Iconic Products

The Ideal Home Show is famous for home innovation. At our centenary show we will be paying homage to such innovative products, products that have changed our lives.

Would women have ever broken free from domestic chores and been able to equal men in the workplace, had it not been for the time saving device, the washing machine? Would we be able to preserve food in our homes and avoid the daily shop if it wasn’t for the fridge, and how would we buy all our last minute Christmas presents online if it wasn’t for the home PC?

These questions have prompted the Ideal Home Show to crown one Iconic Product the “most life changing”. The chosen top 10 innovative home products from around the last century are listed below. Some were introduced for the first time at the show, others are earlier inventions but all are undoubtedly important in everyday living.

Cast your vote for the product you think has made the biggest difference to the way we live.

  • Vacuum Cleaner

  • Personal Computer

  • Washing Machine

  • Electric Lighting

  • Television

  • Microwave

  • Fridge

  • Telephone

  • Gramophone

  • Shower