MAGNIFICENT CARPET AWARDS
ANNOUNCED AT INDUSTRY GALA

Capa Imports wins the Buyer's Choice Award. Retailers visiting AmericasMart's Museum of Introductions voted
on their favorite rug entered in the Magnificent Carpet Awards program

ATLANTA -- For the third year in a row, a rug from Capa Imports captured the hearts of Atlanta Market attendees, winning the ultimate accolade as "Buyer's Choice Award" in the Magnificent Carpet Awards contest.

The Buyer's Choice award is the only winner selected directly by rug retailers. Other winners are selected by an independent panel of judges who are not directly related to the rug industry.

This year's awards went to:

MACHINE MADE

 under $200
Marcella Fine Rugs

$200 to $400
Couristan

$400 to $1,000
Colonial Mills

over $1,000
Nourison

HAND MADE
 
Under $12 sq. ft.
Loloi Rugs


$12 to $23 sq. ft.
Neman International


$23 to $35 sq. ft.
Authentic Looms

$35 to $46 sq. ft.
Amici

$46 to $56 sq. ft.
Kalaty

$56 to $65 sq. ft.
Shalom

over $65 sq. ft.
Ariana

BEST CONTEMPORARY RUG

Renaissance Carpet & Tapestry

BEST ANTIQUE RUG


Chaman Antique Rug Gallery

All rugs entered in the Magnificent Carpets Awards event were exhibited at the Museum of Introductions of AmericasMart.

VISUAL MERCHANDISING AWARDS

Visual Merchandising Awards are presented to AmericasMart rug tenants whose showrooms represent excellence in product presentation.

This year's winners were:

Third Floor -- Rizzy Rugs
Fourth Floor -- Caravan Modern
Fifth Floor -- Chandra Rugs
Sixth Floor -- Dalyn

America's Magnificent Carpet Awards are co-sponsored by AmericasMart and Architectural Digest magazine.

Magnificent Carpet Award Winners gather for victory shot

ED NOTE: Our thanks to AmericasMart for providing us with images of America's Magnificent Carpet Award winners for 2010.

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