10262015 High Point People and Party Pix

Joe Barkley, Amer Rugs' vice president of sales and marketing is about to begin a line presentation to Jolynn Wilkinson of Amazon/MyHabit with Amer's Cherie Sheahan, director of e-commerce and Raj Choudhary, director.

At the Historic Market Square launch space for Surya's new Artistic Weavers division, Erin Malloy, the company's accounts manager is shown in the loft like space with Christina Kim of Christina Kim Interior Design in Manasquan, NJ.

Designer Genevieve Gorder presents her new collections to Donald Dilliplane, buyer at Art Van Furniture of Warren, MI.  Gorder was on hand Sunday and Monday during market at Capel's redesigned showroom, now replete with a designer work center and electronic charging stations for guest.

Cameron Capel (left) and John Magee of Capel Rugs meet with Carmen Herndon and Ashley Grant of Ballard Designs to review the rug company's extensive new collection launches, including the design behind them from the hand-knotted wool Solace line.

At Chandra Rugs' Showplace showroom, Debbie Heal, visual merchandise designer and buyer for La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Coquitlam, BC, Canada, reviews the collection with Ravi Tiwari, vice president of Chandra.

Hirant and Brian Citak of Citak Rugs in Toronto flank Bill Forberg, owner of Shelter Furniture also in Toronto.  Forberg was impressed with the rug makers' shag and Riverside collections.

Baki Ildiz of Creative Touch helps Coleen Wilson and Lana Knapp of Collins & Dupont Interiors in Bonita Springs, FL find a rug that complements their fabric samples and room sketches for a project. Creative Touch reported good traffic at its Suites at Market Square location.

Cameron Feizy with Laurie Reighley of the Teal Door in Wilton CT in front of the John f by Feizy Ella collection of dimensional cut and loop pile rugs hand-tufted of wool in India. Feizy launched seven additional new collections at its Historic Market Square showroom.

Kim Vance of Feizy, Sophie Donelson of House Beautiful and Carol Tisch of RugNews.com outside the Feizy High Point Showroom, where windows featured rugs curated by the HB editors to showcase the magazine's top five fall colors.

Harounian Rugs International executives, Bob Ball, Lee Harounian, Greg Jordt and Deo Jugmohan at the company's High Point Market showroom, where the Gramercy collection was the best-seller at market, and the Rosewood rug in persimmon was a hit with buyers.

Nand Kishore Chaudhary and Yogesh Chaudhary of Jaipur Rugs flank Debs Camplin, senior vice president for Kate Spade New York, in front of Deco Dot rugs in the new Kate Spade New York Home rug collection launched last week at Jaipur's High Point showroom.

From left: Tim Boylan, Kaleen; Wendy Rossi and Cathy Baer, both of Baer's Furniture, Boca Raton, FL; and Monty Rathi and Blake Dennard, Kaleen.

At the KAS launch party for the new Bob Mackie Vintage Home rug collection, KAS Rugs' president, Rao Yarlagadda, fashion couturier Bob Mackie, Ali Inal, founder and CEO of Designer Rug Warehouse in Atlanta. The new collection puts a trendy twist on vintage traditional designs, and Mackie styles them as modern classics with a worn distressed look. [Read more here].

Celebrating at the KAS Fashionably Vintage launch party for the new Bob Mackie collection are Jesse Murse, Rugs as Art in Sarasota, Hari Tummala of KAS, Lucy and John Murse of Rugs as Art, and Rao Yarlagadda of KAS Rugs.

At Loloi's Sunday night High Point Market soiree, Amir Loloi stands in front of the new Folklore collection by Justina Blakeley with Lynn Howland and Monica Broderick of Urban Market of Durango, CO, Loloi's Nancy Lee and Danielle Chick of Urban Market.

At the Justina Blakely book signing event for New York Times best-seller The New Bohemians, Blakely takes time out to pose with Carol Tisch of RugNews.com and Amir Loloi.  The rug maker offered free books for the first 100 people at the jam-packed signing event.

Eric Driggans and Mike Thompson of LR Resources stand in front of the new hand-knotted collections introduced at High Point Market. The company's best-selling Naturals line saw more introductions and continuing success with buyers.

Hadi Sattari of Momeni, and Rugs Direct's Bill Martin, Adrienne Wooddell and Randy Kremer, stand in front of a new in-stock Loft collection rug at High Point Market with Momeni's Betty Ann Gildea and Reza Momeni.

Tommy Leflein, head of Nourison's new Nico Home Division, poses with Amy Archer, president of Creating Inspired Design in Sarasota. Nico Home launched with 33 rug collections, including designer lines Michael Amini and Joseph Abboud.

At the ribbon cutting for Nourison's new combined 10,000-foot showroom space are from left to right in front row, Eric Peykar, Jonathan Peykar, Paul Peykar, Alex Peykar, Mina Peykar, Julie Rosenblum and Andrew Peykar (above). That evening, Mina Peykar, Alek Peyker, Andrew Peykar and Stephen Peykar celebrate at a grand opening gala with Bob Maricich of CEO of International Market Centers (IMC).
 

At the appointment-packed Oriental Weavers showroom, Butch Rives, Regional VP Central Region and Jonathan Witt, senior vice president of Oriental Weavers flank Kyle Johansen of HOM Furniture. The company reported strong sales of four important collections at High Point Market: Ellerson, Pasha, Highlands and Meridian.

At the Rizzy Home showroom Erica Cavaliere, merchandise buyer and Jaye Weldon, both from Boston Interiors are shown reviewing the rug line with Jeff Reeves, national sales manager.

Standing in front of a Centennial collection rug at the Safavieh High Point showroom are Cost Plus World Market execs David Vernon and Pali Porter, with Jody Shapiro of Safavieh, and Stephanie Massoni also of Cost Plus World Market.

One Kings Lane's Rachael Quigley at the Safavieh showroom with Darioush Yaraghi, Tiffany Yaraghi and Johnathan Yaraghi of Safavieh, Debbie Propst and Jodi Alexander of One Kings Lane and Arash Yaraghi and Ashley Yaraghi of Safavieh.

Surya's Seth King shows off the Emma at Home line by Emma Gardner to Kristin Hoots, left, and Amy Loden, both of Kristin Hoots Interiors, Byron, GA. Emma at Home and Mossy Oak Nativ Living were new licensed collections launched at High Point Market.

The standing room only crowd at the Candice Olson presentation, Transcending Style with Neutrals presented by Candice and Lynne Meredith, Surya's vice president of product development shown below with Satya Tiwari, president of Surya.
 

At the Tayse Rugs ribbon cutting ceremony, Chris Amos, Tenant Relations Manager with IMC, poses with Jay Dogan, CFO and Laila Bohac, E-commerce department manager for Tayse. On the far right is RJ Maricich, Leasing Manager, Gift & Home Décor, IMC.

Jay Dogan gives a tour of the new Tayse showroom to Lori Janosik Morrison of Johnny Janosik Furniture in Laurel, Del. The rug company, celebrating its 10^th anniversary this year, opened its first permanent High Point Market space last week, after showing for several years in temporary exhibit space.

Attending the Thomasville furniture launch party for the Elements & Origins collection are Jeandre Botha, Jena Hall, Nanet Botha, Kutmec Furniture in Kuwait, Majdi Shakaa, international sales rep for Thomasville. Hall designed the Elements & Origins collection for Thomasville and rugs in coordinating designs by Trans Ocean.