International Market Centers (IMC) kicks off its monthly webinar series “Market Insights” with PANTONEVIEW 2021 - Color of the Year on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Participants in this hour-long session will receive 1 CEU credit.

At the winter 2021 Atlanta market, Kalaty Rug Corporation will present a broad range of new product offerings with something for every customer. Kalaty's newest rug collections emphasize design and color across all style categories in wide-ranging weaves & constructions.

After initially being postponed to May 18-20, DOMOTEX will no longer take place as a hybrid trade show format this year. The current global infection situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic makes it impossible to plan and organize a physical presence on site in Hannover at the world's leading trade show for carpets and floor coverings. Instead, new digital formats will cover the topics of the international floor coverings industry in May 2021.

Kalaty Rug Corporation and the Kalaty family sadly announce the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and founder, Mirza Kalaty, 85, who was born in 1935.

Effective December 31, 2020, Michael Christie has stepped down as Editor of Rug Insider Magazine. The Winter 2021 Issue, ‘Behold The Phoenix,’ is Christie’s final as Editor.

Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison is ending the 2020 year with double digit growth, despite a challenging year. Nourison had to quickly pivot around their existing business structure. The COVID crisis prompted major updates in technology, allowing employees to work remotely from home, and also facilitating virtual customer meetings, virtual showroom tours and virtual markets. Nourison kept showrooms in Atlanta, Las Vegas and High Point open, implementing enhanced safety protocols and minimizing staff.

Atlanta Market announced today the first East Coast installment of International Market Center’s (IMC) proprietary “Ahead of the Curve” trend program which will be presented through a webinar on January 5 in advance of Winter 2021 Market, running January 12-19, 2021, at AmericasMart Atlanta. During the session, a panel of design experts will discuss the latest design trends in home furnishings.

In January, AmericasMart is the destination for exclusives with some 250+ brands only showing in Atlanta Market’s permanent showroom collection this winter reports International Market Centers (IMC). The exclusives, which cross the home décor, gift, seasonal and entertaining categories, are found within the Market’s 1,000+ permanent showrooms on 33 floors in three buildings open for the January 12-19, 2021 Atlanta Market.

Atlanta Market’s comprehensive preview guide – the Atlanta Market Magazine – is hitting mailboxes and inboxes as a tool for buyers as they prepare for the Winter 2021 Atlanta Market. The 250+ page guide is available in print and online at AtlantaMarket.com/News-and-Trends/publications as planning tools for the industry’s premier gift, décor and lifestyle market, running January 12-19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta.