Colors: Blue Color

The new year finds Kalaty Rug Corporation celebrating the 45th anniversary of the company’s founding as well as the launch of the company’s newest product presentation at Kalaty’s Las Vegas World Market Center B-455 showroom. In honor of this momentous milestone, Kalaty has just introduced a brand-new beautifully designed full-color 45th anniversary-edition catalog featuring 400-plus pages of Kalaty’s extensive collections of hand-knotted, power-loomed and hand-loomed area rugs in a wide range of styles, weaves, colors, textures and sizes across all décor genres.

Somerset, NJ-based KAS Rugs has launched a newly designed website, www.kasrugs.com for the new year. As a leading supplier of innovative and fashion-forward rugs, the company's goals during its refresh were to improve user experience and meet customers’ rug shopping needs. Specifically, the company wanted to create an informative and valuable space for customers to get to know KAS, its story, products, and in-store display options.

ANDMORE℠ has announced a 2024 market calendar with 33 apparel, gift and home furnishings buying events to take place in Atlanta, High Point, NC, Las Vegas and New York City.

“We’re preparing for in-person events that fuel opportunities for wholesale buyers and sellers to connect, grow and prosper,” said Bob Maricich, ANDMORE CEO. “As we enter another year of face-to-face commerce, ANDMORE will continue to raise the bar for buying and selling, providing the notable brands, hallmark hospitality and tailored education necessary to be successful in an ever-changing commercial landscape.”

The Rug Show USA announced its return to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey on September 7-9, 2024. As a premier industry fair, The Rug Show offers attendees a place to buy new products, meet new rug makers, as well as learn and build connections through networking.
 
“The Rug Show has always been an exceptional opportunity to see and source from an incredible collection of products in one location,” said show organizer Jack Simantob of Art Resources. “This communal approach creates the best purchasing environment for our industry’s customers.”

New York City-based design studio, Lucy Tupu LLC has announced the launch of Lucy Tupu Studio, alongside the inaugural exhibition of the Max Gimblett rug collection in beautiful Aotearoa, New Zealand. 

"Lucy Tupu Studio is officially open for business on two continents. We are excited to collaborate with the talented design community and private clients in Aotearoa, New Zealand, all while maintaining our extensive ongoing projects in New York," said Tupu.

The Common Thread for the Cure, a non-profit organization that supports people battling breast cancer within the home furnishings industry, had a visible presence during High Point Market gifting Pink Pixie desk lamps to attendees sporting the color pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Lamp recipients were not only surprised that wearing pink netted them a reward, but were grateful to learn about an organization that is doing such meaningful work to support their peers in the industry.

Zollanvari will present 3 outstanding pieces of handwoven art at the first edition of Carpet Diem Paris which takes place from November 10-12, 2023. Zollanvari will exhibit alongside Art and Loom, Balmaceda Estudio, Bomat, cc-tapis, Coco Brun, Codimat Collection, Creative Matters Inc, Diacasan, Ebru, Edition 169, Floor Story, Galerie Triff, Knots Rugs, Laura Niubó, Little Cabari, Maman Rugs, Martine Dupuis, Maxime Mouroux, Meghan Spielman, Miksi Rugs, Nanimarquina, Pinton, Reuber Henning, Sitap, Stitch, Sybille De Tavernost, Toulemonde Bochart and Volver Studios.