• Are you ready for h+h americas 2025?

    We’re less than a year from h+h americas 2025. While that may seem like a long time, it’s never too early to get excited and start planning for next year’s show! h+h americas 2025 promises to be bigger and better than the shows before it. We’ve heard from several attendees that to truly experience [...]

  • Market Trends Unveiled: Consumer Insights from h+h americas Day Three

    Your Content Goes Here Welcome to our latest blog post where we dive into the inspiring and informative highlights from the third day of h+h americas, a premier event that connects the global crafting and hobby industries. Hosted by Darrin Stern, the show director for h+h americas and Vice President at Koelnmesse Inc., the [...]

  • Celebrating the Success of h+h americas 2024: A Record-Breaking Year for Creativity and Business

    Your Content Goes Here As the creative industry continues to flourish, h+h americas 2024 has once again proven to be the cornerstone event for all things handmade. Held from May 1 - 3, 2024 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Rosemont, this year's event marked an extraordinary gathering where creativity [...]

  • Exclusive show content continues on h+h connect

    The h+h americas 2024 show lives on through h+h connect! We were thrilled to once again welcome the multifaceted crafting community to Rosemont this year, so we plan to ride the momentum for as long as we can.  Now is a great time to remind our community to mark their calendars for h+h americas [...]

  • Keynote Session with Amber Kemp Gertzel (h+h americas 2024 – Day 2)

    Your Content Goes Here Host Darrin Stern introduces a podcast episode featuring Amber Kemp-Gerstel, a creator and influencer. The episode covers Amber’s journey in influencer marketing, including a story about her Instagram account being hacked, her transition from a career in clinical psychology to becoming a content creator, and her experiences working with [...]

  • Transforming Craft Retail: Insights from the State of the Industry Panel at h+h Americas 2024 (h+h americas 2024 – Day 1)

    Your Content Goes Here I'm Darrin Stern, the show director for h+h Americas and Vice President at Koelnmesse Inc., based in Chicago. Today, we bring you a fascinating State of the Industry panel discussion from h+h Americas 2024. Our panel was graced by diverse experts from the craft industry: Tony Lipsy from TL [...]

  • h+h americas 2024: Recap and Aftershow Event

    h+h americas 2024 cemented the show as the must-attend event for the craft industry. We’ve grown both our attendee and exhibitor audience year over year since launching in 2022, and created more educational and inspirational content and networking opportunities to help nurture craft professionals and businesses both in the US and abroad.  h+h americas [...]

  • Cosplay Fashion Show Competition presented by Famoré Cutlery presents award winners selected during h+h americas 2024

    Cosplay Fashion Show Competition presented by Famoré Cutlery presents award winners selected during h+h americas 2024 […]

  • h+h americas 2024 sets new records

    h+h americas 2024 sets new records […]

  • Golden Scissors Awards Recognizes Outstanding Achievement in the Crafts Industry

    Golden Scissors Awards Recognizes Outstanding Achievement in the Crafts Industry […]