Aelfie Oudghiri designs clever graphic flatweaves handmade in India of 80% wool and 20% cotton (retail $599) at her eponymous Brooklyn studio. Sheepskin in fashion colors and pillows were also ICFF hits.

Zubair Ahmadi of Amadi Carpets with Mary Young of Young & Frances in New York City and Taz Ahmadi of NYICS at the Amadi booth in ICFF's new Luxe Home section. 

The Amadi Carpet booth was decked out with lots of new looks and a standout collection of rugs in fashion colors with authentic Islamic tile and porcelain designs taken from books and rare documents.

Mike Alidadi, owner of Apadana poses in front of his trend-right new Nepalese rugs with sophisticated coastal flair and pops of color against white that drew the attention of Florida- and Cali-based designers. 

From left, Patrizio Chiarparini of Duplex Design Agency, NYC with cc-Tapis co-founder Fabrizio Cantoni and art director Daniele Lora. At ICFF they showed buzzed-about rugs unveiled at European shows in 2015.

Dressed to color-coordinate with her rugs, designer Barbara Barran of Classic Rug Collection unveiled the vibrant Color collection rug Mango in hand-knotted pure silk, or blends of wool with either silk or bamboo silk.

Classic Rug also showed Sauvage, a dense shag rug reminiscent of the Rya rugs of the '60s and '70s. Offered in wool, linen or silk, the designs are crafted in Nepal.

Sevin Ozdilek (left), Baki Ildiz and Tolga Uysal at the ICI International - Creative Touch ICFF booth. Istanbul-based ICI International and its U.S. arm Creative Touch presented the Rug in Pack program. (click here for story)

ICI and Creative Touch also previewed new Patchwork collections including the Inspirations Series of rugs crafted from wool and cotton from vintage Anatolian carpets.
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Danny Shafiian and Byron Hamilton of New York-based French Accents caught the attention of designers with a selection of new modern flatweave rugs carrying abstracted patterns shades of pale blues, greens and grey.

The French Accents booth featured a selection of new hand knotted neutrals and transitional graphic hand knotteds on one side and dimensional cut and loop Nepalese Bespoke rugs in jewel tones on the other.

James Minola of Grain Design (co-owned with wife Chelsea) was at ICFF to launch the studio's first rug line, flatweaves crafted of locally sourced wool by artisans in Guatemala. Retail $625, 4x6. Based in Bainbridge Island, WA, the pair is known for artisanal crafts, social and environmental responsibility.

Designer Inigo Elizalde with a Nepalese rug from his catchy Selva! collection featuring a range of fibers from silk and bamboo, to wool, nettle and cactus. Prices range from $65 to $160 a foot depending on material and knot count.

A design studio that produces its own rugs and design collections for the likes of Patterson and Flynn & Martin, Inigo Elizalde Rugs, also unveiled samples for an extra chunky abaca line coming soon.

Kyle Clarkson, partner of Jan Kath Design New York, is shown with the Angles 5 rug from the new Angles collection, which premiered in the U.S. at ICFF and retails for approximately $197 per foot.

Two designs from the new Jan Kath abstract cubist-inspired Angles collection at ICFF. The rugs are made to order from Tibetan highland wool, Chinese silk and Himalayan nettle yarn.

Crowds were drawn to Jan Kath rugs interpreting clouds from the Heiter Bis Wolkig collection. Inspired by baroque paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries, a contemporary version is shown here.

Shown with his popular Ink Blot rug, Eric Lindstrom of Lindstrom Rugs received the annual ICFF Editor's Choice Award in the carpet and flooring category, and launched a line called Korgamy by Karim.
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Liza Phillips and husband Francis Cape, a sculptor, at their ICFF booth where she unveiled new designs in the Alto Steps program featuring Tibetan hand-knotted stair tread rugs and new designs in full size rugs.

A major player in hospitality carpets in Europe, Loloey Group Grandfloor Corporation of Italy came to show capabilities in private label Axminister and hand-tufted, illustrating with positive and negative designs by Studio Liebeskind.  Architect Daniel Libeskind stopped by the ICFF booth during the show.

Joel Karimzadeh of M&M Design International showed custom colors and bespoke design capabilities with hand-knotted Nepalese rugs, including a new collection made in a choice of Himalayan wool or silk.

Jaisal Dsilva of Brooklyn-based Namo Rugs discusses the company's innovative textural rugs of boiled felt with GoodWeave's  Caroline Turnbull.

Namo experiments with everything from chunky textures resembling pebbles to rugs of felt petals and even a die-cut wool felt design called Royal Gates which retails for $139 in 60"x90".

Nader Nasiri, founder and creative director of Nasiri Carpet with a Mazandaran collection rug, a designer favorite crafted of hand spun wool and organic vegetable dyes in minimalist flat-weave panels.

The modernist designs were discovered in the Mazandaran Province of Iran and are "steeped in tradition" says Nasiri of the 40-design collection which features fashion colors and subtle graphics.

Erika Kurtz of New Moon showcases the artfully textured Shale rug in the ocean colorway (100 knot, Tibetan wool and Chinese silk) - part of new collection of abstracted designs inspired by watery depths.

Also popular at ICFF were New Moon's new accent pillows hand-woven of bamboo or bamboo and silk blends, here with the Bali rug in ice blue, also handmade in Tibet.

Nourison's Jeff Gonzalez, Nicole Costello and Patrick Carroll reported strong designer interest in City Chic rug collection and great feedback Mina Victory Couture pillows.
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Drawing the attention of ICFF attendees were new rug collections (from top) Silk Shadows, Twilight and the City Chic rug by Michael Amini for Nourison of hair on hide distressed with a metallic finish.