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KALATY INTRODUCES JOSIE
NATORI RUGS
Carol Tisch of RugNews.com gets
the scoop from Josie Natori and Mike Kalaty at Atlanta Market launch
party. See the collection at Kalaty's new World Market center showroom
B-455 at this week's Las Vegas Market.
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LAS VEGAS - The new collection of
17 rugs by iconic fashion
designer Josie Natori for Kalaty will star at the grand opening celebration of
the rug maker's Las Vegas showroom (B-455) on Monday, Jan. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. But the drama began on Jan.8 with the collection's unveiling at Atlanta
International Rug Market where the designer was on hand at Kalaty's
AmericasMart showroom to meet and greet buyers. Tomorrow's event will include
cocktails, dinner and entertainment.
At the Atlanta party RugNews.com met with Josie Natori and Mike Kalaty of Kalaty,
where they explained the genesis of the collection. "We are a fashion-driven
company and this partnership is a natural fit. Josie brings a fashion
sensibility to her collection of rugs that complements her other home products
from bed linens to home accents. Rugs complete her total home offering," Kalaty
said. "Indeed, Natori's vibrant black, red and white dragon rug, which she
describes as traditional but in a modern graphic way, complements the Fretwork
Dragon motif in her current bedding collection."
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Dragon rug by Josie Natori for Kalaty is
traditional with updated graphic look, and complements the Fretwork
Dragon motif in her bed linen line.
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Rugs at the premiere were displayed with the intricate textile inspirations for
each design, the same archival textiles she's been collecting over the course of
40 years that inspired her fashion collections long before the introduction of
her home licensing program 10 years ago. "Since we began, we've been using an
Asian aesthetic to build a distinct brand that melds the visual appeals of both
the east and the West,"Â Natori explained. "The delicate silk fabric inspired
the undulating lines of the NT308 rug Dynasty rug," Natori said. "I believe art
is a gift to enrich one's life, a luxury to experience and enjoy every day, and
that is the philosophy behind our rug collection."
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Natori's passion for artful Asian
textiles is reflected in their influence on this Dynasty rug.
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The Shangri-La collection consists of six rugs in contemporary tone on tone
looks. The designs are hand-knotted in wool and bamboo silk blends or in
Lori-Loomed wool. The Dynasty collection are hand-knotted wool and often
landscape inspired.
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