inches and have absorbent natural fibers to replace paper towels. These dishcloths are beautifully designed with a hand-drawn pencil sketch of three of their farm's animals residents, as well as an artist's rendering of the farm. They can be used several times before needing to be cleaned. They are machine washable and dishwasher safe. "You either know about these or you don't, but they save so much money because you don't have to buy paper towels," McCrary says. "I usually pop mine in the washing machine ever y other day, and they are amazing." Their Flour Sack Towel set features a vintage 1965 flower truck and two of McCrar y 's favorite farm f resh flowers, farm-grown lavender and gomphrena. "These flowers are available as f resh cuts on the farm during the summer months and are also dried for wreath making and seasonal floral arrangements," McCrar y says. These F lour Sack Towels are cotton crinkle wash flour sack towels, and each set includes three 20-inch by 30-inch towels. To find out more about 1818 Farms and its product line, go to 1818farms.com. KN Las Vegas Market honored the winners of the 14th Housewares Design Awards at a ceremony during Winter 2019 Las Vegas Market. The celebration recognized 50 finalists, 13 winners and one "Design Innovation of the Year." Additionally, the third annual "Design Influencer of the Year" award was accepted by Chris Place, Head of Product Development and Retail Partnerships for Tastemade. "Las Vegas Market is proud to recognize these products and producers for their design innovation within the housewares category," said Dorothy Belshaw, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, International Market Centers. "Since Las Vegas Market launched its gourmet housewares, tabletop and specialty food presentation in 2015, the category has consistently expanded, bringing the Market 's resources presented across campus to more than 750. Our hosting of the Housewares Design Awards is one more indicator of our support for this important industry category." The Housewares Design Awards honor supplier efforts within the industry to create new ways to improve everyday living. The awards recognize excellence in 13 categories – 11 core housewares categories, an expanded smart home category and a new gourmet specialty foods category. The 2019 winners are Bradshaw Home; Built NY; Cangshan Cutlery Company; Chukar Cherries; De'Longhi America; JURA Inc.; Lidl US; Lodge Cast Iron; Mark Feldstein & Associates, Inc.; Neoflam Americas; NutriBullet; SDI Technologies, Inc.; and Swizz Style. Winning products were selected by an independent panel of design and merchandising experts who conducted hands-on testing of hundreds of products in 13 distinct categories. Criteria included: appropriate aesthetics; innovative materials and technology; user benefits (i.e., performance, comfort, ease of use, safety); and marketability in making their determination. Lodge Cast Iron won the award in the cookware and bakeware category for its Cast Iron Cook-it-all, while JURA won the category for countertop beverage appliances with its JURA S8. De'Longhi America took home the award in the category for countertop cooking and food preparation appliances with its Braun Multimix 5 Hand Mixer, and Cangshan Cutlery Company won the award for cutlery and cutting tools with its Z Series knives. Built NY won the dining and entertaining category with its Welded Cooler Backpack, and Neoflam Americas won the category for gadgets, kitchen tools and countertop accessories with its Smart Seal device. KN Las Vegas Market Announces Housewares Design Awards PMI's Stanley brand is expanding its line of travel mugs with new colors and updated designs that will appeal to consumers who are taking their coffee with them on their commute, out on the job site or out to the fishing cabin. Stanley's Classic Trigger-Action Travel Mug and Classic Twin-Lock™ Travel Mug are new for spring 2019 and feature an updated brand logo/look-feel and also new colorways, Nightfall and Polar. The Classic Trigger-Action Travel Mug is a stainless steel double-wall vacuum mug with a push-button lid. It's leakproof, easy to clean and dishwasher safe, and it will fit into the car's beverage holder. The 20-ounce mug will retail for $25 and keeps coffee hot for nine hours or a soda cold for 12 hours. The 16-ounce mug will retail for $23 and its contents will stay hot for seven hours or cold for 10. The Classic Twin-Lock Travel Mug is also made with stainless steel double- wall construction to keep hot beverages hot and cold beverages cold, and it's also leakproof and very packable. Its Twin-Lock cam-action lid opens wide for easy cleaning, and it's also dishwasher safe. These also come in 20-ounce and 16-ounce sizes, which retail for the same prices as the Classic Trigger- Action Travel Mugs. The 20-ounce mug will keep hot beverages hot for four hours and cold ones cold for six hours. The 16- ounce mug will keep hot beverages hot for four hours and cold ones cold for five hours. The company is also launching the new Polar color for its Adventure Vacuum Mug and Adventure Wide Mug this spring. The Adventure Vacuum Mug will appeal to those who want to clip their mugs onto a backpack and haul them up a mountainside for the distinct pleasure of sitting on a rock with a hot meal while enjoying the view as well as to those who are bringing their lunchtime soup along on the subway. The 8-ounce mug is made of stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation that will keep its contents hot for three hours or cold for four hours. It's leakproof and packable with a versatile lid system, and it's single-serve brewer compatible. The mug is dishwasher safe and retails for $15. The Adventure Wide Mug is also coming out in the new Polar color this spring. This 20-ounce mug has a wide base and a non- skid footpad for those of us who might find ourselves setting our coffee down on top of the toolbox in the truck bed. Also made of stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation, it has a leak-resistant flip lid to deal with the slosh that comes with being carried around in a moving vehicle, and it'll keep its contents hot for four hours or cold for six. It retails for $30. KN Stanley Expands Travel Mugs Line

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