New Rug Decor management visits Kaleen, from left: Monty Rathi, Kaleen's coo of the Americas; Keith Rhodes of Rug Decor, Ocean Springs, MS; Scott Hayim of Rug Decor, St. Louis; Joe Barkley, exec vice president of Kaleen; Jon Womak, chief operating officer of Rug Decor, St. Louis,  and Rick Ruby of Rug Decor, Johnstown.,NY. More on the purchase of Rug Decor from CCA Global Partners, click here.

At OW Sphinx: Steve Issis, Jim Shunnara and Moeen Chaudry of Issis & Sons, Birmingham, AL, with Aaron Gray, marketing manager for Oriental Weavers USA and Mike Riley, president of Oriental Weavers USA.

Scott Broome, left, and Lisa Wooten of Nevin Broome's Superstore in Columbia, SC, visit with Tom Morris, director of sales and marketing for 828 International Trading. Lisa said she was looking for contemporary rugs. "Most contemporary is either dull and boring or else it's over the top. I think 828's rugs are livable, but they also pop," she said.

At Capel, left to right: Bud Young, Capel vice president of sales and marketing; Jerry and Sherry Shingary of Paradise Home & Patio, Stuart, FL; Howard Levi of Capel, and Allen Robertsen, vice president of sales for Capel.

New Linon showroom features furniture, accessories and wall art as well as rugs. Steve Mazarakis, center, head of LInon's rug division,  welcomes the folks from Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha: Gary Cissell, left; Richard Snedecker, and Pattie Wojtkiewicz.

Industry veterans Max Mipro, left, of Maximilian's Showrooms, New Orleans, and Paul Vesely, president of Ves-Levy, pose for the Rugnews.com camera. Max tells us he still types on a Remington manual typewriter, so we don't have high hopes he'll catch his picture on the Internet.

Reza Momeni, left, president of Momeni, welcomes Saturday early birds Kathryn Sergenian and Niko Papadopoulos of the PS Rugs division of Sergenian's
 in Madison, WI.

Opening Day at Couristan, from left: Ron Couri, Couristan
 ceo; Nic Adler, Bldg 19, Hingham, MA; Lynn Dunn of Couristan, and Steve Codella, Couristan exec vp.

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Elegant gentlemen at Harounian Rugs International. From left: David Harounian, HRI principal; Fred Nasseri, president of Gallery of Oriental Rugs, Wilmington, NC, and Bob Ball, sales agent for HRI. Read about Bob Ball's appointment, click here.

At Kane Carpet, left to right: Herb Frank, Kane president; Marco Colombo of Il Melograno Home Textiles Design, Castellanza, Italy, and Bruce Kurtz, sales manager for Kane.


This lovely group at Kas included, from left: Tommy Johnson of Kas; Kerry Curtis and Kathleen Henry of Lee's Carpets/Rugs N More, Beaufort, SC, and Hari Tummala, executive vice president of Kas.

Actress Jane Seymour, seated,  was on hand to sign books and introduce retailers to her new collection for Capel. Joining her are, from left: Paige Ward, Rugs Underfoot, Richmond, Va.; Cameron Capel of Capel, Inc.; Keith Andes of Rugs Underfoot, and Sylvia Williamson of Capel.

 

At Chandra: Michael Heath, Chandra sales manager; Erica Cavalere, Boston Interiors, Stoughton, MA, and Ravi Tiwari, vice president of Chandra.

At Amer Rugs, from left: Dileep Singh of Amer; Scott Anderson and Ed Keepers of Classic Furniture, Morgantown, WV, and Mehmood Salam of Amer.

Edmond Hagopian, president of Hagopian World of Rugs, Novi, MI, with Couristan territory manager John Motil.
 

At Dalyn, from left: Kibbe Waters, Brian Morris and Bill Adams of Dalyn; Randy Kremer, president of Rugs Direct, Winchester, VA; Bill Adams of Dalyn, and Bill Martin, director of national sales for Rugs Direct.

Bostan Carpets is a new vendor specializing in Afghan and Pakistani rugs. Company principals are Mubashair "Moby" Khan, left, and Scott Minter, right.

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At Karastan, from left: Gail Burger, head of licensing for Williamsburg Marketplace, Williamsburg, VA; Ann Carley, director of merchandising for Karastan, and Lynda Coffey, president of Bell Carpet Galleries, Atlanta.
 

Paying a visit to Due Process, from left: Sherry Afshar of Modern Carpet One, Temple Hills, MD; Mike Massman, vice president of national sales for Due Process Stable Trading; Duane Henderson, regional sales manager for Due Process, and Fred Afshar, ceo of Modern Carpet One.

Jim Howell, regional sales manager for Orian Rug, left, greets Gary Nagel, vice president of client development for Kin Products, West Chester, OH.

At Global Accents, from left: Mark Bellgraph, sales manager; Stephanie Shaw, executive vice president for the rug and broadloom division; Pat Shaw, vice president, and Danny Partielli, president of Global Accents.

The gang from Magic Mart visit the Central Oriental showroom. From left: Buyer Doug Horne of Magic Mart; Central sales rep Chuck Hanhauser, Buyer Richard Clack and merchandise manager Cork Hudak from Magic Mart, and Jim Thompson, vp of Central. Magic Mart is a regional discounter based in Bluefield, VA.

Jane Seymour, right, graciously gifts Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com with autographed copy of her book, Open Hearts during meet-and-greet at Capel showroom. Seymour has just embarked on a new licensing venture with Capel.

Long-term pals Roz Rustigian, left, of Rustigian's in Providence, RI shares a moment with Paul Vesely, president of Ves Levi.

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