LAS VEGAS MARKET PEOPLE PIX
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At Loloi: Steven Loloi, left, and Cameron Bagheri, right, greet Kristin Kipp and Jill Bogdanski from Joss & Main, Boston.

At Harounian Rugs International: Jacque Cecil, Home Decor buyer for Fred Meyer, Portland, OR,  with Greg Jordt, HRI's vp of sales and marketing, and Lee Harounian, HRI principal.

At Kaleen, from left: Rhadhe Rathe, ceo of Kaleen; Tina Ellis, Kaleen northwest sales rep; Susan  and Richard Kueker of Whispering Pines, Grand Lakes, CO,  and Blake Dennard, senior vice president of Kaleen.

Jackie Schwartz, Home Interiors Warehouse, Walled Lake, MI, with Valerie Jacobs of Loloi.

At Jaipur, from left: Alison Shoemaker and Cherie Shoemaker from Alison Designs, Marina del Rey, CA, with Asha Chaudhary, ceo of Jaipur and Guillaume Duvernois, art director for Jaipur.

John Feizy, center,founder and president of Feizy, welcomes this group from Amini's in Chesterfield, MO. From left: Susan Brook, Hamid Amini, Feizy, Arash Amini and Ross Anzalone.

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At Surya:, left to right:  Steve Glassman of Marshall Carpet One, Cleveland, Kurt Von de Bur, vp of national accounts for Surya; Satya Tiwari, Surya president; Jim (aka Jimba) Gavolo of Surya, and Ryan Wien of Marshall Carpet One.

Alex Momeni, left, and Reza Momeni, right, with Mo Omidghaemi of Aladdin Rugs, Montrose, CA.

 Bill Baker, left, West Coast marketing mgr. for Oriental Weavers, with Steve Blumkin, Amazing Rugs, San Diego.

At Feizy, left to right: Gus Parvizian of Parvizian's, Houston; John Feizy, founder and president of Feizy; Hayden Parvizian, and John Whorton, Houston-based Feizy rep.

Jacque Cecil, buyer of home decor for Fred Meyer, Portland, OR , center, joins Steve Roan, vp of sales and marketing for Kas and Jim Curzon of Kas.

Chandra Tiwari, president of Chandra, left with Colleen Heistand of Chandra and London Wood of The Room Store, Scottsdale, AZ.

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Victor Cucuz, left,  of Carpet Crafters Rug Co., Tampa, FL, with Nourison's Paula Johnson.

Todd Brundrett, left, of Norwood Furniture, Gilbert, AZ, with Austin Craley, vp of sales for Loloi.

 
Gil Flores, center, regional manager for Capel, center, welcomes Tom and Steve Giorgi of Giorgi Brothers, South San Francisco, CA.

 At Dynamic: Laura Cron, center, of MacDonald's Rugs & Carpets, Vineyard Haven, MA, with John McCaul, left, and Tim Schantz of Dynamic Rugs.

 Here's our best friend and husband Bud Wyman, left, who stopped to visit with old friends Ross, Jeff and Sunny Greenwell of Wyoming Windows and Cabinets, Lander, WY. Jeff says the company is now putting together a rug gallery. Back in the good old days, Jeff was a rep for The Rug-Hold Co., founded by Bud Wyman.

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Michael Kline, left, of Laguna Shores Resort in Porto Penasco, Sonoro, Mexico, with Jim Howe, Trans-Ocean.

Ernie and Ingrid Harazim of World of Rugs in Phoenx with Jonathon Witt, vice president of Oriental Weavers

Rizwan Ansari, second left, ceo of Rizzy Home, receives Vendor of the Year Award from Kyle Johansen, merchandise manager of Hom Furniture/Gabberts, Coon Rapids, MN. Taking part in the ceremony is Doug Ernewein, left, vice president of product development, and Kevin Welch, national sales manager. The award is granted to only one vendor and covers all the home furnishings categories sold by Hom Furniture.

Here's our pal Kyle again, this time at Capel. Kyle Johansen, second left, is  merchandise manager for HOM Furniture/Gabberts, Coon Rapids, MN, joins from left, Tom Perraud, Capel midwest regional manager; Allen Robertsen, Capel vp of sales and John Magee, president of Capel.

        At Jaunty, April Romig, left, and Veronica Bales, second right, visit with Jaunty's Larry Haines and Kami Navid.

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Thom Filicia, left, and Jonathon Yaraghi enjoy the excitement of introducing the new Thom Filicia lighting collection for Safavieh. The mid-range price points and designs that coordinate with rugs are part of the philosopy for design and marketing the new line, according to Filicia.

Gretchen Aubuchon, founder of Fashion Decor, was moderator of a discussion with Filicia on the development of the line. Joining her is noted designer Corey Damon Jenkins of Design with Vision, Bloomfield Hills, MI,

Ahmad Yaraghi, center, a principal of Safavieh, welcomes Shahene Nili, left, and Shawn Nili of NW Rugs, Wilsonville, OR.

Markets are obviously fun, as you can tell by the smiles on the faces of the Kohl's buyers, Safavieh's Jody Shapiro, center, gets the party rolling with, from left, Kohl's Nate Tobey, Daniel Wendt, Eric Sabor, Paul Thiene and Steve Petersohn, Kohl's is headquartered in Menomenee Falls, WI.

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