09252015 NY Home Fashions Market Fall Rug Preview

NEW YORK - New York Home Fashions Market ushers in exciting new product launches, line extensions into new categories and showroom expansions. Buyers from big box stores to mass merchandisers have already scheduled appointments with key vendors, and word is out that several heavy hitters opted to screen new lines at the end of next week after the market officially closes.

Couristan is making news as a first time exhibitor through an arrangement to display at the showroom of venerable soft goods supplier, Park B. Smith. Loloi will unveil a showroom that is three times larger than its previous space, making room for growth in pillows, throws and new categories of rugs.

Buyers will be treated to previews of new licensed collections and expanded ones. United Weavers has just signed with Panama Jack, for example, and Creative Home is vastly expanding its Laura Ashley line of accent and area rugs. KAS Rugs will be previewing a new machine made line from Bob Mackie Home which debuts at High Point next month, and Bacova Guild is expanding its Jessica Simpson collection.

Time-enduring patterns and crafts remain directional, but innovative techniques and technologies have expanded the possibilities for the latest crop of rug introductions. So while traditional designs continue to be re-cast with distressed looks and texture, popular blue and grey color stories get tweaked and some unexpected bold colors begin to surface. 

Here is a glimpse of what rug makers will be showcasing during New York Home Fashion Week, Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2015.  New York City addresses are listed for each company.

Couristan

Couristan will exhibit for the first time at the New York Home Fashions Market through an arrangement with Park B. Smith, Ltd., at whose showroom the rug make will present its award-winning indoor-outdoor rug collections and most recognizable fashion-valued lines such as Everest, Easton, Marina and Moonwalk. 

"With buyers seeing both the New York Market Center building and New York Fashions Market as destinations where trends emerge for home furnishings and textiles, we felt it was extremely important for the Couristan brand to have a presence within both," stated Ron Couri, President and CEO of Couristan.

The Easton collection, a face-to-face Wilton weave line from Couristan, is crafted of heat-set Courtron ultra-fine polypropylene using a multi-point and loom-carved technique.  The rugs have a luxurious finish with over a million points of yarn per square meter, $299.

Couristan will feature outdoor themed novelty motifs in the Beachfront collection hand-hooked of fiber-enhanced Courtron polypropylene. The rugs are water-, mold- and mildew-resistant and are increasingly used indoors, $299. Couristan at Park B. Smith, Ltd., 230 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1818, 18th floor.  

Dynamic Rugs

Dynamic Rugs raises the fashion bar with four brand new collections, Kingston, Studio, Beluchi and Quartz, and will also present five recently introduced collections at the New York market. Kingston uses innovative construction techniques to create sophisticated designs mixing polypropylene with viscose accents.  Machine made in Turkey, the collection gives the high sheen of a viscose rug with the durability and feel of a classic heat set product. Designs rug the gamut from abstracts to distressed traditionals, and Kingston retails at $10.50 per square foot.

Beluchi is machine crafted of viscose to give the illusion of hand knotted antique rugs, but in a vibrant new range of colors. The collection is made in Belgium and premieres with two designs and four colorways at $10 per square foot MSRP.

The new Quartz collection debuts in six patterns and 10 colorways, also at $10 a foot MSRP. The rich looking rugs combine chenille and viscose throughout the rug for texture with shimmering accents, and a tonal color palette plays up patterns from abstracts to traditional motifs.

Dynamic Rugs adds four patterns and 13 colorways to the Regal collection, which is machine made in Belgium of viscose.  The Ancient Garden collection gets expanded with four new patterns in 12 colorways, bringing a hand-knotted look to a machine made construction.

The Vogue collection has three new designs in a blend of viscose and wool. Hand-tufted in India, the fashion forward collection retails at $18 a foot, MSRP. Dynamic Rugs, 295 Fifth Ave., Room 1018, 212.679.3924. dynamicrugs.com

Ebisons

Michael Harounian has expanded the offerings at Ebisons Harounian Imports to include a wider range of weaves and rug qualities, making the line accessible to a broad base of consumers, and buyers who will be attending New York Home Fashion Market.  “Prices start at about $400 for hand-tufted wool, and we offer any weave up to 10/14. We want to provide a variety of qualities,” he explained. Since the company moved to its new ground floor showroom between 31st and 32nd Streets, Harounian says traffic has increased. 

The company will be showing four new programmed hand-knotted wool collections, Fantasy, Mizzouni, Ganga and Marine Habitat, all made in India. The 11/11 Fantasy and Marine Habitat collections retail at $1499 in 6x9. The 10/10 Mizzouni retails at $1199, as does the 6/6 Ganga collection.

Ebisons is also showing 15 new hand-knotted designs from a newly formed Harounian Modern collection, with artful, contemporary motifs. Ebisons Harounian, 143 Madison Ave., (212)686-4262.

Feizy Rugs

The Dallas-based Feizy comes to New York with a new on-trend color palette, and even more color news as a result of a partnership with House Beautiful magazine. Although officially launching at High Point Market, the House Beautiful color trends programs dovetails with the company’s commitment to fresh colors and aggressively priced items that bring great value to consumers, according to Cameron Feizy, senior vice president.

Feizy tailors its presentation at New York Home Fashion Market to big box and specialty retailers with a diversity of products from handmade area rugs to accent rugs, throws and bath mats. Additionally, the company will be capitalizing on its ability to customize products to fit the unique needs of these customers.

In New York, Feizy is highlighting bright colors, and will make a statement across categories with indigo and various tones of blue. The company will show a wide range of mix and match products and various weaves and yarns such as jute, cotton, acrylic and more. Feizy, 230 Fifth Ave., Room 904, 800.779.0877, feizy.com.

HRI (Harounian Rugs International)

Building off HRI's award winning Anatolian collection, Premier is HRI's new introduction to the market in four classic designs updated with pale fashion colors. Hand-knotted with intricate detail, the texture and palette embody sophistication and character and are crafted of New Zealand wool with light tone on tone colors finished in a silver wash. The line is available in sizes 6x9 to 10x14.

On the heels of the company's successful program featuring the Robert Allen Interior Designer Color of the Year, Calypso Blue, HRI is promoting 50 Shades of Gray for fall markets.  Greys will be shown in the hand knotted Elegance group of transitional designs inspired by antique lace patterns, as well as the new Premier collection.

HRI will also show a range of styles for New York Home Fashions buyers from tufted and machine made area and accent rugs to kitchen and novelty rugs. HRI, 261 Fifth Ave., ground floor, 212.213.3330, hrirugs.com.

KAS Rugs

KAS execs are focusing on indoor-outdoor casual living items for spring at NY Home Fashions Market and will add to its natural fiber rugs and accessories. The company will give buyers a sneak peek at a new Bob Mackie machine-made collection, which is scheduled to launch at next month's High Point Market.

The new Anna Collection from KAS infuses new transitional style into classic traditional motifs.  Five designs in the collection are machine-woven in Turkey of chenille and viscose yarn for a silky high-low textured pile. Suggested retail, $270.

KAS will also show the hand-tufted, wool cut pile Chelsea collection in soft fashion colors and transitional designs. Made in India, Chelsea rugs retail at $250. Also new, the textural Gramercy collection is a hand-tufted, pure wool hooked rug in a range of simple geometric and transitional designs retailing at $215.

For the New York market KAS will unveil new shag pillows with covers of textured polyester, retailing at $32 in 18-inch square, and shag poufs, also of 100 percent polyester but with metallic accents.  The 18” poufs retail at $120. KAS Rugs, 295 Fifth Ave., Suite 819, 800.967.4254, kasrugs.com.

LOLOI

Loloi unveils a newly expanded showroom at 295 Fifth Avenue for the Sept. 2015 New York Home Fashions Market. Nearly three times larger than before, the space allows the company to showcase a full array of its growing assortment of rugs and home textile products. "The New York market is known to house some of the most fashion-forward, innovative and vibrant designs, and we're thrilled to be able to have even more space to showcase our unique collections alongside some of the most impressive in the world," said Amir Loloi, owner and founder.

 According to Cyrus Loloi, "We are seeing textural products really rising in popularity. This includes the look and feel of organic, raw and natural materials and processes. Many of these are done by hand and use all-natural fibers." To that point, Loloi will show the Vero collection of 12 bright, colorful designs printed on natural jute at New York Market.

The company will also introduce new designs in the Nyla collection, which is power-loomed in Egypt in a range of subtle, sophisticated looks at a value-driven price. Made of 100% viscose, Nyla features soft color combinations with touches of mocha, plum, and mist throughout the selection.

In addition to expansive new pillow offerings, Loloi will show its new collection of decorative throws launched at summer markets. Offered initially in seven styles, Aida, Demi, Nika, Romy, Rosa, Thea and Zora, Loloi throws come in varying styles, colors, constructions and materials. Loloi, 295 Fifth Ave., Suite 1006, 866.362.1424, loloirugs.com.

Mohawk Home

The new Zhush collection will have its own fashion boutique a special vignette within Mohawk's New York showroom designed to spotlight the runway-inspired colors and graphic patterns of rugs in the new line. Named for the urban dictionary definition for flamboyancy and flair, the Zhush collection features tile motifs with clean, modern lines.

The new Palladium is Mohawk Home's only collection featuring space dyed PET yarn.  Inspired by the industrial design movement, colors are adaptions of minerals and precious metals, giving rugs a vintage and antique vibe.  The Luxe collection features a palette of gold, bronze, silver, pewter and charcoal, layered with hues of aqua, sapphire and garnet red, and combines old world Persian designs with a mixture of matte and lustrous sheen. 

Loft is a new shag collection inspired by Moroccan wedding blankets for a global look. A mix of textures results from a combination of high and low pile height, imparting a subtly colored, earthy quality that appears handmade of natural fibers.

In collaboration with Wild Apple artist, Lisa Audit, Mohawk is introducing a collection called My Beach Inspiration, with patterns like Beach House Kitchen, Sea Finds, Summer Bloom and Water Coral based on Audit's water color images of sand, sea and surf.

New York buyers will get to see the much-buzzed-about Spice Market collection introduced at summer markets, with style influences from across the globe and a rich warm palette. The line is machine made of EverStrand fiber (click here for story)   Mohawk Home, 295 Fifth Ave., Room1412, mohawkind.com

Momeni

Momeni will be seeing customers at its Carlstadt, New Jersey showroom and in New York City by appointment during New York Home Fashions Market with five new collections for fall markets, and expansions of successful ongoing lines. An iconic tribal look, the bold motif of a new Artifact collection rug is machine made in Turkey in 100% polypropylene for easy care. This Momeni design retails at $199.  

The Juliet collection by Momeni includes this on-trend charcoal design with a high style erased-weave look. Machine made in Turkey, the collection features 12 transitional designs in 80/20 polypropylene with viscose for sheen (MAP $299.)