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LAS VEGAS -- Retailers walking the Las Vegas Market can expect a show filled with everything from fashion-forward outdoor rugs to innovative new technology driven machine-made collections to skillfully crafted hand-knotted rugs this winter.
In fact, retailers will find plenty of fresh styles in value-priced rugs for inside and outdoors focused on durability and fashion. They will also have access to line extensions that make it easier to cross-merchandise products, providing a cohesive look for shoppers. And, they will find no shortage of designer licensing programs either.
New introductions illustrate popular design directions in the industry. Variegated yarns and spray dye effects play with color, a trend related to the vintage and distressed movements that remain omnipresent. Contemporary loop and pile designs or shearing are employed to add dimension to familiar motifs. A mixing of yarns and fibers are used to create another layer of interest, such as shiny paired with matte.
Coming off of a strong 2015, many rug manufacturers expect 2016 to be equally as bullish with some expanding not only staff or distribution, but also growing or adding new market showrooms in a vote of confidence.
RugNews.com presents the newest rug designs and colors in our two-part fashion guide to Las Vegas Market.
AMER RUGS
Amer will introduce West Coast buyers to its new Henna collection, pairing the art's traditional motifs with on point colorways.
East meets west in Amer Rugs' new Henna collection featuring 10 designs inspired by the striking motifs of Vedic henna tattoos in hand-tufted New Zealand wool pile with art silk highlights ($499 in the 5x8) (read full story). Amer expands its new hand-tufted and hand-loomed collections, as part of a continuing strategy to build its presence in the mid-price range. Las Vegas Market, B431.
CAPEL RUGS
Capel introduces eight new collection this winter, including Quarry, a machine-made Wilton weave of 100 percent Olefin yarn.
"The great momentum of the last six months of 2015 will carry into 2016," notes Cameron Capel, vice president of national accounts. A major success story, the Izmir collection features a superior hand-tufted construction of pure wool suitable for high traffic areas. Capel Rugs is introducing a total of eight new collections, in a range of price points, styles and constructions, and grows its celebrity designer Genevieve Gorder collaboration with new designs like Kahlo, inspired by the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Las Vegas Market, A226.DYNAMIC RUGS
Dynamic Rugs debuts the vivid, shimmering designs of Prism, featuring a drop-stitch carving effect to add texture.
Dynamic Rugs adds several new collections at winter market, including the hand-painted, abstract design Artisan collection. Offering a brand new construction, each handmade Artisan rug is hand painted by a master artist in India. Also debuting are the vintage designs of Venice, the graphic Prism, hand-crafted made of wool Heirloom, and the distressed-vintages type Kingston collections. Las Vegas Market, A432.
FEIZY
In addition to introducing audiences to its latest designer collaboration, Haute Trends, Feizy presents its "Haute off the Loom" campaign, shown Cambrian.
Feizy Rugs, which recently announced a designer partnership called Haute Trends (read full story), debuts the Leif and Villi collections at Vegas market. In addition, the company presents its new "Haute off the Loom" campaign which includes the new collections: Samos, Archean, Cambrian, Isleta and Anders collections. The company is hosting a champagne brunch meet-and-greet with the four new designers of Haute Trend on Monday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Says Cameron Feizy, a Feizy senior VP, "This market we are focused on expanding our contemporary category with bold color palettes and chic designs." Las Vegas Market, C399. HOMEFIRES RUGS
The summery shades of the Coral Stripe accent rug, hand hooked of polyester, offer a taste of what's to come.
Atlanta-based Homefires presents a range of new accent rugs, with new additions such as the indoor-outdoor hand-hooked Tahitian Stripe. Homefires will also introduce indoor-outdoor floral bordered rugs with solid fields, a nautical plaid design with rope motif, and 2x3 accent novelties such as a blue heron rug and vivid floral. Las Vegas Market, C507.
HRI
HRI grows its contemporary design offering with the limited-edition Sensations, crafted of finely spun New Zealand wool and silk, shown.
Harounian Rugs International (HRI) enters 2016 with a bang after double-digit increases at every market in 2015, says Greg Jordt, executive vice president of sales and marketing. The company began a special promotion called "50 Shades of Grey" last year, and tweaks the concept in 2016 to "We've Got the Blues," based on Robert Allen Fabrics' 2016 Designer Color of the Year, Batik Blue. In addition, HRI will be adding designs to its high-end wool and silk contemporaries, and mid-range textured transitional.
Testing the waters with a high-end machine-made collection, HRI premiers Mastercraft, featuring classic Persian designs that look and feel like hand-knotted rugs, but are made of very dense, finely spun polyester fiber, produced on a cross woven Wilton loom (read full story). Las Vegas Market, B420.
JAIPUR
Designer Nikki Chu looks to the textures and patterns of the New West for a natural take on sisal in the Subra collection for Jaipur.
After the much-anticipated debut last fall of the Kate Spade New York Home licensed collection, Jaipur, maker of the fashion lifestyle brand's rugs, pillows and throws, continues the momentum with fresh styles.
In rugs, Kate Spade adds several designs including Astor, an easy-care, hand-loomed graphic collection in 100 percent wool that is looped and cut to create texture and definition. Also new is the hand-tufted striated-like Alfa, new designs (Bandi and Thea) in its Choas Theory by Kavi and fresh additions to the Nikki Chu line of sisals. Las Vegas Market, B424.
JAUNTY
Jaunty modernizes traditional motifs in its Tuscany collection by incorporating modern color and a textural looped and cut pile.
Kami Navid of Los Angeles-based Jaunty Co. says color and texture will continue to drive rug sales in 2016 and is responding with "unique textures that give more perceived value, and enhance the fashion appeal of decorating environments." At winter editions, new collections include Capella, Newport and Tuscany. Las Vegas Market, A455.
KALATY
Kalaty comes to market with Avalon, which takes graphic designs and gives them a multi-level treatment.
Kalaty arrives in Vegas with several fresh winter collections, plus additions to some of its popular running lines. A series of new designs in multi-level motifs have been added to the Avalon collection, a contemporary loop and pile range that is hand knotted in a Lori-Loom weave in a combination of premium wool and Silkette, Kalaty's trademarked name for bamboo silk. Also the Kozan collection, where traditional Oushak designs get updated with contemporary styling, is expanded. Las Vegas Market, B455.
KALEEN
Kaleen brings the brand new Mercery range to Vegas, showing its interpretations of Ikat, global, and subtle vanishing motifs.
Handmade and machine-made rug and broadloom manufacturer Kaleen goes to winter market with new collections and extensions of exiting lines in the area rug business. Debuting in January is the loop and cut pile Montage collection, the brand new Mercery, featuring Ikat-like, global, and vanishing pattern designs, the transitional Melange of traditional, geometric and stenciled designs, the classic Middleton, and the handmade in India Solitaire range.
The extensive Habitat indoor-outdoor collection of 240 rugs gets updated with Globally and Boho. Las Vegas Market, C407.
KARASTAN
Karastan showcases Titanium, a new distressed motif collection of matte and shiny fibers, crafted of wool at market. Shown: Tiberio in seaglass.
At Atlanta market, Karastan will introduce a limited-edition rug that recreates its iconic Multi Panel Kirman design in an updated grey palette as part of the company's Artisan collection (read full story). It will also debut two wool collections, the traditional Manifesto and the distressed motifs of Titanium, at 2016 winter markets. Las Vegas Market, C312.
KAS RUGS
The indoor-outdoor Vista collection takes a graphic approach to the flat weave.
After a busy 2015, with a rebranding effort, new website launch and opening a second 120,000 square foot warehouse, Kas Rugs isn't skipping a beat entering its 35 anniversary year. Says Wendy Reiss, Kas vice president of sales. "We will start the year with a new look book featuring eight wonderful indoor-outdoor collections including our new, and already well-received Key West shag. Look for many new introductions in both rugs and our home decor categories including a focus on softness, texture, vintage, and pops of color perfect for spring." Las Vegas Market, B175.
Editor's Note: Click here for Part 2 of our comprehensive preview of what buyers will be seeing next week at Las Vegas Market.