Category expansion and strategic reorganizations optimize Atlanta Market’s temporary exhibits –with some 1,100+ brands in 39 categories in 10 exhibit halls – for the winter 2023 market.
Hospitality flooring and area rug exhibitors, who rolled out a range of trend-driven product, report that hospitality business is back to pre-pandemic levels at a very busy boutique hotel show.
Stacy Garcia is growing her licensed product collaborations with LR Home and Karastan Rugs and expects further expansion in 2023.
The second annual installment of Cover Connect, held in NYC's Metropolitan Pavilion, attracted buyers from all over the U.S. on the hunt for fresh contemporary styles and reimagined classics.
International Market Centers expands its proprietary trend forecasting program, FIRST LOOK, to cover national trends in its Winter 2023 presentation
The non-stop coverage of fall High Point Market top-sellers continues with Part 2, as RugNews.com tours even more area rug showrooms at the fall 2022 event.
In this exclusive two-part series, tour 30+ showrooms alongside RugNews.com to find out what the favorite area rugs were at the fall 2022 High Point Market.
Nourison's Giovanni Marra and Kimberly Weling accept the company's 2022 Pinnacle Award at the ISFD's annual gala for its limited edition Scroll rug.
High Point Market was buzzing with designer events, ribbon cuttings, showroom celebrations and area rug buyers who dropped by showrooms to check out the latest rug debuts and rub elbows with celebs.
Nearly a dozen area rug exhibitors relocated or debuted in new High Point Market showrooms for the fall 2022 market making for a full roster of celebratory events.
Nourison was among the winners of the ISFD's 26th annual Pinnacle Awards for its new limited edition Scroll area rug.
Interior Designer and lifestyle guru/TV host Evette Rios joins LR Home at its new High Point Market showroom for a design panel discussion, meet & greet, and showroom grand opening party.
Harounian Rugs International presents a range of hand-made collections at the fall High Point Market and also adds new designs to a top-seller.
At its SAMS SALON booth, Couristan unveils several new area rug collections in the indoor and in-out categories for fall High Point shoppers.
Oriental Weavers presents several new rug collections in a range of constructions including machine-washable, performance and soft textural, multi-level styles to fall High Point Market shoppers.
The rug maker welcomes High Point Market shoppers to its Showplace showroom to meet design celebrity and licensing partner Tamara Day, and to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary in the U.S.
Nourison host a Meet & Greet with Nicole Curtis, of HGTV’s Rehab Addict, for the debut of her new rug series on Oct. 23, and expands its popular Prismatic and Calvin Klein lineup.
In this industry exclusive, RugNews.com showcases dozens and dozens of new area rugs making their market debuts at 20 plus showrooms across High Point.
Jaipur Living, Mastour Galleries and Trame Paris are in the running for “People’s Choice” winners for the Fall 2022 High Point Market Snapshot presentation.
Art Resources, a source for hand-knotted area rugs, expands into the machine-made category with new high-quality designs on show at the fall 2022 High Point Market.
Feizy invites High Point Market shoppers to its new permanent showroom, and to designer Thom Filicia’s celebratory ‘Toast of the Town’ progressive brunch.
Kalaty will showcase new high-end rug collections, line extensions of best-selling collections, as well as additions to the company’s popular-priced K-TWO series of open-distribution collections at the fall HPMKT.
The ninth installment of The Rug Show New York/New Jersey lined up a range of buyers from rug galleries around the country to shop the latest hand-knotted rug designs and one-of-a-kinds.
Karastan Rugs revamps its 23,000 square foot HPMKT showroom to feature the latest rug styles and hosts several events alongside celebrities and leaders of designs, including the Scott Brothers Jonathan and Drew, Bobby Berk and Stacy Garcia.
Rizzy Home opens new Commerce Wing HPMKT showroom and introduces Wes Milstead as the company's recently hired national sales manager.
Incoming High Point Market Authority CEO Tammy Nagem announces new positions and a new hire in HPMA leadership transition.
Amer Rugs will present its latest area rugs in H-407, a new permanent space located in IHFC for fall 2022 High Point Market and publishes its 2023 product catalog featuring its newest collections.
Surya updates its flagship Showplace showroom to showcase its expanded product offering in furniture, wall decor and lighting, and also rolls out more than 75 new area rug collections and hundreds of fresh rug designs.
Surya’s permanent New York showroom debuts, showcasing the company’s breadth and quality of product assortments developed for big box, online and mass merchant retailers.
Rug vendors reported strong appointments and order-writing by big box buyers, mass merchants and e-tailers at the fall event, with expectations bolstered for the future of NY Home Fashions Market.
OW heads to New York Home Fashions Market with a range of big box friendly area rug debuts offering softness, neutral palettes and a debuting a fresh washable lineup.
Safavieh will showcase its latest machine-made area rug for Market Week attendees at its Chelsea showroom.
HRI introduces six new machine-made area rugs for big box shoppers heading to the fall New York Home Fashions Market.
Nourison heads to New York Home Fashions Market celebrating licensed partner Waverly’s 100-Year anniversary, and introduces its new Nourison label machine-washable Grand collection, the first Nicole Curtis accents and new Calvin Klein scatter rugs.
Surya returns to New York Home Fashions Market in a new permanent showroom at 230 Fifth Ave. showcasing its latest rug for mass merchants, big box and online retailers.
Karastan Rugs spotlights its latest Drew & Jonathan Home rug collections, and hosts a special event with designers Drew and Jonathan Scott at the fall High Point Market.
Market attendees are invited to gain showroom insights from design experts at th fall event.
Returning for the first time in three years, The Rug Show presents 27 top-quality area rug and fine carpet exhibitors with a global perspective on trends at the Meadowlands Expo Center from Sept. 14-16.
Joining a lineup of 12 returning area rug participants, 10 rug exhibitors make their debut at the upcoming boutique rug show COVER Connect.
Market organizers announce the Fall 2022 Neighborhood Activation event for the area known as Centennial Wrenn South, taking place on Friday, Oct. 21.
High Point Market Authority announces the return of Hospitality at Market, featuring educational and social programming for the hospitality design segment, during two days of the fall market, Oct. 23-24
Jaipur Living will showcase its latest area rugs in a new High Point showroom, double the size of its previous Showplace footprint, in the C&D Building at the October market.
S&H Rugs returns to The Rug Show, running Sept, 14-16, showcasing new hand-knotted collections and line extensions to its best-selling styles.
Designer and best-selling author Justina Blakeney named keynote speaker at the kickoff October High Point Market's event.
Rugs fabricated from broadloom, as well as traditional area rugs, caught the eye of CCA Global shoppers, as did innovative sample displays.
Feizy, Jaipur Living, Loloi and Nourison will vie for top area rug designation in the 33rd ARTS Awards, to be announced at a gala in Dallas in January 2023.
At Decorex 2022, GoodWeave will promote its certification label partnerships in the rug and home textile sector to eradicate child, forced and bonded labor in supply chains.
Las Vegas Market’s summer edition, while slower than typical summer shows, had retail buyers and designers in town shopping -- and buying -- area rugs. RugNews.com takes you on the industry's one-and-only rug tour of the market.
AmericasMart Atlanta and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center are collaborating for the fourth consecutive year to create the Southeast’s premier dual-venue design destination, Sept. 19-22.
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the members of the ARTS Awards Nominating Committee.
Oriental Weavers is debuting three new collections for Vegas shoppers, including its new Ultimate Performance label of ultra easy-care area rugs.
Kaleen focuses Las Vegas Market on its 2022 best-selling rugs, including licensed, washable and performance styles, and its recently introduced Kaleen Custom program.
HRI is growing its handmade lineup rolling out a range of hand-knotted collections in a range of styles, and introducing a durable, easy-care hand-woven indoor-outdoor line for Las Vegas shoppers.
With costs soaring, inventories rising and consumers shifting spending, some rug players shift year-end expectations yet remain optimistic heading to Las Vegas Market.
Tamarian, Loloi, LR Home and Trans-Ocean debut new collections, weaves and print bases styled and priced to give retailers an edge, both online and at point of sale.
Nourison grows its best-selling Prismatic area rug collection, adds new designs to Calvin Klein, and introduces fresh pillow assortment and plush toys at summer Las Vegas Market.
Natco Home is doubling its Las Vegas Market showroom footprint moving to a larger space in Building A to better showcase its domestically made area rugs.
Feizy introduces several new high-end machine-made assortments, its designer-driven Revolution rugs, and hosts an event alongside licensing partner Thom Filicia, who also adds more styles to his collection.
Rug & Kilim returns to Las Vegas Market in the Expo center reworking its high-end designs at a more attainable price point for upscale buyers.
Bashian Rug and Pappelina are among the 40 finalists for the Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market edition of International Market Centers’ (IMC) Market Snapshot
Dynamic Rugs rolls out six fashion-forward rug collections, including several higher quality machine-made assortments for Las Vegas Market.
Las Vegas Market shoppers will find innovations in design, weave, plus an all new program offering mansion sizes in a wide assortment of collections and styles at Kalaty's B455 showroom.
In addition to its latest area rug debuts, Couristan will spotlight its two new merchandising display units for the company’s Outdoor/Indoor Residential Broadloom assortment and Signature Area Rug Collections category.
Introductions at Trans-Ocean’s Atlanta and Las Vegas market showrooms this summer focus on consumer-pleasing rugs for all spaces that allude to seasonal motifs and themes for the upcoming selling season.
The rug manufacturer will grow several existing handmade and power-loomed rug collections, including the latest additions to its designer Barclay Butera program, showcasing them in its new Atlanta-area studio.
In Part 2 of this industry exclusive, RugNews.com continues the coverage, bringing you the latest designs from even more area rug exhibitors participating at the summer edition of Las Vegas Market
RugNews.com surveys 20-plus top names in the field to offer a rug buyers' preview of what's in store at the upcoming edition of Las Vegas Market.
Introductions in soft textiles, including coverlets, pillows and throws, as well as area rugs and accent furniture will be on display at the LR Home showroom at AmericasMart for summer Atlanta Market.
The Dallas home and gift event reports the largest summer trade event in more than 10 years, with more new buyers attending from across the country and steady order-writing.
Feizy among the winners of Dallas Market Center's Best Visual Presentation Awards from its Total Home & Gift Market held from June 22-28, 2022.
West Elm + Shaw Contract take home gold; Haworth & GAN collaboration wins silver in area rug category; Mohawk sweeps broadloom and modular carpet categories, while Mannington and Delos launch rug firsts.
Domotex introduces new features at the January 2023 event, including handmade and machine-made rugs to be shown in Halls 2-6; and return of Carpet Design Awards.
Heimtextil reports successful one-time summer show; announces annual winter event will take place from January 10 to 13, 2023.
Las Vegas Market offers a live exploration of top trending product at its Summer 2022 Market through six West Coast design and retail tastemakers.
European area rug brands flocked to Milan Design Week -- and the anchoring Salone home furnishings fair, which returns to its pre-pandemic size -- and exhibitors showcased their latest avant-garde designs.
Design brand Moooi created an immersive exhibition, Life Extraordinary, for Milan Design Week featuring its contemporary furniture, furnishings and carpets.
Having served as the High Point Market Authority’s president and CEO Tom Conley plans to retire from the position at the end of 2022. with long-time employee and current COO, Tammy Covington Nagem to succeed.
In this industry exclusive, RugNews.com tours luxury contemporary area rug exhibitors at ICFF 2022, and business continues to be brisk at the high-end of the designer and architect market.
International Market Centers has partnered with Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in paint and coatings, to present color trend programming at AmericasMart Atlanta’s Market Wednesday on June 1, and at Las Vegas Design Center’s First Friday seminar on June 3.
The new Plastic Rivers area rug collection by Álvaro Catalán de Ocón for GAN was awarded the NYCxDesign Award in the Environmental Impact category.
Two brands featuring area rugs open new showrooms at Las Vegas Market, three rug exhibitors relocate, and another debuts in the B2 temporaries.
After a two-year absence, Dynamic Rugs will unveil a new NYC showroom located at 230 Fifth Ave. in time for Fall NY Home Fashions Market.
Luxury bespoke area rug studio JD Staron was awarded the IFDA Selects' ICFF Best In Flooring Award at the 2022 International Contemporary Furnishings Fair.
Show organizers report that reimagined Temps show, exclusive collections highlight the largest summer show in more than ten years
Driving design change and social awareness are in the spotlight at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) + WantedDesign Manhattan, which announced the latest topics and speakers for the 2022 Talks series.
Several area rug players rolled out new custom rug programs and grew their OAK assortments at the spring High Point Market -- and retail buyers and interior designers snapped up unique looks.
Back as a full three-day event, the 2022 edition will feature expanded international representation, and nearly 20 rug companies.
Nourison donated area rugs and Mina Victory Home Accents to nine vignettes for the 17th Annual Design on a Dime benefit by Housing Works, which raised more than $1 million to support the organization's mission.
Surya’s completely redesigned Showplace showroom elevates visual merchandising to enhance the designer’s shopping experience and inspire with coordinated vignettes featuring decorative accessories, furniture and area rugs.
RugNews.com meets HGTV design expert Nicole Curtis at High Point Market to uncover the backstory to her successful new licensing program with Nourison for rugs and pillows.
Than 45 industry experts set to judge hundreds of submissions on excellence and innovation in commercial design.
Hospitality design show HD Expo returns to Las Vegas from April 26-28 and includes rug vendors such as Couristan, Loloey, GAN, Nani Marquina, Perennials and Surya will present its hospitality offerings at HD Expo.
Las Vegas Market’s proprietary FIRST LOOK forecast features three new trends – Beach Bound, Overlay and Purple Prose – inspired by destinations, moods and popular colors
Part 2 continues our 20+ High Point Market area rug showroom tour to meet the latest designers behind licensing kickoffs, find out who shopped High Point Market rugs and discover popular sellers and debuts.
Tour 20+ area rug showrooms with RugNews.com to see the latest designer licensing kickoffs, find out who shopped High Point Market rugs and discover best of market sellers and debuts.
Rugs America celebrated the opening of its new High Point Market showroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
LR Home and designer Stacy Garcia celebrated the launch of Garcia's new pillows at the spring High Point Market, alongside the NFM team, designers and buyers.
Kaleen Rugs & Broadloom hosted a ribbon-cutting at its dramatically expanded Showplace showroom, and licensing partner Tamara Day, the star of HGTV's Bargain Mansions, stopped by to celebrate.
A major revamp of the IHFC building involves the relocation of several rug companies now exhibiting at Showplace, including Akara, Art Carpet, GTR Leather, LR Home, Palmetto Home, Rizzy, SAMS International and Zuo, with plans to launch the new accessories floor beginning in October 2022.
Area rug executives’ bullish outlook about High Point Market meets expectations as fine-tuned market strategies take advantage of major rug buying trends and continued demand for the category.
Area rug vendors at the spring New York Home Fashions Market, which saw buyer attendance inch toward pre-pandemic levels, deep dive into trends driving mass merchant sales.
Designer Stacy Garcia and LR Home are launching Garcia's inaugural pillow collection and will host a special High Point Market meet and greet event.
Kalaty Rugs' directional High Point Market debuts include a color-drenched hand-knotted rug collection, a recently announced artist series, plus line extensions to some of its most popular rug programs.
Momeni is growing its presence in one of a kind area rugs, nearly doubling its offering at the spring HPMKT and showcasing them in a new showroom.
The spring High Point Market, April 2-6, High Point Market Authority is optimistic that the upcoming market will be the strongest market since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Market Centers launches new wholesale Spring Buying Event featuring 50+ home and gift showrooms, including Feizy Rugs, on April 26 and 27 -- the event will overlap with overlap with HD Expo & Conference.
Nourison will introduce its Reserve Custom Studio, a custom rug program 300 hand-knotted designs, at spring High Point Market. Plus, rug vendor will debut fresh area rugs and a new one of a kind "vault".
Spring High Point Market buyers will see a significant rollout of new area rugs, across a sweeping range of weaves, yarns, interior design styles and fashion color combinations.
Karastan Rugs will focus spring High Point Market on its latest licensed programs with Stacy Garcia Home and Bobby Berk at its expansive new showroom.
OW unveils its all-new Montecito collection, introduces line extensions to the popular Lilihan and Verona collections at the upcoming High Point Market.
Amer Rugs returns to High Point Market, April 2-6, in a booth at the Suites at Market Square and will display a number of new area rug collections in constructions ranging from power-loomed to hand-woven.
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that nominations are officially open for the 33rd ARTS Awards.
Shoppers at Alliance Flooring’s 25 anniversary convention discovered exhibiting newly minted rug programs or broadloom collections that can be fabricated into custom area rugs.
Nourison introduces colorful in-out flatweave, shag and eclectic area rugs, as well as global-inspired accent rugs, for the upcoming New York Home Fashions Market.
Kaleen Rugs and Broadloom will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to fete its expanded, newly renovated High Point Market showroom, and showcase its partnership with Bargain Mansion host Tamara Day and its new custom rug system.
Rugs America has expanded its High Point footprint, relocating to a new 8,000-square-foot space in the IHFC Building.
Jaipur Living will introduce several new area rug designs in a range of constructions from heirloom hand-knotted to printed, and will also showcase its new collections by SoCal designer Kate Lester at High Point Market.
Feizy Rugs has announced it will open an expansive second showroom at the October 2022 at High Point Market.
New York textiles and flooring design studio Liora Manne will showcase the company's proprietary custom Lamontage capabilities at the June 2022 Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America.
The High Point Market Authority announces its lineup of design tastemakers for the spring market Instagram Takeover series, which is scheduled for each day of market.
Feizy Rugs roll out eight new rug collections and will be adding more styles to its existing collections, including its Thom Filicia Collection.
Feizy will debut Revolution by Feizy, a designer-driven fine rug program that rolls out with eight inaugural collections, at High Point Market this spring.
The Spring High Point Market will feature the Center Stage area as a pop-up park open to all attendees and offer a connection point for networking, seating areas for quick breaks between showroom visits, and various programming opportunities.
For spring High Point Market, Surya will feature a revamped Showplace showroom and expanded assortment of new rugs, furniture, and accessories.
The International Furnishings and Design Association will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a cocktail party at the D&D building in New York City.
The International Textile Alliance rebrands its textiles trade event Showtime to Interwoven, as well as revamping its magazine and website.
Wendover Art Group has acquired High Point showroom building 309 N. Hamilton St. and Feizy Rugs will occupy the first two floors of the building for October market.
The show organizer again teams up with Esteem Media to bring their popular influencer tour to High Point Market this spring on Sunday, April 3, and Monday, April 4.
IMC presents a conversation about the value of incorporating justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) into retail and design in its March 2022 Market Insights webinar “Move Beyond Performance Allyship to Build Your Brand.”
The Messe Frankfurt board of management decided to suspend events of its subsidiary Messe Frankfurt RUS until further notice.
Kalaty Rug Corp. will introduce its latest licensing area rug partnership with renowned Brooklyn-based muralist and visual artist Katie Merz at the upcoming spring High Point Market.
TheMART in Chicago announces 2022 Design at theMART --a year-round programming series -- and a $60 million renovation project titled theMART 2.0., spearheaded by Gensler Chicago.
Submissions are now open for the eighth annual ANDYZ Design Awards, presented by Las Vegas Design Center and the California Central/Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers.
While Surfaces 2022 was missing several big-name rug and broadloom companies -- some hosting buyers in their World Market showrooms instead -- new, non-traditional soft surface players stepped in with commitments to cut-and-sew and more.
Momeni posted double-digit gains in 2021 across price points and channels and expects its winter area rug debuts to continue the momentum.
Loloi showcased its newest licensing programs with designer Amber Lewis and interior design studio Carrier and Company at the first shows of 2022 -- a move that set up momentum for the remainder of the year.
International Market Centers announced an agreement to acquire Shoppe Object, a design-focused home and lifestyle tradeshow and its Shoppe Online B2B e-commerce platform, and co-founder Jesse James will join IMC.
With plenty of new product on show, Atlanta remained strong for Trans-Ocean, and the latest accents attracted buyers to its AmericasMart showroom, while indoor-outdoor area rugs proved the big draw in Vegas.
Browse the top rug designs, colors, yarns and weaves at the winter edition of Las Vegas Market. While many area rug showrooms report that buyers came to write orders and nab the latest fashion-driven looks, others were not surprised by slower show traffic.
Las Vegas Market organizers announce record sales volumes, and the return of buyers from key accounts -- including City Furniture, The Dufresne Group, Pottery Barn, RC Willey, Rooms To Go and more.
The B2B trade show organizer has announced that Karol Sullins has joined as executive director of leasing for Total Home & Gift Temps, which plans to expand that marketplace for the June 2022 event.
Nourison will showcase new broadloom carpet introductions at its Las Vegas World Market Center showroom from Jan. 31-Feb.3 and offer special giveaways to attendees during The International Surface Event (TISE).
The Rug Show organizers have announced new dates of Sept. 14-16, 2022, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, following a postponement from February.
Karastan celebrates Dealer of the Year Nebraska Furniture Mart, the retailer’s successful Stacy Garcia Home program, and invites Vegas market attendees to the debut of a new Garcia program open to all retailers.
Both new and existing Dallas Total Home & Gift buyers -- which included buyers from Tuesday Morning, Dillards, Michael’s Stores, The Container Store, At Home, JC Penney, HOM Furniture, Soft Surroundings, and Nebraska Furniture Market -- attended the January 2022 show in record numbers.
RugNews.com surveys a dozen rug industry execs to pin down the winter season's most exciting area rug debuts, including must-see hand-knots, high-end machine-mades, washable and performance rugs.
Kaleen Rugs heads to Winter Las Vegas Market with nine new area rug collections including its first four collections with Tamara Day and two additional Hilary Farr collections.
Atlanta Market organizer reports record-breaking sales and orders at its gift and home décor show held at AmericasMart, Jan. 11-18.
Dynamic Rugs is set to debut 17 new fashion-driven area rug collections at Las Vegas Market.
Las Vegas Market has named 47 furniture, home décor and gift brands as finalists of the Winter 2022 Market Snapshot, and market participants can now vote.
Nourison will be introducing new abstract Prismatic and Christopher Guy designs and expands its 57 Grand by Nicole Curtis program with Series 2 and Series 3 collections at Las Vegas Market.
The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, a fair originally hosted in April, has been rescheduled to June 7-12, 2022.
Kaleen Rugs and HGTV Bargain Mansions star Tamara Day will introduce four new collections and host a meet and greet at the upcoming Las Vegas Market.
Oriental Weavers anticipates Q1 and Q2 sales will break records, and the company heads to Las Vegas Market with three new area rug collections.
Heimtextil organizers announce that a one-time summer special event is scheduled forJune 21-24, 2022, parallel to the trade fair duo Techtextil and Texprocess.
Kalaty Rug Corp. is presenting one of its largest area rug roll outs in company history for Las Vegas Market shoppers. The debuts include not only hand-knotted collections but additions to the more popularly priced K-TWO series.
The Dallas-based rug manufacturer introduces four new collections in a range of constructions, and adds abstract designs to its popular hand-knotted Gia assortment at Las Vegas Market, Jan. 23-27, 2022.
The domestic area rug manufacturer promotes of four key employees to support anticipated growth and announces new introductions for Las Vegas Market.
The Rug Show, originally scheduled for mid-February at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, is being postponed due to the current COVID surge, with new dates to be announced soon.
Allsop Home & Garden, Annie Selke -- for a Dash & Albert area rug, BrüMate and Zuo won the People's Choice award.
Some 15 new and expanded showrooms include top furniture and bedding brands that will be open for the upcoming Las Vegas Market, joining the 300+ showrooms open for the winter 2022 market, Jan. 23-27, 2022.
The rug maker will open its World Market Showroom, C-180, year-round as of Jan. 10, 2022, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Unique Loom and the Interior Design Society will host a cocktail party to kick off Las Vegas Market with special guest, Real Housewife of New York, Jill Zarin.
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the recipients of the 32nd ARTS Awards, with ctegory winners announced at a gala event on Friday, Jan. 7 at the Hilton Anatole hotel co-hosted by Thom Filicia and Carson Kressley.
Atlanta Market is ready to welcome the nation’s gift and home décor buyers to market, which reports 200+ new and expanded exhibitors among its 2000+ permanent showroom and temporary exhibits.
The Dallas home furnishings and gift market reports historic attendance, up 41 percent, during the opening of the event, running Jan. 6-11.
The show organizer of several Frankfurt consumer goods fairs in January and February 2022, including Ambiente, has cancelled those events.
The 2022 Style Spotters take the reins this month and will hold the title throughout the entire calendar year, applying their keen eye for emerging styles and captivating product stories to both 2022 markets.
IIMC’s) webinar series, “Market Insights,” returns Thursday, Jan. 6 for an exploration of Pantone 17-3938 Very Peri, the 2022 color of the year, with Pantone’s Laurie Pressman.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the organizer of the Paris home furnishings fair push the event to March 2022.
At the upcoming Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, Surya will present new additions in a variety of constructions and styles that range from flatwoven Moroccan-inspired designs to active solids and high-quality machine-made hand-knot look-alikes.
The Dallas-based area rug purveyor will showcase its newest handmade and hand-knotted area rugs, as well as its growing assortment of designer Thom Filicia’s program, with designers heading to the Dallas Gift & Home Market.
The Grammy-nominated pop rock band will perform a free concert for the show organizer's Market Kick-Off Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022.
The rug maker, which quietly introduced the new NFM Stacy Garcia collection in the fall, will showcase its collaboration with the designer at Las Vegas Market with a special event and new designs.
World Market Center Las Vegas continue to expand with 11 new, expanded and relocated showrooms opening for the Jan. 23-27, 2022 Las Vegas Market.
Atlanta Market, Jan. 11-18, 2022, releases a new, nearly 300-page edition of its semiannual Atlanta Market Magazine, available now in an interactive version online.
The show organizer releases its biannual Style Report, meticulously refreshed to introduce a storytelling component into the product overviews, and is comprised of 16 style stories.
The high-end rug show, after making its debut in the fall of 2021, announces plans for a followup event in September 2022 with an expanded footprint at the Metropolitan Pavilion.
Las Vegas Market continues to refine its gift offerings with seven new, expanded and relocated showrooms debuting January 23-27, 2022, at World Market Center Las Vegas.
The High Point Market Authority rebrands its popular tour for the spring 2022 High Point Market, April 2-6, dubbing it the Design Influencers Tour, and opening submissions to design-focused influencers focusing on a variety of digital content channels.
Against the background of the worsening pandemic situation in Germany over the past two weeks and the associated restrictions, the show organizer announced Heimtextil, scheduled to take place in the second week of January, is cancelled.
The show organizer announced the completion of its multi-market “Atlanta NEXT” transformation of the AmericasMart Atlanta, with an additional 60,000+ square feet of new, expanded, relocated and renewing showrooms confirmed in the lead up to the winter 2022 Atlanta Market.
The market’s temporary exhibits – housed in the all-new Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas – are tracking to grow by more than 30 percent to showcase nearly 400 established and up-and-coming lines in seven gift and home decor destinations.
The major international carpets and flooring trade show organizer, Deutsche Messe AG, cancels the 2022 January fair.
The IMC's B2B platform has named Justin Jackson chief revenue officer with responsibility for helping customers optimize and expand their use of the Juniper platform.
While parties and events have yet to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels, there were plenty of opportunities to rub elbows, raise a toast, and check out panel presentations by top designers.
Feizy reports a successful High Point Market following product and showroom investments, including a revamped custom program, dozens of new area rugs and the opening of a second location.
The Rug Show, an event for high-end area rug vendors, is set to relaunch next year from Feb. 16-18 at the Meadowland Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The brand track, launched at the February 2019 conference, will provide educational programming geared toward home furnishings manufacturers and brands looking to connect with design influencers.
The three all-new trends featured in the show's proprietary FIRST LOOK forecast for winter 2022 are “Forest, Preserve;” “Now Screening;” and “Together.”
Our editors walk the halls of the fall 2021 High Point Market sourcing the top-performing area rugs from dozens of rug showrooms.
S&H Rugs's SAMS booth was already humming with buyers looking for the latest hand-knots on the Friday prior to the official start of the show.
The area rug category topped the shopping lists of retailers and designers looking for fresh fashion and RugNews.com, in this two-part series, showcases the top sellers across dozens of showrooms at the fall 2021 edition of High Point Market.
Las Vegas Design Center announces its November events, which include education and immediate delivery buying event.
The rug and home decor source reported that High Point Market was among the most successful in company history due to its largest products launch to date.
Reservations are now open for this premier event honoring home industry excellence. It will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.
The High Point Market Authority welcomes Alex Shuford, III, CEO of Rock House Farm Family of Brands and Century Furniture, to the role of chair for its board of directors; and Christi Barbour, founder of Barbour Spangle Design, assumes the role of vice chair.
Area rug participants at the fall home furnishings market celebrated several ribbon-cuttings, launch parties and soft openings for new or expanded showrooms, signaling the growing importance of this bi-annual event for industry players.
The home furnishings market announces the return of its signature market experiences in Winter 2022 with expanded furniture, gift and home décor resources and the return of its proprietary at-market programming for the Jan. 23-27, 2022 event.
Playing up the 3-D abstract art effects of Nourison's Prismatic Collection rugs, vignette designer Francis Toumbakaris creates a room with rug samples from the best-selling line as framed art.
Momeni Rugs revamps its High Point space -- taking over an adjacent showroom to carve out an area for its growing selection of OAKS -- and adds to its successful Lemieux et Cie partnership, as well as debuts several Momeni collections.
The home furnishings and decor company is revamping its to-the-trade showroom approach and debuted the new concept targeting interior designers at High Point Market.
Kaleen debuts two new Hilary Farr collections, highlights hand-knotted LUXE brand rugs, and deep-dives into machine-mades, including a machine-washable range in a vastly expanded Showplace showroom.
Kalaty presents its latest high-end hand-knotted designs in sophisticated colors and styles, as well as recent additions to best-selling collections and additions to the growing K-TWO series of popular-priced open-distribution collections.
Oriental Weavers is debuting several new collections, including its first machine-washable rugs and innovative power-loomed lines, at October HPMKT.
Trans-Ocean by New York designer Liora Manne debuts new hand-tufted and hand-loomed indoor designs, as well as reversible indoor-outdoor flatweaves for High Point buyers.
LR Home steps into the licensing arena for the first time with the 2022 launch of Stacy Garcia Home pillows, poufs and throws, as the rug company evolves into a total home brand.
Hand-knot rug merchant S&H Rugs is debuting a number of fashion-forward designs, including abstracts, classic geometrics and modernist for October market.
In this essential rug buyers' guide to the latest area rugs, featuring a decidedly pumpkin twist, our editors take the hard work out of shopping fall High Point Market with the industry's most comprehensive cheat sheet to rugs.
Surya is introducing 11 new area rug collections for High Point Market, in a variety of qualities including hand-knotted, hand-tufted, hand-woven and better-quality machine-made.
Tamarian's latest hand-knots will be featured in a recently opened space, located on Russell, which includes a charming new outdoor patio.
Among the Nourison debuts heading to High Point are new additions to its popular Prismatic collection, three new Calvin Klein assortments, OAKS and more.
Karastan Rugs will focus fall High Point Market on the company's growing stable of license programs, including its continued partnership with Drew & Jonathan Home, as well as its latest collaboration with designer Stacy Garcia.
Amber Lewis x Loloi debuts at fall High Point Market and offers a “California Cool” aesthetic.
Surya, which showcased its new mass market and e-commerce area rugs in a temporary space, reports success with debuting washable, better-quality machine-mades and hand-woven rugs.
For New York Home Fashions Market, Nourison focused on machine-washable collections from licensees Nicole Curtis and Waverly, and special debuts in Calvin Klein accent and area rugs.
Kaleen will show off three new collections, including two new Hilary Farr collections, and a newly expanded and revamped High Point Market showroom for the upcoming fall Market.
Loloi showcased its latest assortment of area rugs for buyers at the 2021 New York Home Fashions Market in brand-new space at 260 Fifth Ave.
Harounain Rugs International showcased its latest machine-made collections for NY Home Fashions Market shoppers in person, and the introductions resonated with buyers stopping by its flagship showroom.
Momeni hosted NY Home Fashion Market buyers at its 3 W. 30th St. showroom -- and the big hits include its latest outdoor, printed and Momeni Basics rugs.
Feizy is rolling out nine new area rug collections in a range of constructions, adds to some of its best-selling lines and expands its recently launched Thom Filicia Home Collection program.
New York Home Fashions buyers get a sneak peek at Oriental Weavers' dramatic new duplex penthouse and its washable and value priced collections prove top sellers.
Unique Loom will host “Bubbles & Branding” on October 17, 2021 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Market Square Showroom MS 240.
Emmy-winning TV star, celebrity stylist, designer, and best-selling author Carson Kressley is set to tape 6 episodes for season 2 of his popular design-centric talk show, Couched, during fall market.
Karastan announces latest area rug licensing collaboration alongside Bobby Berk, the Emmy-nominated host of Netflix’s Queer Eye, to debut at the upcoming High Point Market.
Following the sale of 295 Fifth Ave. and the coronavirus pandemic, several former area rug participants of the New York Home Fashions Market bow out of this week’s show, while others relocate to new homes.
Nourison introduces machine washable area rug collections, 57 Grand by Nicole Curtis Series 1 and Waverly Washables, for New York Home Fashions Market in a new showroom at 230 Fifth Ave..
The Sustainable Furnishings Council has named Anelle Gandelman, Breegan Jane, Clodagh, Jennifer Jones, John Douglas Eason, Laura Hodges, Laurence Carr, Libby Langdon, Robin Wilson and Thom Filicia as its 2021 Ambassadors.
At its Showplace showroom in High Point, LR Home will present new area rug collections and line extensions, as well as fashion forward home accents in soft textiles and furniture.
Feizy is opening a second High Point Market showroom at the Showplace building, adding an additional 5,000 square feet, and expects the location to help connect with new buyers and décor enthusiasts for the October event.
IMC's October 5 Market Insights is The Art and Science of Store Checks presented by Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf of The Trend Curve.
Dealers attending COVER Connect, the first high-end trade show for hand-knotted area rugs in New York in two years, were excited to see the latest rugs on display at the boutique event.
Las Vegas Design Center announces October “First Friday” session and gallery event to kick off month-long fundraiser.
Norwalk Furniture president to accept industry’s highest accolade at 32nd awards event in Dallas this January.
Many area rug executives, who in the early summer anticipated Las Vegas attendance to be stronger than the April event, report the surging Delta variant is again making buyers hesitant to attend markets -- but expect rug orders to continue.
The annual ICFA Awards honored manufacturing and retailing excellence, Lifetime Achievement, Sales Rep of the Year, the industry’s Unsung Hero and more during Casual Market Chicago.
International Market Centers presents more than 100,000 square feet of new, expanded and relocated showrooms, with expansions by Exquisite Rugs, Feizy, HRI, Kaleen and Momeni; and a relocation by Chandra.
Amer Rugs, which continues to expand its product lineup to include new constructions, enters the hand-hooked category with three collections and expects strong gains for 2021 as a result.
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