LAS VEGAS WORLD MARKET
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RUG, CARPET  AND FURNITURE PEOPLE
 A HAPPY MIX IN VEGAS


Jacque LeMay, of Fred Meyer Stores in Portland, OR,
with John Feizy, founder and president of Feizy Rugs.

At Jaunty: Kami Navid, executive vice president of Jaunty, left, Ron Beyer and Dave McParlane of Century Tile &
Carpet, Chicago, and Mac McCormick, vice president of marketing for Jaunty. The folks from Century say they like to shop both the Las Vegas and High Point market to see new trends in home furnishings and apply that knowledge to their own floor covering business. What a novel idea!

At Surya: Rob Leahy, left, president of Fine Rugs of Charleston, with Thomas Roach, Surya rep in the Carolinas, and Satya Tiwari, president of Surya. Leahy told us he came to Vegas to check out the action at The World Market Center.

Maria Metropolous-Ward, center, newly-named vp of national accounts for Oriental Weavers with Mike Riley, left, president of OW and Bud Wyman, founder and former president of
The Rug  Hold Co. OW just announced it is going into the
rug underlay business, but Bud's presence in this pic is purely co-incidental. Honest.

A. Leon Capel, a principal of Capel, with Harvey Wolfson
of Wolfson-Foot, Sarasota, FL

Ryan Powell, left, and Mike Walker of Shaw, greet Ingrid and Ernie Harazim of World of Rugs, Scottsdale, AZ. Lots of people came to Surfaces and also checked out the World Market Show.

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Nick Adler-Duthe of Building 19, Higham, MA, left, with Chandra Tiwari, president of Chandra Rugs.

At Jaipur: From left, Matt Tollison, vp sales of Jaipur; George Harronian of The Rug Warehouse, Los Angeles; Larry Haines of Jaipur, and Vernon Singleton of Jaipur.

Ron Sorkin of Kas, center, with Kathy Dickinson and Richard Dickinson of Kathy Dickinson Designs in Chicago-land. Kathy says she is creating a new rug gallery in her 20,000 sq. ft. store.

At Shaw: Eric,  Claudia and Doug Helmstaedter of EMW Carpets & Furniture, Denver.

We got Alex Kimia, vice president of ABC Carpet & Home to pose with this lavender give-away car outside Building One at the World Market Center. "Even though I usually do direct imports, it's great to come here to see the new things on the market," he says.

At The Rug Market, from left: Michelle Habkirk, Nicole Van der Hulst and Bryan Watson of SimplyBabyFurniture.com, Burlingame, CA, with  Rug Market president Michael Shabtai.

Stephen Hoberman, left, who heads the rug division of Kane Carpet, with Jason Kubicko, newly-appointed New England sales rep for Kane. The company showed rugs at the World Market Center, and broadloom and rugs at Surfaces.

Visiting the Las Vegas World Market show for the first time were Robert Moomjy, left, and Frank Maher of Floorsmart, Livingston, NJ. They said they loved the energy in Las Vegas.

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At Safavieh: Nia Pirnia, second left, president of Rug Co, Fountain Valley, CA, with Cyrus Yaraghi, left, a Safavieh principal, Yervant Yervant Varjabedian and Ken Petke of Safavieh.

Leaning into the Market:  Eric Taylor, designer, and Shawn Elmore, owner of Asylum Home,  Palm Springs, with Michael Shabtai, president, and Andrew Shabtai of The Rug Market.

Rizzy Rugs made a big hit with its programs of coordinated rugs and bedding ensembles. From left: Rizzy's national sales veep Mark Ferullo, Juan Marrilanda and Mildred Marrilanda of Nu Concept, Miami, and Stephen Frank of Rizzy.

At Nourison: Owen Baker, left, and Cindi Camp of Nourison; Bryan Cindell and Brian Hayim of Home Traditions & Textiles, Dallas, and Mohammed Farsh-chi of Shiraz Rugs, Edina, MN.

Flashing friendly smiles are Tom Daley, left of Morris Furniture in Fairborn, OH, and Allan Waggonheim, chairman of Trans-Ocean Imports.

Laura and Paul Hyman of Paul's Home Fashions of Austin,
TX, were exploring the rug booths at the World Market Center's Pavilions. In July, all these folks will be moving to the new Building C.

Ah yes, we remember it well. Bud Wyman shares a few memories with Helen Marcus. Way back when, Bud worked for Aldon Industries, which was headed by the late, great
Jim Marcus, Helen's husband. Many Aldon alumni (including Trans Ocean's Allan Waggonheim) went on to illustrious careers in the carpet and rug industry. Jimmy left us last year at the age of 102.

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At Couristan: George Couri, chairman, left, and Steve Codella, vp of east coast sales, right welcome Paul Chapman, president of ABC Carpet & Home, New York, and Larry Chiprut, vice president of broadloom for ABC. Paul remarked that "Couristan is at the top of its form."

Matthew Rouhanian, right, president of Dynamic Rugs, with John McCaul, The Carpet & Rug Outlet, Reading, PA.

Samir Abu Hadba, left, general manager of United Weavers USA, and son Mohammed Abu Hadba, right, who heads United Weavers in Canada with Martin Gravel of Le Monde, a retailer based in Boucherville,Quebec, Canada.

Tom Morris, center, vice president of sales and marketing for 828 International Trading, welcomes Keith and Carol Kassouf of Permanent Floors Carpet One, Parma, OH.

At United Weavers: Betty Woodard, left, of United Weavers; Kayne Rossaw and Jennifer Peterson of Arizona Styles, Phoenix.

Jim Goodbody, Kane Carpet, center, with Joe Mascari III, left, and Joe Mascari Jr. of Joe Mascari's Carpets & Rugs International, Allentown, PA.

S. K. Chaudhary of The Woolmark Co. was exhibiting at Surfaces to introduce the Indian Carpet Inspection program for importers who want quality assurance for carpets and rugs exported from India.

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Sam Presnell of The Rug Gallery in Cincinnati, told Rugnews.com he was in Vegas strictly for Surfaces. "I did my rug shopping in Atlanta. In Las Vegas, I want to concentrate on broadloom," he said.

Howard Gottesman, left, sales agent for Dynamic Rugs, with Jerry De Matteo of Emerald Floors, New York City.

Will the REAL Joe Mascari please stand up? Here are Joe-2, Joe-1 and Joe-3. Joe 1 is still going strong as a territory manager for Beaulieu, while Joe-2 and Joe-3 run Joe Mascari's Carpets & Rugs International, Allentown, PA.

Diane Carleo, center, marketing manager of United Weavers, with Mozafar Hemmati, left, and Ali Kheirkhahi of Authentic Rugs, Denver.

Our dear friend Haig Pedian, for many years a principal of Pedian Rug in Chicago. Haig is still actively serving as a consultant to the rug and carpet industry. He told us that
the founding members of the Retail Floorcovering Institute had a reunion on the eve of the Surfaces show.

So long til next time!
Lissa Wyman, left, editor and publisher of  Rugnews.com
with Andrew Peykar of Nourison. Pic was snapped  by Alex Peykar, who can be our official photographer,
if he ever needs a new job.

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