Rug showrooms introduced fashion-driven designs for fall High Point Market.

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The final event of the fall area rug show circuit, the October High Point Market, showcased the major design trends expected to continue to be customer favorites as the industry looks ahead to 2027.

Color palettes remain focused on earthy neutrals, however green tones and rusty shades remain in demand. Blue is witnessing a comeback and several debuts showcased contemporary navy tones alongside softer powder palettes.

The styles on offer continue to showcase updated traditional Persian-inspired designs in trending palettes and high-texture neutrals. Moroccan influences were seen across the High Point Campus with some rug exhibitors taking a more understated approach to the genre while others preferred to use the category to showcase vibrantly colored collections.

Geometrics proved a big draw this fall and ranged from more globally styled designs to tailored and classic looks including easy to decorate with box patterns, menswear-inspired motifs and simple open field border collections.

In this special two-part High Point Market review, RugNews.com continues to feature the market's favorite rugs and newsmakers.

MOMENI


Momeni's Paloma, hand-tufted from 80 percent wool and 20 percent cotton, was an instant hit with High Point Market
shoppers, who favored its tile-inspired motif and textured pile.


Momeni introduced several hand-knotted collections and market-goers gave Saman in blue a big thumbs up. Saman
is inspired by classical Persian textiles, translating intricate floral motifs, ornate borders, and layered medallion-inspired
patterning.

NATCO HOME


Natco's Plush & Cozy Stonington lineup continues to be in demand and this domestically woven collection adds several
neutral toned textured geometrics.


Grove collection from Natco Home adds modern geometric pattern in green and ivory. It is woven in the US with a plush
textured pile.

NEW MOON


New Moon continues to grow its contemporary lineup adding Minerals, an abstract pattern offering painterly bold
splatters of color, including aqua, teal, navy and citron. It is hand-knotted in Nepal in Tibetan weave from wool and silk.


New Moon continues to expand its long-running Mesa adding designs in popular neutral tones, which buyers applauded.
Mesa collection (pictured, LW168A) is a Tibetan handwoven series that offers a more universal take on rustic mountain
and tribal looks. The rug, which is in a predominantly grey colorway with black accents, has undulating stripes reminiscent
of a landscape, with scattered abstract shapes and borders running the lengthwise edges of the rug.

NOURISON HOME


Nourison Home showcased its new Fawn collection of contemporary geometric motifs in its IHFC101 showroom.
Fawn FAW03 in rust/beige (bottom rug) was among the bestsellers for its distressed striped design framed by a defined border.
The high-low collection is power-loomed from performance fibers with a low pile and serged edges. The high pile is 100
percent polypropylene with shrink polyester for the low details.


A companion collection to Nourison Home's contemporary Fawn collection is Fontaine (shown, FNT01) which offers richly
detailed, high-low Old World patterning. For buyers on the hunt for affordably priced performance-driven updated 
traditional rugs, Fontaine ticked the boxes. Featuring beige tones pared with today's top-selling neutrals, these
rugs were a hit right out of the gate. 

OBEETEE


A bestseller in Obeetee's High Point Showroom was Amelia collection's Greta panel design in green. Part of Obeetee's
Terra brand, the vintage-inspired collection is hand-knotted of wool in India.



Obeetee's popular long-running Timeless collection lineup, hand-tufted of New Zealand wool, adds on trend patterns and
colorways. Its florals continue to be a popular choice for buyers thinking of spring 2027 and the Siba design, pictured
above in green and brown colorways, were favorites.

ORIENTAL WEAVERS


Oriental Weavers debuted four new collections for fall High Point Market and its new Theory collection earned a big
thumbs up for its eight modern patterns -- including tailored geometrics and softly layered abstract designs. These
rugs are tufted of richly saturated, space-dyed polyester yarns, and a multi-level cut and loop construction creates
dimensionality.


Growing its lineup of hand-tufted wool product and buyers seeking natural wool products applauded the new Anderson
collection. This easy to decorate with lineup offers tailored geometrics designs in trending neutral palettes.

PARVIS RUG


Parvis Rug's latest Oushak-inspired hand-knotted designs were a top choice with rug buyers at fall market.


Parvis Rug's latest warmly colored, hand-knotted Sultanabad rugs were the show's bestsellers.

PATTERSON FLYNN


Patterson Flynn expanded its licensed program alongside design icon Alfredo Paredes adding several new hand-crafted
collections for fall market. Shown, La Zebra

SAKINA PESIAN RUGS


High Point Market newcomer Sakina Persian Rugs, based in Palm Beach County, Fllorida, debated its luxurious one-
of-a-kind pure silk Persian rugs at the Suites at Market Square. Shown is Shahrokh, made from fine natural silk and
produced in Sakina's Armenia workshop using traditional Persian vertical looms.


Sakina's one-of-a-kind Anahita rug is knotted of the finest grade A silk and features 645 knots per square inch.

S&H RUGS


At the S&H Rugs booth in SAMS updated traditional designs remained a show favorite. Pictured far right is sh75450,
hand-knotted of wool and the hand-knot specialist noted that its bird of paradise runners (shown center, sh20856)
were a major hit with show shoppers.


S&H Rugs showcased a broad assortment of styles for every taste and its modern geometrics rendered in earthy brown
tones were a market bestseller. Shown, sh89774

SOUTHWEST LOOMS


Southwest Loom's popular hand-knotted Pendleton Reserve lineup created in collaboration with Pendleton Woolen
Mills expands the lines bestselling design, Chimayo, adding new granite colorway.


Southwest Looms continues to expand its Arts and Craft collection adding Poppies. Inspired by a Tiffany stained glass
lampshade, Poppies is a beautiful floral with a dominant yellow ochre colorway. The wool is hand-spun to get color
variation reminiscent of stained glass.

SURYA


Surya refreshes its Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation licensed rug collection adding fashion-forward three neutral palettes
hand-knotted collections to the architects signature design motifs. Shown, hanging rear is Light Screenl; hanging center,
Imperial Border; and hanging in the fore is La Miniatura. Shown on the ground is Transcendence, hand-knotted from 
80 percent New Zealand wool and 20 percent viscose.

 
Surya debuted dozens of new hand-knotted area rugs for fall shoppers and the new Fika collection, bottom left and right,
was a favorite. In the rear, is the textured, hand-knotted Senna SNH-2300.

UNIQUE LOOM


Unique Looms showcased this one-of-a-kind Ariana Ziegler butterfly rug hand-knotted of wool in Pakistan at its Market
Square showroom.


Unique Loom presents its Heritage collection, hand-tufted of wool with a cotton back, which is available in rectangles,
rounds and runners. Featuring stippled grid design for a menswear look it is available in five earthy neutral colorways.

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