| MAGNIFICENT CARPET AWARDS AN
ALL-INDUSTRY FESTIVAL OF OPTIMISM
Buyer's Choice award was won by Paramount Rug
for this rich tonal contemporary.
It retails in the $23 to $35 per sq. ft. category
| By Lissa Wyman ATLANTA -- America's Magnificent Carpet Awards on Saturday, Jan. 15, was a celebration of optimism for the rug industry. Held on the last evening of the International Rug Market, the annual event honors the beauty and spirit of the American rug industry. See all the winners accepting their awards: click here
This year, the event packed an even greater emotional wallop as the industry climbs out of a serious recession and exhibitors and attendees braved unprecedented winter weather conditions to get to market. Winners of the 2011 Magnificent Carpet Awards:
Handmade Rugs
(prices are suggesed retail) | Under $12 sq. ft. | Couristan | | $12.01 to $23 sq. ft. | FJ Kashanian | | $23.01 to $35 sq. ft. | Ebisons Harounian | | $35.01 to $46 sq. ft. | Caravan Rug Corp. | | $46.02 to $56 sq. ft. | Amer Rugs | | $56.01 to $65 sq. ft. | Michaelian & Kohlberg | | $65.01 sq. ft. and over | The Creative Touch | Power-Loomed Rugs
(prices are suggested retail for 5x8 or 6x9) | Under $200 | Kas Oriental Rugs | | $200.01 to $400 | Loloi Rugs | | $400.01 to $1,000 | Capel | | Over $1,000 | Nourison | Contemporary Design
Tibet Rug Co.
Antique
Eliko Antique Decorative Rugs
Buyer's Choice Award
Paramount Rugs
Elected by popular vote of retailers
previewing rug contestants in
AmericasMart Museum of Introductions
Visual Display Awards
Honoring outstanding showroom design | Third Floor | Karastan | | Fourth Floor | Loloi Rugs | | Fifth Foor | Marcella Fine Rugs | | Sixth Floor | Shaw Living. | Pix of winning rugs and lots of Magnificent Carpet Awards People Pix coming soon! 
Clowning Around: Parviz Beikzadeel of Parviz Oriental Rugs, left, and Mustafa Caglak of Grand Bazaar, Scottsdale, AZ, found themselves suddenly surrounded by Cirque clowns at reception prior to the America's Magnificent Carpet Awards ceremony.
1.16.11
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