NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL
CARPET SHOW
PEOPLE PIX - 1

Jeffrey Arcari of Landry & Arcari, Salem, MA, left, with Zabi Ahmadi of Amadi Carpets.

 At Art Resources: Erdogan Gezer, Larchmere Oriental Rugs, Cleveland center, joins Shahid Hassan Sheikh of Art Resources in Pakistan, left, and Max Moussavi, a principal of Art Resources.

Denise Kruc, left, of Woven Legends, welcomes Jila Kalantari and Reza Sattari of Oriental Rug Market, Victor, NY

Jalil Raoofi, manager of Art Resources Secaucus showroom, left, visits with friendly competitor Baki Ildiz of Creative Touch.

The Lapchi team, from left: John Tracy, Sasha Goldstein, Andrew Neave and Iwona Maciaszkiewicz.
 

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9.11.11

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CARPET SHOW
PEOPLE PIX - 2

Dennis Dodds, right, New York International Carpet Show owner, shares a few moments of relaxation with Alix G. Perrachon, author of The Decorative Carpet, a published last year by The Monacelli Press imprint of Random House.

John Kebabian, Jr., of Kebabian's in New Haven, CT, with James Opie of James Opie, Portland, OR. Opie told us that Kebabian's is the oldest ongoing Oriental rug retailer in the US. Founded by the Kebabian family in New Haven in 1882, it is still an anchor of the downtown New Haven retail community.

At Tamarian: Ned Baker, right, of Tamarian, welcomes Mark Emery and Kathleen Wagstaff-Emery of Regency Royale in Salt Lake City.

At French Accents Rugs & Tapestries, from left: Danny Shafiian of French Accents; Rebecca M. Lurie  and Clark Hale of Kush Rugs, Portland, OR, and Neal Birnbaum, West Coast sales agent for French Accents.

At Art Resources, from left: Eddie Simantab of Art Resources; Zubdir Mohamed of Senneh Knot in Baltimore, and  Jalil Raoofi, manager of the Art Resources Secaucus showroom.

Sam and Arlene Presnell visit with Jay Nehouray of Caravan Rug Corp. Sam is president of The Rug Gallery
 in Cincinnati, OH

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9.11.11

NEW YORK METRO MARKET
PEOPLE PIX - 3

Rugnews.com got a sneak peek at Nourison's new 10,100 sq. ft. showroom at 295 Fifth Ave. Here, showroom manager Joseph Peykar, left, gives retailer Mark Gonsenhauser a preview of Nourison's new printed line being introduced at  NewYork Home Fashions Market Week Sept. 19 to 23. Mark is owner of the Rug & Carpet Superstore in Virginia Beach, VA. Nourison staff was putting on the finishing touches to the showroom the week before the official opening.
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Visiting New York from the Far West were, from left, Elizabeth Vehko of Shaver Ramsey, Denver; Renee Cocke of Krimsa, San Francisco, and Paul Ramsey of Shaver Ramsey, Denver.

Mahnaz, Sasha  and Bruce Saberi from Azia Oriental Rugs, Columbus, OH

Rafi Amirian, left, marketing manager for Shalom Bros., welcomes Suat Izmirli, founder of Anadol Rug Co.

Lee Harounian, left, a principal of Harounian Rugs International, with HRI marketing specialist Bobby Shamsian.

Dennis Dodds, left, owner of the New York International Carpet Show, with exhibitor Noor Khan, a principal of Turkmen  Rugs. Noor, a first time exhibitor, introduced authentic Turkman weaves and designs to the New York market goers.

Cyrus Kashi of Romani Rugs in Secaucus, NJ, is about ready to hop into the ORICA van that shuttled show-goers between New York's Oriental Rug district and the Orica building in New Jersey.

At Safavieh: Cyrus Yaraghi, center is the affable host at the company's NY Madison Ave. showroom. From left: John Vlahopoulos of Safavieh; Alicia Parsons of Carpet Impressions, McLean, VA; Safavieh principal Cyrus Yaraghi; Hope Bass of Carpet Impressions, and Joe Moshy of Safavieh.

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9.14.11