Feizy Rugs has challenged the public to DIY—Design It Yourself.  The company announced its first annual design contest via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest earlier today.

Contestants will submit a maximum of two entries per person via email.  Feizy will post the submissions to the company’s Facebook page and will consider fan votes when choosing winners.  Entries will be accepted through July 13, 2012 and winners will be announced on August 1st. The first prize winner will take home $500, with second and third prize winners receiving $300 and $150 respectively.

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SADDLE BROOK, NJ — Nourison announced the appointment of Kevin Kennedy to the position of Vice President of its Home Textiles Division. He will report to Steven Peykar, Co-CEO of Nourison.

Mr. Kennedy will be responsible for developing and strengthening Nourison’s position as a leading manufacturer of home accent products including area rugs, scatter rugs and decorative accessories.

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Merida from Gary Cruz Studios

The New York International Carpet Show (NYICS) is a distinctive marketplace for the best contemporary and transitional decorative carpets in the industry. It is a showcase for innovative products by visionary weavers. Dates are Sept. 9-11, 2012 at 7 West, 7 West 34th Street, New York 10001. Entry is free for interior designers and architects. NYICS is an ASID Industry Partner.

Texas born, New York based designer, Gary Cruz, pays tribute to our neighbor down south, with seven new contemporary rug designs based on traditional Mexican motifs. These ancient abstract motifs range from serpents, sea shells, smoke, stepped-up fretwork patterns, to eyes or ears. The rugs in the collection are named after Mexican cities and the motifs are updated and modernized by manipulating scale, repetition, and color.

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Standing (left to right) Shahid Khan; Barry D. Hoffman, Consul General of Pakistan (Boston); Muhammad Mudassir Tipu from the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, Mahmud Jafri, President of Dover Rug & Home; Dr. Khalil Khatri of Boston; Dr. Sharukh Jalisi, Boston; Seated: Mariam Chugtai, Chairperson of the event and Muhammad Aamer, Commercial Counsellor at the Consulate General in New York City

New England floor covering and window treatment retailer Dover Rug & Home recently sponsored the Pakistan business conference, Rising Above the Tide, held at Harvard University on April 26, 2012.

Professor Lakshami Iyer of Harvard Business School moderated an absorbing discussion on the challenges of entrepreneurship and business in Pakistan today. The panel brought together renowned experts and businessmen to create a dialogue on regional economic integration as a means to foster economic and business ties especially between Pakistan and India.  Following the business panel, another discussion began with two panels on re-setting and improving diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the United States.

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Thom Filicia at last month’s High Point Market at the showroom of licensing partner Vanguard Furniture.  All vignettes featured Thom Filicia for Safavieh hemp and jute rugs. Wellwood design is shown.

Filicia and Safavieh Announce Social Media Rug Promotion Prior to Show

PORT WASHINGTON, NY – Celebrity interior designer Thom Filicia is on the roster of talents selected to participate in the 2012 Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House, dubbed the ”most influential decorator show house in the world.”  Filicia will incorporate his licensed products in the space, including a new eco-friendly hemp and jute rug from the Thom Filicia Home collection for Safavieh.  The 40th annual Show House will be held from May 16 – June 14, 2012, at The Aldyn, a sleek modern building on Riverside Boulevard between 62nd and 63rd Streets off West End Avenue.

To help build awareness of the Kips Bay Show House (admission proceeds benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club), Safavieh and Thom Filicia will run a promotion on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest beginning on May 8.  The contest asks dealers, designers and consumers to guess which rug from Filicia’s new collection will be used to decorate his Kips Bay interior.  All correct answers will be entered in a Safavieh random drawing for one Thom Filicia’s hemp and jute rugs.  The winner will be announced on May 15, 2012, just prior to opening day of the Kips Bay Show House.

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Trend Theatre in Expanded ReSource HuB with Exclusive Continuous Presentations

WHITE PLAINS, NY – SURTEX®, the leading trade show for the art and design market to be held May 20-22 in New York City, will launch an exclusive Trend Theatre. Top trend experts from Europe and the US will conduct a total of seventeen 30-minute sessions at the SURTEX 2012 Trend Theatre, exploring the latest trends impacting industries as diverse as home and accessories, textiles, tabletop, fashion, paper, stationery, packaging and gifts.

It’s a first for SURTEX to offer such an extensive program, and free of charge for exhibitors and attendees. Over the course of the three show days, experts from world-renowned trend forecasting companies, who travel the world in search of the newest style ideas, as well as emerging attitudes and lifestyles, will offer their insights through exclusive presentations augmented by vivid imagery and insider commentary.

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Hasan, Mahmud, Fatima, Zeba and Ali Jafri at Dover Rug & Home grand opening

NATICK, MA — Over 200 people attended the recent grand opening celebration of the new Dover Rug & Home and Dover Squash & Fitness. The evening was a celebration with food, drinks, music, exhibition squash matches, and viewing the greatest selection of rugs, carpets and window treatments in New England. Guests also enjoyed selected vignettes from winning IFDA members in the “Room From the Rug Up” Design Competition.

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CALHOUN, GA. – Rizzy Home, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of handmade rugs, textiles and furniture, has hired Louis Ragy as its National Account Manager.

As a rug and textile industry veteran, Mr. Ragy’s specialized knowledge of international rug and textile markets, successful background in marketing and sales and expertise in product development make him a strong asset to Rizzy Home.  Louis’s experience is extensive; he has served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Beaulieu of America’s textile; as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Tradeam; and as President and CEO of Smartful Rugs and Textiles.

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CARLSTADT, NJ – Momeni Fine Rugs and Carpet is ready to energize High Point Market this week with new area rug collections and an exciting assortment of home accessories. 

Spring and summer mark the start of flat weave season and Momeni is on the trend pulse with two new flat weave collections to round out its versatile selection of pile-free rugs. The new Mesa and Laguna collections feature original patterns that are meticulously styled to elevate a variety of traditional, transitional and contemporary settings. Be the first to see the finely crafted new designs this week in High Point, North Carolina. Momeni's showroom is conveniently located in the International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC), #G-369.

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TROY, NC — Capel Rugs' fabulous new designs will be unveiled at the upcoming High Point Furniture Market. In the spirit of the company's new style point of view™, Capel promises an engaging experience with vivid color palettes, vignettes that tell stories through layering, arrangement and hue — along with revelatory new direction in design.

Known for her hip, urban style, Genevieve Gorder's unique design sensibility will be a backdrop for Capel's fashion-forward introductions this spring. After the major success of Gorder's flat-woven rugs (when she joined forces with Capel in October 2011) the anticipation of her four new collections is significant, and their unveiling, with Genevieve herself in attendance, promises to be a signature moment at this year's Market.

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DALLAS, TX — Amir Loloi, founder and president of Loloi Rugs, announced the appointment of Joan Catello to the position of Key Account Executive. Joan will be part of the Key Account Sales Team, and will report directly to Amir Loloi. She will remain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Joan most recently was vice president of sales at JLA. Prior to that she was the VP of National Accounts at Surya, and before that she was had previous key accounts and sales experience at Oriental Weavers and Kas. She has over 25 years of experience in the rug industry.

“Joan’s extensive key account sales experience is going to be a tremendous asset for Loloi Rugs moving forward,” said Amir Loloi. “We’re pleased to add her to a growing segment of our business.”

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