The IHA created its Student Design Competition in 1993 to invigorate the housewares industry with the fresh ideas of top student designers and to encourage young talent to consider careers in the housewares business. The Global Innovation Award (gia) Student Design Competition, sponsored by the International Housewares Association (IHA), is a rigorous competition that is judged by design professionals and managers at housewares companies. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a degree granting program at any university in North America or other countries may enter. Spring 2024 graduates are eligible if the project was completed before graduation. A student...