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ICFF Attracts More Than a Dozen New Rug Exhibitors

By Lisa Vincenti
5/14/2016

ICFF ATTRACTS MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW RUG EXHIBITORS 

A fresh cast of characters, including Bokara, Doris Leslie Blau, Eliko, Samad and Orley Shabahang, join the ICFF lineup. Shown, Orley Shabahang's new made in India Amritsar range (pictured, Organic).


 

NEW YORK -- The International Contemporary Furnishings Fair lures more than a dozen new rug exhibitors to the 28th installment of this global design event, including Bokara Rug Company, Castelluxe, Doris Leslie Blau, Eliko Rugs, Herron, Klasp, Lucy Tupu, Miyabi Casa, Samad, S&H Rugs, Scandecor Rugs, Serge Lesage and Shore -- with Orley Shabahang returning after a hiatus of several years.

The two-dozen plus exhibitors that prominently showcase rugs at ICFF run the gamut from young and established design studios (Aimee Wilder, Amy Helfand, Herron, Lucy Tupu, Ronel Jordaan, Margo Selby), international brands (the German Jan Kath, Spanish Now Carpets and Miyabi Casa, and French Serge Lesage), home furnishings vendors (Safavieh and Fatboy) and the British European Design Group (Margo Selby, Mineheart), specialty rug makers (hide rug maker Klasp and outdoor comfort mats by Shore), to classic U.S. rug purveyors known throughout the rug industry. 

ICFF has become a showcase for contemporary global designs with interior designers and architects attending the event looking for what's new and next. For some rug vendors it means playing up their custom capabilities, showing off new rug-making techniques and highlighting their top contemporary designs.


Eliko debuts at ICFF hoping to introduce designers to its custom handmade rug program. Shown a design from the company's Sari Silk range (S20879).

 

 

For some vendors, ICFF proves an ideal setting to highlight custom capabilities. First-time ICFF participant Eliko Rugs will introduce its range of hand-made bespoke rugs to a new range of potential clients.

"Our bread and butter over the past 40 years has been antique and vintage rugs," said Ariel Basalely, director of sales and operations at the New York based company. "But in recent years, Eliko has developed a custom handmade rug program that has catered to more than our typical customer base. We feel that ICFF will help us meet a wider range of interior designers and home decor stores. Interior designers who have a contemporary aesthetic would appreciate the custom capability of quality handmade rugs."


S&H focuses on its contemporary collections, such as the pictured wool and silk Modern Abstract design, and its custom color skills.

 

 

S&H Rugs, which has seen its custom rug business really take off in the past few years, focuses on the color component of bespoke hand-knotted designs (read story). 
 
Orley Shabahang returns to the global design event after a five-year hiatus to show off its new designs and weaves, and forge new relationships. "It has been five years since our last exhibition," said Bahram Shabahang. "Now that we have the additional offerings in terms of both the designs and weaves we have available, we're excited to return to ICFF to connect with potential retail partners.

"ICFF attracts retailers from all over the country and the world. We are looking forward to working with this audience and hope to forge business relationships that will allow us to offer our carpets to a wider clientele."

Bokara Rug premieres with a range of contemporary styles, such as this Neo Villa Damask hand woven in art silk and wool.

 

 


Textile and weaving studio Herron showcases the updated made-in-Chicago Navaho design, High Desert.

 

 


New Zealand-based designer Lucy Tupu shows off South Pacific, her debut collection of rugs. Shown, Moa in pink.

 

 


Wool textiles designer Ronel Jordaan plays with the possibilities of felt in Rivers Edge, made of wool.

 

New York area rug producer and importer Samad Brothers debuts at the contemporary show, with the transitional Thrill, shown in snow white.

 

 


French rug maker Serge Lesage debuts at ICFF with a range of new designs including Gypsy, a wool flatweave with folkloric pattern in pronounced relief.

 


New exhibitor Shore brings its knit-like comfort outdoor mats to the fair.

 


Miyabi Casa of Spain showcases glamorous hand-tufted rugs in a blend of alpaca and silk in fashion colors as well as naturals.

 

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