| RUGNEWS.COM EXCLUSIVE:
RUG VENDORS BREAKING NEWS
AT ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST SHOW
(PART 2)
Woven Concepts will exhibit rugs from its Rumi Silk collection at this week's Architectural Digest show. | NEW YORK - The Architectural Digest Home Design Show, running March 19 to 22 at New York City Piers 92 and 94, kicks off the spring season of rug shows, including next week's New York Home Fashions Market, The Rug Show in L.A. (March 29 to 31) and the upcoming High Point Market. Consumers, designers and even rug vendors attending the show will get a sneak peek at what's in store via capsule previews at the AD event. Following is Part 2 of an exclusive RugNews.com preview of rug designs, trends and news that will emerge at the 2015 AD show. The New England Collection - New Recycled Hooks | 
New Navaho inspired Four Corners collection style 1006B
| The New England Collection, known for its hooked, gross-point needlework and rag rugs, adds fresh designs to three established popular collections at the AD Home Show, just one month prior to its High Point Market presentation at the Suites at Market Square (space G-1033). The company's Navaho-style Four Corners collection ($48/square foot) gets 14 new patterns in updated colors of grey, black, white and red. "Even though the attendees this week might not be a direct sales target, we want to show off Four Corners at the AD event because we have had excellent results out west and down south," said Renata Stredl-Fishman, sales and marketing director of the New York firm.
TNEC has expanded its natural fiber Braided range with the addition of nine new styles. The company, which manufactures its rugs in India, adds a lively lineup to its American Hook series, with the newest styles (about 12) made from recycled fabrics. The hooked rugs generally retail for $75-$80 per square foot, however the recycled collection brings the price down to $35, she said.
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New England Collection debuts American Hook rugs crafted of recycled fabrics.
| "This is the fifth year we have participated, and we do like the show because we are able to showcase our newest pieces to designers," said Stredl-Fishman. "While we do reach out to our clients via mailings and electronic updates, seeing the samples helps our local clients a lot in terms of color, texture, and styles. Our new hooked rugs take us back to the roots of hooked rugs, but with recycled fabrics. These new designs from shredded recycled fabrics give us an extra edge as far as pricing, and we do have a growing clientele looking for more affordable rugs. We have had great response from our designers." TNEC, 36 East 31st St., 9th Floor, New York, NY, 212.683.0167, www.necrugs.com French Accents Rugs - Premieres Nepalese Bespoke | 
A geometric with a fashion edge from French Accents' Nepalese Bespoke collection
| Another High Point exhibitor and longtime AD show participant, French Accents debuts a luxury collection of transitional rugs called Nepalese Bespoke, which includes approximately 30 designs. Crafted from wool, silk and natural fibers, Nepalese Bespoke is knotted and looped, with varying pile heights for added dimensionality. French Accents will offer a glimpse of the new collection at the AD Home Show, via two very impressionistic painterly designs, a geometric with broad stripes and circles, and a trellis-like option, both in shades of taupes, creams, greys, and black. | 
One of 30 Nepalese Bespoke designs to be launched
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Last fall, the company introduced two other custom lines: the Art Deco inspired Asian Reserves and a transitional, more contemporary, Highland Rugs pattern. "This show is for showing new product and exposing our brand to the many design patrons who attend," said a sales representative says who preferred to be unnamed. The company, founded in 1994, carries a large collection of decorative hand-knotted and custom rugs and a wide array of modern flatweaves. French Accents, 36 East 31st St., New York, NY, 212.686.6097, www.farugs.com. Jan Kath - Expands Erased Heritage | 
The new Mamluk Kensington Pleasure in teal blue
by Jan Kath.
| First-time exhibitor Jan Kath will highlight the modern Erased Heritage collection, a much publicized range, and will debut several new styles. "This is one of our most premiere carpet collections, unlike anything presently on the market," said Kyle Clarkson, a partner of the Jan Kath New York showroom Kyle & Kath. The hand-knotted wool and silk Erased Heritage collection is crafted by old world master weavers and retails for a $248/square foot. | 
Neon green silk on Jan Kath's Serapi Queensbury Double Sky
| "Knot by knot, they hand produce Egyptian mamluks, Iranian bidjars, and Turkish konyas using the original colors," the designer says of the series which contains more than 105 variations. A Modernist at heart, Kath reworks history for contemporary tastes, as illustrated by the new Mamluk Kensington Raved in red, Mamluk Columbus Tagged in red/multi-neon, Serapi Queensbury Double Sky in yellow and neon green, and Mamluk Kensington Pleasure in teal blue. Jan Kath, 555 West 25th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 646.745.2555, www.jan-kath.com Woven Concepts - New low-contrast Rumi Silk | 
Fontaine in Primrose from the Rumi Silk collection by Woven Concepts
| For its first foray into the AD Home Show, Woven Concepts is tailoring its presentation to the tastes of dealers, boutique home furnishings stores, designers and consumers expected to attend. "We will be showcasing our Rumi Silk collection, and highlighting some of our new, more low-contrast designs at the AD Home show in addition to the bold colors we've done in the past," said Helleh Hakimian of Woven Concepts. One example of the low contrast look is the Fontaine pattern, which the boutique firm characterizes as a rustic design. It is shown in primrose a blend of pinks and purples, and also available in a combination of greys and blacks. Woven Concepts hand knots these rugs in India, using remnants of sustainable sari-silk on a cotton foundation to create designs and fresh colors in keeping with a new modern aesthetic. The Fontaine rug retails from $2,760 to $16,100. Rugs in the Rumi Silk collection range from $115 to $140 per square foot. Woven Concepts, Great Neck, NY, 201.617.7600,
www.wovenconcepts.com AVO - Cowhides Hand-Painted in Brooklyn | 
Painted Plain half hide rug by Avo with southwestern motif
| Boutique home furnishings design studio Avo focuses on rugs made from whole or half cowhides, and hand-painted pillows, crafted of cowhide and linen. Founded by Brit Kleinman, the Brooklyn-based design atelier will be part of the AD event's curated gallery-like section called Made, which cherry picks emerging and established designers of furniture, art, and home accessories to feature. | 
Avo's Painted Plains series
| Avo's bold graphic designs are fresh twist to classic cowhide rugs. Each rug is made from durable full grain veg-tanned leather; the patterns are hand-painted in Brooklyn with water-based dye ($6,500 for a full-hide, 8x9). Pillows in the Painted Plains series are painted cowhide on one side, reversing to a black yarn-dye linen. Avo,
Brooklyn, NY, 917.924.2861, www.avoavo.com The Citizenry - A Pop-Up Store at AD Show | 
Hand-loomed flatweave rugs from Peru at The Citizenry's AD show shop
| An online-only retailer, the Citizenry will be on display at the show's SHOPS section. "We launched August 2014, so not only is this our first time at the show, it is our first time debuting a pop-up shopping experience in NYC," says cofounder Carly Nance. The Citizenry offers a curated selection of global, artisan crafted home furnishings, including a selection of hand-dyed and hand-woven rugs. "Each season, we partner with master artisans to create a new collection inspired by and ethically sourced from another destination," said Nance, adding that for the show, the company is showcasing designs called Estrellas and Cielo Azul, available in indigo or sky blue. "We went to Peru to create our series of naturally-dyed, hand-loomed rugs. Each one takes six weeks to complete, and all are made start to finish in a fair trade environment." | 
Detail of Cielo Azul flatweave imported by The Citizenry
| The hand-loomed, flatweave rugs are made of wool and available in 5x8 ($875) and 6x9 ($1,275) including free shipping. "We chose to showcase these designs because they are brilliant displays of rare, 'old world' artisanal techniques. We partnered with a group of 10 artisans to design and develop these works of art," she said. The Citizenry, www.thecitizenry.com If you missed part 1 of the RugNews.com's AD Home Design Show coverage, click here. 03.17.15
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