WINNERS TAKE THE PODIUM

AT MAGNIFICENT CARPET AWARDS
 

MAGNIFICENT HANDMADE RUGS

Handmade under $12 ft: Loloi
Jeffrey Peterson, left, associate publisher of Architectural Digest, and Chas Sydney, senior vice president of AmericasMart, congratulate Steven and Amir Loloi.

Handmade $12-23 ft.: Neman International
Dan Neman accepts award from Peterson and Sydney

Handmade $23-$35 ft.: Authentic Looms

Baris Bayrak of Authentic Looms accepts award

Handmade $35 to $46 ft.: Amici Imports
Chuck Cashin of Amici accepts award.

Handmade $46 to $56 ft.:  Kalaty
Ramin Kalaty accepts award.

Handmade $56 to $65 ft.: Shalom Brothers
Rafi Amirian and Nader Shalom

Handmade over $65 ft.: Ariana
From left: Peterson, Alex Ahmadi, Ahmad Ahmadi and
 Jamal Kazemini for Arian, Sydney

MAGNIFICENT POWER-LOOMED RUGS

Powerloom  under $200 5x8:  Marcella
Brothers Firooz  and Fereydoun Nahai accept award.

Powerloom $200 to $400 5x8: Couristan
Charles Romano accepts the award.
 

Powerloom $400 to $1,000 Colonial Mills
Yeh Baby! Gregg Scarlatta of Colonial accepts award from AD's Jeff Peterson.

Powerloom over $1,000 up: Nourison
Joyce Lowe of Nourison accepts award.

BEST CONTEMPORARY
 

Contemporary: Renaissance Carpet & Tapestries
left to right: Jorge Vera, Jeffrey Soleimani and Bryon Hamilton

BEST ANTIQUE

Chaman Antique Rug Gallery
Peterson and Sydney congratulate the father-son team of Omid Chaman and Daniel Chaman

BUYER'S CHOICE

Buyers Choice: Capa Imports
Sonny Cicek, Soner Bilgin and Emre Bilgin of Capa Imports accept award from Peterson and Sydney
Capa Imports won the Buyer's Choice Award
for the third year in a row

VISUAL MERCHANDISING AWARDS

Ravi Tiwari of Chandra Rugs accepts award for visual merchandising excellence on the Fifth Floor of the AmericasMart Rug Center

Jay Nehouray, center, accepts the award for visual merchandising on the Fourth Floor

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