BARCLAY BUTERA BLAST AT NOURISON
KICKS OFF ATLANTA RUG MARKET

Dave Mink, Jr, ceo of the Mink Cos. and Richard Kennedy, senior vp of sales for Mink enjoy the Market's Eve party at Nourison. The Mink organization operates the rug departments in all Macy's stores coast to coast.

Air Base team always comes to market early. From left, Steve Vance, Jack Nakeshian and Igor Yakovenko with Nourison's sales manager Gerard O'Keefe.

Nourison principal Alex Peykar, greets Melanie Hayim, general manager of the Rug Decor stores.

 
The Mink team , which operates all the Macy's rug departments, is always a major presence at market. Back row, from left, Nourison principal Stephen Peykar, Mink ceo Dave Mink, Jr., Ryan Gittelman, group regional sales manager; Nourison principal Andrew Peykar, and Richard Kennedy, Mink senior vp of sales. Front row: Nourison's Ron Gianpiccolo and Patty Huang, senior vp of marketing and merchandising for Mink.

Rob Leahy, left, owner of Fine Rugs of Charleston, Charleston, SC, and Sam Azhadi, head of Nourison's one-of-a-kind department.

Mary Azhadi, left, with Gerald and Carla Gerami of Rug Gallery by Gerami's, Lafayette, LA. The Geramis were also celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary at the party. Gerald promised to give Carla champagne and a gourmet dinner, and he came through like a champ.

Nourison principal Stephen Peykar with Ron Gonsenhauser
of Mark Gonsenhauser Rug & Carpet Super Store, Virginia Beach, VA.

 
Here's Gonsenhauser again with daughter Lauren Gonsenhauser, who was just named manager of Nourison's New York showroom.

Ray Langhammer and Barclay Butera take a break from book signing at the Nourison party introducing Butera to the rug industry.

Alex Peykar, left, a Nourison principal, and Jeff Portman, president of AmericasMart Atlanta at Nourison party honoring designer Barclay Butera on the eve of opening day at the Atlanta International Rug Market.

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 ATLANTA MARKET PEOPLE PIX

Cyrus Yaraghi, center, a principal of Safavieh, with Sol Garay, left, and Sarah Bruner of Williams-Sonoma, San Francisco.

Rao Yarlagadda, center, president of Kas, with Randy
Kremer, president, left, and Bill Martin, vice president, of Rugs Direct, Winchester, VA.


At Jaipur, standing, from left: Candace Clarke, Jaipur sales manager; Hilary Sullivan of Gilt Group, New York, and Josh Roberts, Jaipur vp of sales and marketing. Seated, Suzanne Kelly of Gilt Group.

Bobby Berk gang visits Capel. From left: Tami Watras, vp of marketing for Capel; Kelli Andrews, Robert Strong and Bobby Berk of Bobby Berk Home, New York, and Allen Robertson, vp of sales at Capel.

At Shaw Living, from left: Ken Breithaupt of Shaw, Terry Lewis and Lynne Lewis of The Rug Merchants, Evansville, IN, and Rick Mueser of Shaw.

Miriam Thompson, center, of The Rug Rack, Chattanooga, TN, with Greg Jordt, left, and Scott Hayim, right, of Harounian Rugs International.


Tuesday Morning on Thursday Morning at Couristan: Ron Couri, left, and Steve Codello, right, welcome  Mike Rollando, buyer, and Nicole Acra, assistant buyer of Tuesday Morning, Dallas.

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Hari Tummala, center, vice president of Kas, welcomes Igor Yakovenko, left, and Steve Vance of Air Base Carpet & Tile Mart, New Castle, PA.

Jim Hall, center, of Abingdon Rug Outlet, Abingdon, VA, with Mike Thompson, left, head of Millennium's rug division, and Colette Cochran, sales rep for LR Resources, which distributes Millennium in the eastern US.

Harounian Rugs International principal Lee Harounian, left, with Scot Bullock of The Rug Studio, Overland Park, KS, and Gary Dicus of Addison-Dicus in Tampa.

At Jaipur: Cecilia Islas, left, and Rodolfo Trevino of Grinden in Monterrey, Mexico, witih Archana Chaudhary of Jaipur.

Jim McNally, left, of Capel, welcomes Grant Gribble of Gribble Interior Group,  Orlando, FL.

At Safavieh: Rick Poh and Katrina Parkinson of Carey Burke Carpets, Richmond, VA, with Joe Moshy of Safavieh.

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ATLANTA MARKET PEOPLE PIX

At Momeni: Nick Adler-Dutke of Building 19, Boston, with Reza Momeni, left, president of Momeni, and sales agent Kipp Livingston.

At Surya: Alika Cheng, third from right, of Lamps Plus, Los Angeles, with Surya staff, from left: Satya Tiwari, president; Autumn Rutledge, Amit Saraf, Austin Swords and Sarah Boring.

Joe Barkley, left, executive vice president of Kaleen, greets Rhonda Burgess of Burgess Supply Co., Huntersville, NC

At Dynamic's spiffy new showroom: Jon Morrison, vice president of marketing, left, and president Matthew Rouhanian.

Family togetherness at L.R. Resources, from left: Paterfamilias Ram Krishna Laddha, visiting from India; Krishna Laddha (we all know him as plain ol' Laddha) Rajani Laddha (Mrs. Laddha), and Vaibhav Laddha. Vaibhav is Laddha and Rajani's son, now living in Mumbai. We remember him as a teenager helping out at the showroom.

John P. Cheng, manager, product design trend, design & packaging for Lowe's, Mooresville, NC, with Jonathon Witt, vice president of Oriental Weavers of America.

Don Newton, newly named senior vp of businessdevelopment for Orian, right, joins Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher
of Rugnews.com for an Atlanta Market people pic. Newton was formerly sales and marketing vp for Kas. 

7.17.12

ATLANTA MARKET PEOPLE PIX

Austin Craley, center, vice president of sales for Loloi, welcomes Melanie Hayim, left, and Sue Anne Burke of Rug Decor stores, headquartered in St. Louis.

At Chandra, from left: Jake Smith, online sales specialist for Chandra; Chandra Tiwari, president of Chandra, and Kristen Hicks and Kevin Ivers of Overstock.com, Salt Lake City.

At Amer Rugs, from left: Bijan Dehghan of Tapis d'Orient, Toronto, Canada; Tanuj Gupta, president of sales and marketing for Amer, and Monika Gupta, coo of Amer.

Khawajg Ashraf, president of Azra Imports with Elizabeth Carroll and Stephen Carroll, Royal Canes, Tampa, FL, and sales agent Jeffrey Kohler.

Sadi Sevimli of Tayse Rugs.

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ATLANTA MARKET PEOPLE PIX

Lynne Manning of Rizzy Home with Erica Cavaliere of Boston Interiors, Stoughton, MA.

Miera Melba of Miera Melba Interior Design, Delray Beach, FL, with Jody Shapiro of Safavieh. Miera was a recent contestant on HGTV's Design Star series.

Lex Berger, center, of Area Rug Gallery, Melbourne, FL, with Orian's Mike Donovan, left, and Jim Howell.

Manny Rivera, left, customer service manager for Due Process, joins Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com

That's All for Atlanta Summer Market

See Ya Next Time in Vegas, Baby!

7.17.12