LINON HOME DÉCOR TO SHOW
AT NY HOME FASHIONS WEEK

MINEOLA, NY – Linon Home Décor’s rug division will make its debut at the New York Home Fashions Market Week at 230 5^th Ave., suite 816, according to Jim Ziozis, president. 

SHAW TO LAUNCH
FALL FLOORING EVENT

DALTON, GA – Shaw Floors will sponsor its national Fall Flooring Event 2010, Sept. 24 thru Nov. 8.

NY INTERNATIONAL CARPET SHOW
TO HAVE RECORD NUMBER OF EXHIBITS

NEW YORK – The Sixth Annual 2010 New York International Carpet Show will host a record 33 exhibitors, according to Dennis Dodds, owner and organizer of the event. The NYICS will be held Sept 12 to 14 on the 11th Floor of 7 W 34th St.

FEIZY RUGS TO OPEN
NEW NY SHOWROOM

DALLAS, TX – Feizy Rugs will open a new  3,000 sq. ft permanent showroom, at 230 Fifth Avenue, suite 904-5, according to John Feizy, chief executive officer.  The company previously exhibited at 267 Fifth Avenue.  The new showroom, near 27th St.,  will open for the upcoming New York Home Fashions Market, Sept. 13 to 17.

SHAW JOINS MAKE IT RIGHT
FOUNDATION IN NEW ORLEANS

DALTON, GA – Shaw Industries Group, Inc. joined the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans Sept 28 and 29th weekend to mark the Fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  Shaw has been a partner of Make It Right since founder Brad Pitt established the organization in December 2007.

MOMENI MAKES PLEDGE TO
AID PAKISTANI FLOOD VICTIMS

CARLSTADT, NJ – Momeni has partnered with the Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) to donate a portion of its sales from all Pakistani rugs sold during the month of September to aid victims of the Pakistani floods.

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828 INTERNATIONAL RETURNS
TO HIGH POINT MARKET

GREENVILLE, SC – After an absence of several years, 828 International Trading Co. will return to High Point Market this Fall with a temporary showroom in the Suites at Market Square, according to John Shepherd, president.

7 W  TO HOST DESIGNER EVENT AT
NY INTERNATIONAL CARPET SHOW

NEW YORK – Color Trends for Carpets & Beyond is the theme of 7 W New York's  Designer Day event which will be held  Monday, Sept. 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the 11^th floor Event Suite at 7 W 34^th St. The design trends lecture series will be led by Laurie Pressman, Pantone’s vice president of fashion, home and interiors.

DALTON, GA. -- Kaleen Rugs will participate in  New York market week this September with the opening of a temporary showroom, space 614, at 7 W New York.

ADAIRSVILLE, GA -- Tayse Rugs is carving out a niche for itself in value-oriented Turkish machine made products retailing at the $125 to $299 price points for 5x8 size.

CARAVAN RUG RENEWS
LEASE AT AMERICASMART

ATLANTA – Caravan Rug has renewed its multi-year lease at AmericasMart. The company, will continue to show in its 5,700 sq. ft. showroom 4-G-1 in the Mart's Area Rug Center.

ORICA FALL MARKET SET
FOR SEPTEMBER 13 TO 16

SECAUCUS, NJ – The Orica Building will host the Orica Fall Market, September 13 to 16, 2010. Over  20 tenants will participate.

SURYA ANNOUNCES
WINNER OF APPLE iPAD 

CALHOUN, GA – Bona Griffieth, accessory buyer of Morris Home Furnishings of Dayton, OH, was the winner of an Apple iPad from Surya. Surya conducted the random drawing from its pool of registed market visitors after the completion of the Atlanta and Las Vegas Summer Markets.

EBISONS HAROUNIAN TO PARTICIPATE
IN BOTH NY MARKETS IN SEPTEMBER

NEW YORK – Ebisons Harounian will participate in both, Metro Market Week and the New York International Carpet Show in mid-September according to Michael Harounian, a principal in the rug importing firm.

INTERIOR LIFESTYLE CHINA TO BE
HELD IN SHANGHAI IN MID-OCTOBER

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Interior Lifestyle China, the China international trade fair for household products and accessories, will be held October 13 to 16, 2010 at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, here.  Exhibitors will show products aimed at the Chinese market for home goods.

WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND SPONSORS
WOOL FOR A BETTER WORLD MONTH

MARIETTA, GA – Wools of New Zealand is sponsoring a month-long promotion, Wool for a Better World, Nov. 1 to 30, 2010.  Participating mill partners will offer Premier Partner retailers a minimum 10% off wholesale prices for Wools of New Zealand brand products during the promotion.

CONTEMPORARY TREND IS
FRONT AND CENTER IN LAS VEGAS

By Lissa Wyman

LAS VEGAS -- Contemporary styling was front and center in rug showrooms at the recent Las Vegas Summer market. Rug vendors said  the trend to contemporary styling seems to be developing throughout the country, but it is most evident on the West Coast.