Area rug showrooms rolled out rugs in top trend categories at the summer edition of Las Vegas Market.
LAS VEGAS -- While historically the slowest season for area rug sales, summer market had a coterie of buyers turn out to shop the latest additions to the category at Las Vegas Market, July 26-30.
Across World Market Center, area rug exhibitors presented a broad assortment of fresh designs in myriad weaves and price points to appeal to both retailers and interior designers attending the market.
The featured rug collections illustrate some of the most compelling interior trends holding sway over the buying public. Among the most prevalent style trends, updated traditional patterns -- across weaves from performance indoor-outdoor to heirloom hand-knotted -- remain a dominant force. The latest entries include softly colored neutral palettes -- some of which showcased popular sage greens -- and, as a counterpoint, richly colored jewel-toned designs offering a more dramatic effect. Zero piles continue to be in demand for lending a vintage styling to hand-knotted classics, while machine-woven alternatives are turning to space-dyed yarns, gentle ombre grounds and soft distressing effects to impart an old world charm and handcrafted feel. And in both the machine-woven and handmade categories, buyers are also seeking more substantial and weightier pieces, as a segment of the marketplace turns to a plush, dense feel underfoot. In line with this movement is a return of shags and plush pile rugs, which showed up in both handmade and machine-made debuts.
All-natural fiber products in handcrafted weaves remain a best-selling characteristic and rug exhibitors presented plenty of trend-driven debuts in styles such as contemporary geometric, updated traditional and abstract. Some of the latest abstracts are being showcased in 100 percent wool hand-knotted constructions lending a fresh character to the genre, which continues to see new introductions albeit in smaller numbers than in the past.
An exciting development gave Las Vegas shoppers a first look at an innovative handmade washable wool collection that brings new easy-care options to the natural and sustainable home trend. And, machine-woven rug collections, woven from mostly wool and often offering hand-finished details, continue to grow with new rollouts at summer market.
In this industry exclusive, RugNews.com stopped by the major rug showrooms at Las Vegas Market to discover new and noteworthy rug additions as well as find out who was shopping summer market.
CAPEL
Capel's Cameron Capel and Furniture First's Jodi Probst reviewed Capel's newest rug additions at summer
market. Shown is Tessara 1242 in frosted mist, hand-knotted from wool.
Capel's new Allure 6521 in mirage colorway was a major hit with buyers for its vibrant colors. The textured
painterly abstract collection is machine-woven of 80 percent wool and 20 percent nylon.
CODARUS / ANNIE SELKE
Dash & Albert, the rug brand of Annie Selke, which is owned by Rugs USA, debuts Nimbus, offering a
cut and loop pile hand-tufted of wool and buyers at summer market gave it a thumbs up for its trending
palette and abstract design.
The Dash & Albert brand from Annie Selke showcased at the CODARUS showroom debuted a range of
new hand-woven indoor-outdoor rugs made of polyester for summer shoppers.
DALYN RUGS
Marquette rolled out at Dalyn's Las Vegas showroom, and design MM1 in paprika was resonating with
buyers for its warm soft palette. The collection offers a very tight, clean-woven construction made with
a polyester pile and cotton foundation.
Dalyn debuted two costal-themed collections including Bluewater (shown, BW17), which is part of its Luxury
Washables series. Bluewater debuted with 62 pieces, and rugs are woven with a soft microfiber pile and
offer coordinating pillows and throws.
DYNAMIC RUGS
Dynamic Rugs introduced a range of new machine-woven area rug collections and line extensions to
bestsellers at the summer market. Among the top-received debuts is the new textured Atlanta collection,
offering traditional motifs rendered in deep saturated colors. Designs are power-loomed in Turkey of
space-dyed polyester. Pictured is design 11761-599.
Abstract designs continue to be sought out, and the latest crop of painterly designs in neutral tones from
the Authentic collection resonated with buyers. Authentic is power-loomed of polypropylene and polyester
and offers a ribbed-effect pile.
FEIZY
Feizy's Mike Riley and Shawn Nili, owner of NW Rugs & Furniture celebrated the opening of the new Feizy
gallery within its three locations in the Portland, Oregon-area which have one of the largest rug inventories
in the Pacific Northwest.
Feizy's new Winston collection of hand-tufted contemporary high-low designs is a hit with shoppers and
it is crafted from 100 percent Indian wool. These rugs are crafted with a loop and cut pile for a softly sculpted
surface with precise clipping. A favorite includes geometric designs 8B01F in brown/ivory in rear and in
beige/ivory in the foreground.
KALATY
Kalaty's showroom was brimming with new collections (including a new innovative washable wool collection)
and line extensions to bestsellers at summer market. A continued favorite is its Amalfi collection of updated
traditional designs with AF1293, a Garous Bijar-inspired motif, hand-knotted of premium hand-spun wool yarns
with a zero pile, resonating with buyers for its rich and warm palette.
Kalaty's Himalaya collection addition HM1624 is a top seller for its neutral warm palette of earthy browns
and understated variegated stripe pattern, hand-knotted of 100 percent premium hand-spun wool yarns.
KARASTAN RUGS
Karastan not only featured its re-issued Kirman 717 rug design, the company's all-time best-selling pattern,
it also added a brand-new Spice Market design, the first line extension in several years following the
collection's transition to Turkish production. The collection is machine-woven of polyester and remained
in the running line for its traditional styling reminiscent of Karastan Axminsters, such as Kirman 717.
Today Spice Market rugs are machine-woven of polyester in Turkey with a thick and dense construction.
Karastan showcased the new Shalimar collection’s designs hits Anam in cinnabar (R1666 296), hanging
rear, and Zoya cinnabar (R1665 296). These richly toned rugs are a hit for their luxurious pile and substantial
weight, machine-woven of polyester with cut pile.
LOLOI
Loloi's Ken Breithaupt offered Igor Yakovenko, rug buyer at Airbase Carpet & Tile Mart, New Castle,
Delaware, a tour of the company's newest introductions at Las Vegas Market. Shown are two designs
from the Aylin collection (AYL-02 in plum, rear, and AYL-09 in mushroom multi), power-loomed of 100
percent polyester.
Loloi showcased its Angeline collection offering chevron patterns in natural, earthy palettes. Handwoven
of wool and cotton in a Soumak weave construction, rugs offer a dimensional surface with natural variation
and are finished with soft fringe.
NOURISON HOME
Nourison featured a number of new collections and line extensions across weaves and price points in
its Las Vegas Market showroom, with a display of the Calvin Klein Architecture collection (CK041 ACT01)
generating enthusiasm for its sartorial tailored styling.
Nourison's recently introduced Sultana collection sees a summer line extension and SLL08 in blue/gray,
pictured, was a favorite for its vintage styling, plush pile and subtle shimmer. This collection is machine-woven
of space-dyed polyester yarns.
ORIENTAL WEAVERS
Oriental Weavers introduced Las Vegas buyers to 20 new designs making their market debut at Las Vegas
Market. Offered in high-demand updated traditional patterns, the new collections include Monaco
(MNC07, pictured), a range of classic Oushak and folk-art inspired patterns rendered in dramatic jewel tones,
including peacock and paprika, layered with antique gold alongside earthy neutrals. Machine-woven of
space-dyed polyester in Turkey, these rugs have softly distressed detailing to create depth and impart a
a vintage character.
Another updated traditional collection rolled out in the OW showroom is Brookhaven, which reworks
traditional motifs, this time in a soft understated palette. Machine-woven of space-dyed polyester, rugs
are crafted with textural accent yarns for depth and dimension.
SURYA
Designer Maria Zambrano, Maria Z Interiors, Paradise Valley, Arizona, takes a break from sourcing rugs
to pose with Surya's Matthew Berthold-Lynch, senior manager, visual merchandising. They stand in front
of the tonal Agra ARG-2300, which is hand-knotted of pure wool, and is favored by Zambrano.
Surya showcased a range of new introductions, many offering global modern styles, among the debuts
that made waves is the new Munchen collection (MUH-2300 pictured). Offering a fresh take on geometric
patterns, these tonal rugs are hand-knotted of wool.