CHICAGO–A fruit bowl, an electronic recipe viewer and a laundry hammock were among the top designs created by students—and possible future housewares executives—in the International Housewares Association’s 15th Annual Student Design Competition. Student projects included Sarah O’Brien’s Elizabowl, a flexible fruit bowl that holds each piece of fruit separately to minimize bruising; Noah Balmer’s KitchenSync, which allows the user to view recipes electronically while cooking without bringing an expensive laptop into the kitchen; and Richard Hagee’s Opus laundry hammock, which can hang from clothes racks or in closets and which includes a nylon mesh bag. The first-, second- and third-place winners receive an all-expense paid trip to the International Home & Housewares Show, and will show their creations at the Housewares Design Center. Fourteen other winners received honorable mentions and $250 each. — Andrea Lillo
