04302015 Spring High Point Market Parties and People

Surya's Sunday night showroom gala attracted overflowing crowds. Here, Cynthia Barker, Briane Walter and Lauren Lemoine of Trove Warehouse in Columbus, OH, celebrate with sales rep Jim Govola and president Satya Tiwari of Surya.

Mina Peykar unveiled new laser-cut metallic accent pillows and lots of beaded beauties in the Mina Victory displays at Nourison's InterHall showroom.

Turning out for the festivities at Feizy Rugs' Monday night Market Square showroom bash were Odabashian Rug Studio's James and Amalia Odabashian with John Feizy and Cameron Feizy of Feizy Rugs.

Posing in front of Amer's new Mt. Route rug, a team of designers from Lee Douglas Interiors of Lincoln and Omaha, NE, model silk scarves that Amer Rugs creates in fashion colors as a market giveaway.

Jake Sweeters, left, Capel; Ed Menapace, The Farmhouse Store, Westfield, NJ, Cameron Capel and John Magee, both of Capel, show off the buzzed-about Lisbon rug by Kevin O'Brien.

Safavieh's Arash Yaraghi is flanked by Hearst Design Group editors, Dayle Wood and Lora Yoon at the Safavieh Dreams Delivered Saturday night party celebrating the High Point launch of the Dream Mattress collection.

Jonathan Witt of Oriental Weavers is flanked by Elaine Minter and Mary John Minter of Furnitureland South in Jamestown, NC.

At Loloi's happy hour Sunday night gala, Peter Duric, left of Loloi with Elizabeth and Miella Del Zotto of CDL Home Design Center, Freeport, Bahamas; Amir Loloi, Abigail Del Zotto, CDL, Irene Garcia, Loloi, and Mary Del Zotto, CDL.

Previewing a new fall 2015 introduction at the Kas Rugs High Point showroom with Santhi Yarlagadda, VP of Business Development at Kas is Erinn Valencich of Erinn V Design Group of Beverly Hills, CA.

Shamsu Ansari, vice president of Rizzy Home and Julia Kirkendall of Kirkendall Design, Bixby, OK pose in front of a new fall 2015 rug with metallic accents and the company's earth tone palette.

Christine Chapin co-founder of Company C and Elise Boyer of Veranda in Bracebridge ON, at Company C's High Point Market celebration on Sunday night.

Tarah Horne and Reza Momeni of Momeni Rugs flank Jane Grant of Towne & Country, Cookeville, TN in front of a new rug from the company's Ziegler collection.

Gabriella Vigorito, Prestige Arts of Laguna Nigel, CA and Mike Thompson of LR Resources pose in front of a new textured rug from the company's new fall 2015 collection.

Ravi Tiwari at the Chandra Rugs showroom introduces Anthony Grady of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia, to the company's furniture line, which includes hand-crafted shuffleboards.

Barry Bollinger, left, of Slumberland Furniture in Little Canada, Minn., reviews new offerings from Orian Rugs with Orian's Denise Riley.

Celebrating Tayse Rugs' 10^th anniversary at High Point Market are Karen Nunez and Laila Bohac of Tayse posing in front of a new Garden City design from the company's first indoor-outdoor collection.

Lou Tarantino, president of Carpet Source 1 in Winter Park (far left) and his buyers at a presentation by Tamarian Carpets' director of sales Chris Saliga at the rug company's Suites at Market Square space.

Alex Kimia of Banu Home unveils his custom rug program to designers for the first time in High Point at the Suites at Market Square.

At the Creative Touch space at Suites at Market Square, Murat Tasdemir of Tasdemir Rugs & Island Ambiance in Bainbridge Island, WA with Pamela Stanley Dix of Partners by Design in Fairfield, CT and Baki Ildiz of Creative Touch.

Anurag Baranwal, owner, Amy Connor, director of design and marketing for Meva Rugs in Santa Fe Springs, CA in front of a new rug from the company's Calypso collection.

David Abecassis, Danielle Abecassis and Ryan Galbraith of San Francisco-based Sam's International pose with featured blue, grey and white rugs at the company's loft-like Showplace showroom.

Go Navy - Jocelyn Catetemam (left) of Nexcom in Virginia Beach, VA,, Karen Mays Kennedy, Powell, William Blank and Meredith Jackson of Nexcom, all pose with Powell's Steve Mazarakis at the Powell showroom.

Designers Dianna Wenkler and Bobbi Jo Engelby of Domain Interiors and Design in Mount Pleasant, SC get creative with travel props at Jaipur Rugs' High Point launch of National Geographic Home rugs, pillows and poufs.