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Rug Insider Magazine
News for the Rug and Carpet Professional 
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.”
Las Vegas Market’s Gift & Home Temporary Exhibits will surprise and delight buyers with an expanded showcase of 450+ new and returning brands, January 28 – 31, 2024, at the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas.
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.
Sara McDaniel, creator and owner of Simply Southern Cottage, was featured in a new episode of the hit TV show "In with the Old" on the Magnolia Network. The episode, which aired on November 8th, 2023, provided viewers with an inside look at the renovation of McDaniel’s historic Minden, Louisiana home.
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.
Kalaty Rug Corporation brings the company’s latest artisanal area rugs and programs to Booth 550 at Boutique Design NY, the upcoming hospitality market to be held November 12 & 13 at New York’s Javits Center. While Kalaty has been serving the hospitality industry for decades, in early 2023 the company created a new division, Kalaty Hospitality, solely devoted to the hospitality sector of the marketplace. Boutique Design NY (BDNY) marks the first show for the new Kalaty Hospitality division.
