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Exhibitors and visitors were pleased with opening day at the Rug Show @ Javits. About two dozen exhibitors from different parts of the U.S. showed in 80,000 sq. ft. of space at the Javits Convention Center.

Max Moussavi, left, and Jalil Raoofi, right, of Art Resources in Los Angeles, welcome Syed M. Hussaini and Triq Qari of Rug Importers, Paramus, NJ.

Baki Ildiz, left, and Aylin Boz of  Creative Touch, Secaucus, NJ, welcome Erdogan Gezer of Larchmere Oriental Rugs, Cleveland.

 
Maurice Harounian, left, and Michael Harounian, principals of Ebisons Harounian, New York, pose in front of their dramatic display of modern designs.

Hamid Zarel, left,  and Azita Goldman of Revita Rugs, the specialist in cleaning fine rugs, based in Hackensack, NJ,  discuss the state of the industry with James Opie of Portland, OR.

Will Singer, sales director of custom rugs for Eliko, New York, recentl joined the company to broaden the scope of the company's contemporary and custom offerings. Eliko has long been known as an importer of fine antique and traditional rugs.

At Tissage, lef to right: Arun Kapoor, Nikki Kapoor and Nikhil Kapoor. Tissge is based in Denver.

Sanjay Gupta, of Global Overseas, left, of Badhohi, India, with Ben Hakimian, founder and principal of Rugs America, Farmingdale, NY. We were honored to spend time with Sanjay during a trip to India a few years ago.

Adam Corson, left, rug gallery manager for Knots & Weaves Decorative Rugs in Malvern, PA, with Peter Woodaman, publisher of Rug Insider and a tireless promoter of the fine rug exhibitions in New York this Fall

Left to right: Jalal Shabahang from Shabahang & Sons Fine Rugs, Milwaukee; Ramin Mobayen, Central Gallery Rugs, Beverly Hills, CA wholesaler; Moe Haghshenas of Central Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI, and Behzad Shabahang of Shabahang& Sons Fine Rugs, Milwaukee.

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Roz Rustigian, left, principal of Rustigian's, Providence, RI; Akbar Azad, president of Azad USA, Beverly Hills, CA, and Christopher Wahlgren of Nomad Rugs, San Francisco.

Dane Rohmann, left, of Moomjy Design Center, Fairfield, NJ, with Kerim Gokce, Anadol Rug Co., Atlanta.

Ahmad Ahmadi of Ariana Rugs, West Hollywood, CA, with Mitra Hakimi, a fan of Ariana Rugs, which specializes in Afghan Carpets.

Eddie Simantob, center, of Art Resources, Los Angeles, greets Abdullah Khaja and Nasser Owji of Marco Polo Oriental Rugs, Alexandria, VA.

At Peel & Co., based in Metairie, LA: Scott Johnson and Elay Doyle

From left: Zaheer Mughal of Kashee & Sons, Secaucus, NJ; Maria Conrad, rug buyer for Bloomingdales, New York;Soner Akis, operations manager-branch coordinator, Bloomingdales, New York, and Bob Kirby, vice president of Kashee & Sons.

 Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com with Adam Corson, rug gallery manager for Knots & Weaves, Malvern, PA.  

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At Oriental Weavers: Stuart McBrayer, vp of national accounts and specialty products for OW, with Tammy Cauthen, left, buyer-merchandising for Family Dollar, Matthews, NC, and Sarah Amrhein, global sourcing coordinator-home for Family Dollar.

Shane Watson of Shaw, standing, with the Fred's buying team, left to right: Teresa Gabor, Belinda James and Jennifer Martinez. Fred's is headquartered in Memphis.

David Harounian, left, principal of Harounian Rugs International, welscomes Andrea Moattar and Matthew Fleming of of Moattar, Ltd.,  headquartered in Atlanta's ADAC building.

Matthew Rouhanian, center, principal of Dynamic Rugs, with Luc Claeys, left and Luc De Jager of Osta Carpets in Belgium. 

 At Feizy, from left: Cameron Feizy, senior vice president;  Erin Smidt, director of design and product development and
 Gerrit Swearringen, vp of key accounts.This market marked the debut of Tracy Porter products for bed and bath, which are seen in this window vignette.

At Hellenic Canada: Samantha Fryer, center, sourcing manager of Home Retail Group, Avebury, England, with Hellenic's Karim Velji, national sales manager, left, and president Ankush Gupta.

Target.com visits Surya. From left, Brandon Gavic, Surya e-commerce sales manager; Alex Mendoza, Surya; Mindy Dempsey, Target.com, Minneapolis, and Liz Murphy, Target.com.

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At Kas, from left: Steve Roan, vp sales and marketing for Kas; Kenny and Susan BankAllen Carpet & Floorz, New Rochelle, NY; Hari Tummala, executive vp of Kas, and Tom Dancel, Kas territory representative.

Amir Loloi, right, founder and president of Loloi, and Debbie Pritchard, key account manager for Loloi, flank Miles Elliot, Product Manager forPlow & Hearth, Madison, VA.
 

Here's the Rizzy Home team, from  left: Kevin Welch, national sales manager, Joe Barkley, southeast and midatlantic sales manager; Sheila Altenstader, director of textiles, Teresa Parris, creative and visual manager, and MarkFerullo, vp of sales.

 
At Kaleen: Blake Dennard, left, senior vice president, and Monty Rathi, chief operation officer and chief financial officer.

 
At Nourison, from left: Sabrina Roberts, Director of National Accounts for Nourison; Kevin Kennedy, Nourison vice
president of sales for Nourison's home textiles division, and Holly Watson, buyer for Garden Ridge, Plano, TX

Shaw Design Team: Kimberly Hill, Neil Hegwood and Deanna Etheridge.

At Oriental Weavers: Simone Barth of Floor Style, a wholesaler in Dusseldorf, German, left, with Mohammed El Sayed, Oriental Weavers, Cairo, Egypt.
 

Nourison's Kathy Ireland Window was a real traffic stopper at 295 Fifth Ave. Kathy Ireland home acents rugs made their debut at the New York Home Fashions Show.

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