CREATIVE ACCENTS PARTNERS
WITH WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA – Creative Accents Area Rugs, a high-end custom manufacturer, has become a partner with Wools of New Zealand. The company will carry the Wools of New Zealand Brand on four collections of rugs, including the Rick Lee collection from the award winning San Francisco industrial and furniture designer.

RESTORATION BY COSTIKYAN PURCHASES
CHATALBASH RUG CO. SUPPLY HOUSE

NEW YORK -- Restoration by Costikyan has purchased Chatalbash Rug Co. of New York, a supply house for Oriental rug and carpet materials. The company will now be known as Chatalbash by Costikyan.

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AMERICASMART UNIVERSITY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 
SET FOR  SUMMER MARKETS  

ATLANTA – Americasmart University (AMU) will offer buyers a comprehensive schedule of business classes during the International Gift & Home Furnishings and International Rug Markets running July 8 to 15. 

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CAPEL LAUNCHES PREFERRED
DEALER WEBSITE PROGRAM

TROY, NC --  Capel, Inc., has officially launched its Preferred Dealer website program, according to Bud Young, vice president of marketing. The program allows consumers online access to all Capel continuity products, which they purchase through participating Preferred Dealers.

By Lissa Wyman

LINON HOME DÉCOR TO HOST GRAND
OPENING DURING ATLANTA MARKET

ATLANTA – Linon Home Décor Products Inc. will host a grand opening celebration Sunday, July 12 at  the company’s new showroom 6-G-12 at Americasmart.

DALYN TO EXPAND AMERICASMART
SHOWROOM FOR JANUARY 2010 MARKET

ATLANTA – Dalyn Rug Co. will double the size of its sixth floor AmericasMart showroom to 6,000 sq. ft., effective with the January, 2010 Atlanta International Rug Market, Jan. 6 to 11.

TROY, NC -- Capel Rugs has entered a partnership agreement with Jane Seymour Designs  to launch a co-branded line of rugs in the casual category.Seymour will be at Capel's AmericasMart showroom (6-F-2) on Monday, July 13 to meet and greet customers during the Atlanta International Rug Market.

ETHAN ALLEN TO OPEN
DESIGN CENTER AT
LAS VEGAS WORLD MARKET

LAS VEGAS – Ethan Allen will open an Ethan Allen Design Center at the Las Vegas World Market Design Center during the Fall market, September 14 to 17.  It will be the company’s first entry into a wholesale design center, according to Ethan Allen.

NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY
TO BE PART OF SHANGHAI HOME TEXTILES
SHOW SET FOR AUGUST 25 TO 27

SHANGHAI, CHINA – China's new intellectual property policy will be an important part of the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles show  Aug. 25 to 27 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The event is geared to the Chinese market for home textiles.

SAN FRANCISCO GROUP SETS
ANTIQUE RUG AND TEXTILE
SHOW FOR OCTOBER 15 TO 26

SAN FRANCISCO – The Antique Rug & Textile Show is scheduled at the Motel Capri in San Francisco’s Marina District on Greenwich Street, October 15 to 26, 2009.  There will be approximately  30 dealers of antique rugs and textiles gathering for the informal fair.

BALTA APPOINTS VERSTRAELEN
AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SINT-BAAFS-VIVE, BELGIUM -- Carl Verstraelen has been named chief financial officer of Balta Group, according to Jules Noten, chief executive officer of Balta group.

HALVAI CLOSES AMERICASMART
SHOWROOM IN ATLANTA

NEW YORK -- Halvai, Inc. has closed its AmericasMart Atlanta showroom (3-D-11), according to Bill Ward, founder and president of the boutique rug importing company.

INTERIOR LIFESTYLE CHINA
SET FOR NOVEMBER 11 TO 14

SHANGHAI, CHINA – The third annual edition of Interior Lifestyle China will take place from November 11 to 14, 2009 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, here. 

POP-UP SHOP GALLERY BY FIT STUDENTS
OPENS AT 7 W NEW YORK IN JULY

NEW YORK -- A Pop-Up Shop Gallery created in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology will open in July at 7 West New York. The gallery, in suite 743, will continue through the New York Gift & Home Textiles Market Aug 14 to 20. It will showcase retail projects conceived by FIT Home Products Development students from the class of 2010.