Part 2 tours the show with companies from Loloi to United Weavers, which hosted everything from celebrity designer book signings, to anniversary galas and exciting new launches. Make sure not to miss Part 1 of the exclusive RugNews.com Las Vegas Showroom Tour's reports for companies Amer to Ksd Rugs, click here.
Loloi
Admiring the premier collection of ED Ellen DeGeneres rugs at Loloi's Las Vegas Market launch party with Cyrus Loloi (second left), are Kevin Podvin of Courtney & Leigh Ltd., in Superior, Wisconsin, Doug Parsons of Mulberry Street in Cable, Wisconsin, and Linda Podvin of Courtney & Leigh. Behind them are Trousdale rugs power loomed in viscose for ED Ellen DeGeneres.
Jack Fleishman and Byron Monson of Big Image Design, Rancho Mirage, California; pose with Cherry Bernish of Loloi at Loloi Rugs' ED Ellen DeGeneres collection launch party during Las Vegas Market.
Momeni
Joe Gharahgozlou of Aladdin Rugs & Decor in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Ralph Long, Momeni, Carolyn Craver of Aladdin Rugs, and Aria Momeni, pose in front of Momeni's machine-made Margaux collection, which won an America's Magnificent Carpet Award at the Atlanta International Rug Market.
Guests at Momeni's book signing event for Bob and Cortney Novogratz's new release titled "Beachside Bohemian" saw the showroom decked out with the popular husband and wife design team's expansive new rug collections.
Nourison
Nourison hosted a Las Vegas Market design talk titled "How to Design a Room around a Rug" featuring James Swan, designer and host of the podcast Million Dollar Decorating, designer and TV host Shay Geyer of IBB Design, and Scot Meacham Wood, principal designer of SMW Design.
Hollywood's go-to designer Michelle Workman, of Michelle Workman Interiors, and Henessy Wayser, president/COO of furniture maker French Heritage, launched Workman's new collection, " Facet" for French Heritage at the winter Las Vegas Market. Here they shop Nourison with the rug company's Gerard O'Keefe and Scott Nemeth.
Sue Fischer of Area Rug Factory in Ventura, California, joins Nourison's Carolyn Stephens Sunday during Las Vegas Market while the company celebrated Game Day - Fun Day. Every Nourison team member wore referee stripes in honor of the playoff games.
Nuloom
Monica Marquez of Nuloom reviews the rug company's 2017 introductions for Las Vegas Market with Lauren Strube and Shiobhan Williams of Macy's Backstage in New York.
Rizzy Home
Celebrating Rizzy Home's 45th anniversary are Joann Leonelli of Liddiard Home Furnishings in Tooele, Utah, and Juhl Helis of YHD in South Jordan, with Rizwan Ansari, CEO of Rizzy Home.
A 45th birthday "cake" crafted of fabrics from Rizzy Home's bed fashions line grabbed attention in the rug maker's Las Vegas showroom window, while guests enjoyed an real cake adorned with a timeline of important events in the company's history.
Safavieh
Jonathan Yaraghi, Safavieh, Russ and Kathy Leffler of Buy Now or Never in Fenton, Missourim and Arash Yaraghi, Safavieh.
Surya
Brandon Gavic of Surya with Bill Martin of Rugs Direct in front of Surya's Tessera rug collection, which took top honors in the $200-and-under machine-made category at the 2017 America's Magnificent Carpet Awards in Atlanta.
Tayse
Mike Humphreys, House to Home, in Southaven, Missouri, and Todd Hyatt of Tayse Rugs pose in front of the machine-made Capri collection rug crafted of polypropylene in Turkey. The design is CPR1010 in the brown colorway.
Trans-Ocean by Liora Manne
Designer Liora Manne introduces a new look at Trans-Ocean for its Lamontage rugs. The rugs feature scalloped-like edges cut to emphasize the pattern's curves, and were equally popular at winter markets for outdoor use as well as in kids' rooms and nurseries.
United Weavers
From left, Linda Jurasek and Gina Padgett of Sierra Mountain Home in Pioneer, California, with Diane Carleo of United Weavers stand in front of the 'Pine Montage' machine-made polypropylene rug from the Affinity collection. The rustic lodge look is a best- seller at their store.