First Look: July 2017 Atlanta International Rug Market People and Parties - Part 2

By Carol Tisch

7/19/2017

JULY 2017 ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL RUG MARKET PEOPLE AND PARTIES - PART 2

RugNews.com continues its tour of AmericasMart rug showrooms at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market. Part 2 includes rug company names from K to T.

ATLANTA -- In RugNews.com's second of two People and Parties roundup reports, we follow buyers and designers as they hunt for exciting new product at major rug showrooms throughout the AmericasMart campus during the summer 2017 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market.

Part 2 of our exclusive People and Parties photo essay covers companies Kalaty through Trans-Ocean. At summer market, we also followed e-commerce retailer Rugs Direct as they surprised three top vendors with awards. This year Trans-Ocean was named Partner of the Year, Dalyn was tapped for Supplier of the year, and Jeff Vaughn of Rizzy Home received Sales Representative of the Year.

Make sure not to miss Part 1 of RugNews.com's Atlanta market roundup of People and Parties featuring companies Amer to Jaipur Living, click here.

KALATY

From left: Ramin Kalaty of Kalaty, Helen Kiser of Kiser's Floor Fashions in Memphis, Tennessee and Mike Kalaty pose in front of an Elara collection Tibetan weave rug with raised effects and high-low carving.

KALEEN

From left: Blake Dennard and Monty Rathi of Kaleen with Beth Reale and Gerry Yost of Avalon Flooring.Shown are rugs from the new vintage-styled Herrera collection.

KARASTAN

Warren Jalving and Tamara Moore of Tamara Moore Interiors of Ft. Meyers with Brandon Culpepper of Karastan in front of an Ashara collection rug.

KAS

Santhi Yarlagadda and Sandy Ford of Kas show off the casual new Cortico collection New Zealand wool rugs to Rhonda McMann of Jordan's Furniture.

LOLOI

Posing in front of Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines rugs, Austin Craley and Ken Breithaupt of Loloi flank Kimberly Matthews and Igor Yakovenko of Airbase Carpet & Tile Mart in New Castle, Delaware.

LR RESOURCES

Scott Burke and Babbie Styslinger of At Home Furnishings in Birmingham, Alabama, and Wanda Lanzi and Mike Thompson of L.R. Resources stand in front of one of the company' new Gala collection rugs.

MOMENI

Mark and Carlisle Stone of Carpet Concepts of Jacksonville, Florida, with Ray Ehsani and Rachel Fasciani of Momeni take time out for a RugNews.com photo op.

NATCO HOME/CENTRAL ORIENTAL

Pat Moyer of Natco and Lisa Serrant of Beall's, in Bradenton, Florida, pause for a photo in front of the new Awning Stripe rug from the Tributary collection.

NOURISON

From left: Bob Tucci of Nourison, with John Stokes, Edmond Hagopian and Suzanne Hagopian of Michigan-based Hagopian Rugs, and Gerard O'Keefe of Nourison.

ORIA

Following the general members meeting of the Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) at the Atlanta International Rug Market, ORIA execs pose, from left: Kami Navid, Jaunty; Lucille Lauffer, ORIA; Ramin Kalaty, Kalaty; David Harounian, HRI; Hari Tummala, Kas Rugs; Reza Momeni, Momeni.

ORIAN

Betsy McCarthy of Orian with Maria Elefonte and Danielle Minton of Ocean State Job Lot in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

ORIENTAL WEAVERS

Oriental Weavers played up its strength in the outdoor rug category with a striking Atlanta Market display of greenery combined with black and white designs from the Marina indoor-outdoor collection. OW's design team members shown from left: Taylor Scott, Jessica Cummings and Mandi Williams.

RIZZY HOME

From left: Larry Hedrick of Rizzy Home; Erica Smith of Soft Surroundings in St. Louis, Suzie Morris and Rizwan Ansari of Rizzy Home. Behind them are hand-tufted wool rugs from the Resonant collection.

SAFAVIEH

From left: Edward Pantikian of Safavieh, Cynthia Cucuz of Carpet Crafters in Tampa, Cyrus Yaraghi of Safavieh and Victor Cucuz of Carpet Crafters.

SURYA

From left: Maudie Collier, Debbie Yuenger, and Nancy Krzesicki of Design Interiors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with Penny Grainger and Eric Nyman of Surya.

TRANS-OCEAN

Bill Martin and Adrienne Wooddell of Rugs Direct flank Dean Smith of Trans-Ocean as he accepts the retailer's top honor, the Partner of the Year, awarded to Trans-Ocean.

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