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At Abbyson: Christopher Hoover, center, of Environmental Design Services, San Francisco, with Yavar Rafieha, left, vp of sales and marketing for Abbyson, and Sarah Rahall director of public relation and advertising for Abbyson.


The Masterlooms/Jerry Aziz showroom is always a hub of activity for both customers and visiting rug execs. Lee Harounian, left, stops by to chat with Jerry Aziz, center, president of Jerry Aziz, and Nasser Rahmanan, president of Masterlooms. Harounian, a principal of HRI,  said he was in town to nail down a lease for a 3,000 sq. ft. showroom in Building B, opening in January.

Feizy was showing for the last time at its huge showroom at the World Market Center Pavilion. In January, the company opens a state of the art showroom in Building B. From left: Michael Papadakis, Feizy sales rep; Harry Lentz and Don Behrstock of Horizon Furniture,  Los Angeles, and John Feizy, founder and president of Feizy Rugs.


At Foreign Accents: Big boss Trish Rempen, center,
with marketing staff Laura Munzlinger, left, and Brittnie Constancia. Foreign Accents is also looking forward to moving from the Pavilions to the new Building B in January.

Company C shows a wide range of rugs and home accent pieces. Eileen Hahn, left, Company C merchandiser, with Jane Wright, national marketing and sales manager.


100+ degree heat didn't stop shoppers from to-ing and fro-ing at the World Market Center campus. The grey building in the background is Building B, set for completion in January.
 

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Retailer Karin Frost of Hiiko Modern Furniture in San Rafael, CA, center, with Seth Neumann, left, Surya rep for northern California, and Satya Tiwari, right, Surya president.

Safavieh principals Arash Yaraghi, left, and Cyrus Yaraghi, second right, with retailers Sue Shaw, Kris Grace and Diane Newton. They represent Mel's Furniture in Spokane, WA.

Not every beautiful woman is a fashion model. Marcia Satterwhite told us she'd much rather be a national accounts manager for Shaw Living than a top model and lifestyle guru like Kathy Ireland, right.


Ray Hashemi,  vp of sales for Feizy Rugs Division Two, center, with Kelsey Zemanek, left, Feizy; Lorna Larsen
and Joni Christensen of Heritage Home & Garden, St. George, UT, and Betsy Halotek, Feizy.

At Hellenic's long, longer, l-o-o-o-o-o-ngest Pavilions showroom:  Tony Speirs, Hellenic sales rep, left; Robert Sablic and Kelly Karidis of Quadra Furniture Solutions, Brooklyn, NY and Steve Mazarakis, president of Hellenic. Quadra Furniture is involved with decorating some of the posh new condo model apartments and corporate suites in the New York area.

Lee Harounian, principal of Harounian Rugs International, with wife Fariba Harounian share a moment with Rugnews.com at the World Market Center Pavilions.

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Allan Wagenheim, chairman of Trans Ocean Imports, with Linda Harlow, vice president of merchandising.

At Chandra: Ruth Sofia Gaytan and Gilberto Jimenez of Tempril, Guadalajara, Mexico, with Chandra Tiwari, head of Chandra Rugs.

Liora Manne, founder of Lamontage, with Aimee Banis, national sales manager of Lamontage. Manne is also the lead designer for Trans-Ocean.

Don't tell anyone, but we think guys in suits and hard hats
are very sexy. Here's Gerald Sawyer, coo of the Las
Vegas World Market Center pointing out some of the construction details in a sneak peak press tour of Building
 B, opening in January 2007.
 

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At Homefires by Cresc:  Deborah Stern and Nicole Quent
of Laguna Niguel, CA, join Edward Chu, founder and president of Homefires.

Gregg Scarlatta, vice president of Colonial Mills. CMI
will be moving into Building C in July 2008.

Old buddies and colleagues, still friends: Oliver A (Bud) Wyman, founder and former president of The Rug-Hold Co., New York, with Dallas based sales agent Ralph Long. Long was one of Rug Hold's first sales reps.

Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com, joins this group from United Weavers  of America to say bye bye from Vegas. The UW folks are Bill Dail, Oklahoma sales agent; Diane Carleo, UW director of marketing, and Bruce Hagan who covers Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. United Weavers will be moving into Building C two years from now.

Kathy Ireland also joins Lissa Wyman to say "bye-bye from Vegas." Wyman will see everyone at the New York Metro Market Sept. 17 to 22, while Kathy will catch up with you at the  High Point International Furniture Market Oct. 16 to 20.

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