TROPICAL SOPHISTICATES

New Tommy Bahama takes the tropical look way beyond mundane palm trees. From Shaw, it;s machine woven of stain resistant nylon, but
 has the look and heft of  hand-tufted.
 $600 in 5'5€VbCrLf x 7'5.€VbCrLf

ASSYMETRICAL

Feizy  captures several hot new looks in this design. The pattern is referenced by Art Deco shapes, but the asymmetrical placement infuses it with energy and movement. Shades of pink and blue are on the cutting edge of cool. Part of the Piazza collection. Hand tufted, $390 in 5x8.

CLEANED UP TRADITIONAL

Couristan's Taj Mahal collection features classic 16th and 17th century Persian designs, but there's nothing old fashioned about the clean delineated field and the updated red palette. It's a dead ringer for hand knot construction, right down to the crew-cut fringe. Machine made in Belgium of semi-worsted New Zealand wool,
 $700 in 5'6"x8'.

URBAN ZEN

Hand tufted of  New Zealand Merino wool in a palette of slate and marble tones, this rug has a Zen-like calm and simplicity. Capel says the
Tempo collection was one of the season's
 home runs,  $649 in 5x8.

ARCHITECTURAL RIFFS

Designed by artist David Perlmutter, Concord Global's Studio Line features architectural motifs in a heavy heat-set polypropylene construction. This one is a riff on a Venetian blind. $299 in 5x8.

RETRO

All-over space-dyed pattern recalls the op-art movement of the 1970's. It's part of the Horizons collection designed by Liora Manne. 100% viscose pile, Wilton-woven in Belgium, $299 in 4'9€VbCrLfx7'4.€VbCrLf

STRIKING GRAPHICS

Sunset design is based on the graphics of American Master Andy Warhol. Sphinx says the Warhol collection is one of it's best ever. Heat-set polypropylene with hand carving, $299 in 6x9.

PINK

Nothing sweet and innocent about the powerful pink in this new design from Momeni's New Wave collection. Handtufted  in China of 100% wool, $499 in  5'3€VbCrLfx8.'

KINKY  PINK

AMS's Pinky at the Beach has a surreal charm. It's designed by Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs. Hand woven flat weave rug is  loomed in Peru of 100% wool or 100% llama wool,
$1,099 in 5x8. 

SHIMMER


Abbyson's new collections have a shimmering elegance that comes from the use of Himalayan sheep wool and natural vegetable dyes. The West Coast importer of Tibetan rugs showed at High Point for the first time this Spring.

MOTION

Hellenic's Torino collection is full of  energy and passion. Hand tufted in China,  $399 in 5 x 8.

POWER LOOM VALUE

Value oriented rugs get better looking every season. Nourison's Grand Canyon collection is made in China of Opulon polypropylene and retails at $200 in 6x9.

HAND MADE VALUE

Harounian Rugs International's  Park Ave.
collection gives us ample evidence that classic designs will never die. At this price point, they are irresistible. Hand tufted in India,  $319 in 5x8.

STRIPES

Stripes are the design icon of the decade. This one is from Rugs America's Bold Sierra collection, hand tufted in China of 100% wool, $379 in 5x8.

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

Delos has a way with black. It's never dreary, always fun and very young. From the Intrepid collection designed by Celeste Phillips. Hand-tufted and hand-carved in China of wool
sparked with highlights of mercerized
cotton, $999 in 5x8.

NEW TAKE ON HOOKS

Sara Scheidman brings a fresh approach
 to the hook category. No cutesy-poo. From M&M, of New Zealand wool, $660 in 6x9.

FLOWER POW!

Familiar floral forms make a contemporary statement when they are pumped up to giant proportions. From the Kas Catalina collection. Hand tufted in China of 100% wool, no fringe, $399 to $499 in 5x8.