INDUSTRY HONORS MAGNIFICENT CARPETS
AT ATLANTA RUG MARKET GALA EVENT
By Lissa Wyman
ATLANTA -- America's Magnificent Carpet Awards, the rug industry's version of the Academy Awards, was held Saturday, Jan. 21, the last night of The International Rug Market here.
A new power loomed rug from Loloi Rugs was the winner of the Retailers' Choice Award. The rug was also the winner in the $200 to $400 retail price category.
The awards were made in a dozen hand made and power-loomed categories. In addition, there were four Visual Merchandising Awards for outstanding showroom display.The winners were:
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Power Loomed Categories
Marcella Fine Rugs Power Loomed, Under $200 6x9
Judges' comments: "for the value a clear winner, a lot of bang for your buck€¦sellable€¦scaled down to size nicely€VbCrLf
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Loloi Rugs, Power loomed, $200 to $400 6x9
Judges' comments: "beautiful detail€¦a very substantial rug for the price€¦incredible value€¦it's got a great feel to it€VbCrLf |
Miresco, power loomed, $400 to $1,000 6x9
Judges' comments: "a great looking rug€¦looks almost handmade€¦loved how they finished it off with what looks like hand tied fringes€VbCrLf
Nourison, power-loomed, over $1,000 6x9
Judges' comments: "excellent coloration€¦the play of darks and lights is exciting€¦transitional design€VbCrLf
Handmade Categories
Surya, $0 to $12 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:
"neutral coloring€¦very transitional€¦works in a contemporary, as well as a traditional setting€VbCrLf
Jaipur, $12 to $23 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:
"hearty construction€¦cutting-edge colors€¦classic Persian design but in a more affordable price point€VbCrLf
Safavieh, $23 to $35 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:
"we appreciated the richness of the tones€¦very luxurious looking€¦subtle use of the carving technique€VbCrLf
Lawrence of La Brea, $35 to $46 per sq. ft. Judges' comments: "soft colors are new and fresh€¦love the scale€¦different from anything else out there€VbCrLf
Neman,$46 to $56 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:
"for the price its one of the best looking antique reproductions€¦like everything about it€¦never goes out of fashion€VbCrLf
Togar, $56 to $65 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:"the green and persimmon colors are innovative€¦nice border€¦the same muted colors of the background and border€VbCrLf
Mastour Galleries, over $60 per sq. ft. Judges' comments:
"the pale blues and pale chocolates are right on€¦looks like an antique angora luchak€VbCrLf
Special Categories
Antique: Looms of Persia.Judges' comments: "beautiful statement€¦very nice example of a true antique€¦the plant forms are very handsome and the animals have an attitude€VbCrLf
Contemporary: Sphinx by Oriental Weavers. Judges' comments: "the strong and dramatic use of color is amazing€¦the technique of blending all these colors is original and unique€VbCrLf
People's Choice Award: Loloi Rugs
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VISUAL MERCHANDISING AWARDS |
| Mohawk Select |
| Miresco |
| Momeni |
| Marcella Fine Rugs |
| Amici |
A panel of three experts judged the entrants in the main award categories. The People's Choice award is voted on by retailers who visited the Museum of Introductions on the Mart's fourth floor, where all the entries are displayed.
This year's judges were Atlanta designer Christie Dillard of Dillard Design, Asian art expert Johan Eric Riis and Allan Arthur, an Oriental rug appraiser.
AND A WONDERFUL TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
CAJUN MAYHEM: Even Hurricane Katrina couldn't stop 'em: Lydia Arnoult, Brett Hollett, Joyce Schwartz, Christie Arnoult, sales manager of Harounian Rugs International, and Gerald and Carla Gerami of Rug Gallery by Gerami, Lafayette, LA.
Muriel Littman, Sharian, Atlanta; Ruth Garner, Sharian, Atlanta, and Roz Rustigian, Rustigian Rugs, Providence, RI.
Nancy Togar and Tunc Togar of Togar Turkish Rugs; Gulben Aksu and George Bulat of Concord Global Trading, and
Ahmet Icen of Togar Turkish Rugs.
Miresco's Donnette Miller, Shontea Hampton and Greg Jordt with two awards -- one for rug, another for showroom display.
Diane Carleo, marketing manager of United Weavers
USA and hubby Vinnie Carleo.
Edward Verdiev, Beni Isfahany and David Isfahany of Pasargard.
Amir Loloi with People's Choice award as the most popular rug in Magnificent Carpet Award competition. The rug, in Loloi's new Stanley collection, also won as the best power-loomed rug in the $200 to $400 retail price category.
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Power Loomed Categories |
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Under $200 6x9 |
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$200 to $400 6x9 |
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$400 to $1,000 6x9 |
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over $1,000 6x9 |
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Handmade Categories |
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$0 to $12 per sq. ft. |
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$12 to $23 per sq. ft. |
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$23 to $35 per sq. ft. |
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$35 to $46 per sq. ft. |
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$46 to $56 per sq. ft. |
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$56 to $65 per sq. ft. |
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over $60 per sq. ft. |
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Antique |
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Contemporary |
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People's Choice Award |
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