HERE'S SOME GREAT PEOPLE PIX OF WINNERS 
AT THE AMERICASMART MAGNIFICENT CARPET AWARDS CEREMONY

Visual Display Awards

Sam Azhadi of Nourison (left) accepts the Visual Display
Award for the third floor from  Jeff Peterson, associate publisher, Architectural Digest and
Chas Sydney, AmericasMart

Amir Loloi of Loloi Rugs accepts the Visual Display Award for the Fourth Floor from Jeff Peterson and Chas Sydney

Satya Tiwari, left, president of Surya, accepting the Visual Display Award for the Fifth Floor from  Jeff Peterson
and Chas Sydney

Magnificent Carpet Awards

Chas Sydney and double-winner Firooz Nahai of Marcella Fine Rugs. Marcella won the Visual Display Award for the Sixth Floor and also the Magnificent Carpet Award in the Power-Loomed under-$200 retail price category. 

Amir Loloi of Loloi Rugs, left, winner of Handmade under-$12 per sq. ft.  category, with Jeff Peterson and Chas Sydney

Pat Muschamp of Nourison, left,  winner of the Handmade $12.01- $23 per sq. ft. category, with Jeff Peterson
and Chas Sydney

Cyrus Yaraghi of Safavieh, left,  winner in the Handmade $23.01- $35 per sq. ft. category, with Jeff Peterson and
Chas Sydney

Jeff Peterson, left,  with Danny Shafiian of French Accents,  winner in the Handmade $35.01- $46 per sq. ft., 
and Chas Sydney.

Baki Ildiz of The Creative Touch, left, winner of the  handmade: $46.01- $56 per sq. ft. category, with Jeff Peterson and Chas Sydney

From left: Architectural Digest's Jeff Peterson; Graham Smith, Rafi Amirian and Nader Shalom of Shalom Brothers, and Chas Sydney of AmericasMart. Shalom was the winner in the Handmade $56.01- $65 per sq. ft. category. 

Steve Bentley of Couristan, left,  winner of Power-loomed $200.01-$400 category, Jeff Peterson and Chas Sydney

From left: Jeff Peterson, Anne Carley of Karastan, winner of Power-loomed $400.01- $1,000 category, and Chas Sydney.

From left:   Bill Roach, regional vice president of national accounts for Karastan; Anne Carley, director of marketing for Karastan Rug; Lathan Mills, manager of woven product development for Karastan, and Vickie Gilstrap, vice president of product development for Karastan. Double winner Karastan accepts this award in the Power-loomed $1000+ category.

Jeff Peterson, left,  with Omid Chaman of Chaman Antique Rugs, Daryoush Chaman, and Chas Sydney. Chaman won in the Antique Rug Category.

Gabriel Nalbandian of Nalbandian, left, winner in the Contemporary category, with  Jeff Peterson and Chas Sydney

From left: Jeff Peterson; Mehmet Ginar and Soner Bilgin of Capa Imports, double winner of the Handmade $65.01+ and Buyer's Choice Awards, and Chas Sydney of AmericasMart.