Area rug companies celebrated their High Point Market showroom debuts with ribbon-cutting celebrations.
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Rug companies were on the move at the fall 2024 edition of High Point Market, with seven new, expanded or relocated showrooms premiering in locations throughout the market’s sprawling complex.
Capel more than doubles the size of its former High Point space with a 9,000+ square foot showroom at 200 N. Hamilton, hobnobbing with high-end furniture brands and other favorite designer vendors. Safavieh snaps up Capel’s former 4,000 foot space in Historic Market Square, seamlessly integrating it into its furniture and rug showrooms, allowing for a flowing presentation of cross-category lifestyle vignettes, and a dedicated lighting showroom across two aisles.
At IHFC, the big news was the debut of Lavin Rugs, an upstart rug manufacturer under the Quorum International Inc. umbrella, next door to sister company Cyan Design. The expansive showroom was unveiled with a grand opening meet and greet with Lavin’s celeb designer partner Tamara Day, who also has a licensed lighting collection with Quorum.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams celebrated its first market as a Surya-owned company with the grand opening party for its second-floor showroom at IHFC Green. Adding to the mystique of the brand’s relaunch, windows of the showroom were curtained so that guests at the party were first to see the new line -- which by the way was merchandised with area rugs in lifestyle vignettes throughout.
Premiering its first permanent High Point showroom post-Covid, Couristan doubled its previous space with the premiere of showroom D335 in the Design Wing at IHFC.
Fibre by Auskin also moved to a larger showroom in the IHFC Hamilton wing (H313) to accommodate its growing lineup of plush natural fiber rugs and home décor. And luxury rug studio Rug & Kilim doubled the size of its IHFC space H315, breaking through to the showroom next door. Rug & Kilim continues to draw crowds of designers to its Salon at the Suites at Market Square showroom to double down on its High Point presence.
Look for detailed showroom tours of these companies in RugNews continuing in-depth market coverage.
FIBER BY AUSKIN
Making the move to a larger showroom at IHFC's Hamilton Wing (H313) Fibre by Auskin USA execs
Paige Bigelow Geer, left, and Jeremy Schram cut the ribbon on the new space with Phyllis Sangster of AndMore.
CAPEL RUGS
The Capel team celebrates the grand opening of their new showroom at 200 N. Hamilton. From left:
Richard Capel, Len Capel, Dedra Owen, Cameron Capel, Bret Palmer and Ron Capel.
COURISTAN
Georgia Couri cuts the ribbon on Couristan's new IHFC Hamilton Wing showroom alongside Marlys Giordano,
Bob Tucci, Steve Couri, Len Andolino and Charles Romano.
LAVIN RUGS
Jose Lopez president of Lavin Rugs and parent company Quorum International gets ready to cut the ribbon
on the nascent rug brand’s new IHFC showroom with the Lavin team and licensing partner Tamara Day
celebrating the grand opening.
MITCHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams celebrates its first market as a Surya-owned company with the grand opening
of its second-floor showroom at IHFC Green. From left, Eric Nyman, Surya’s Satya and Parvati Tiwari,
Mitchell Gold and Alison Weidmann cut the ribbon and then unveil the brand's new furniture line.
RUG & KILIM
Rug & Kilim doubles its IHFC Hamilton wing showroom, and also does brisk business in a stand at Salon
at Market Square. From left to right: Madeline Tetro, Rosa May Oo, Jahanshah Josh Nazmiyal, Ryan
Moghadasian, Sina Nazmiyal and Herve Charlot celebrate the new space Hamilton wing space at the fall HPMKT.
SAFAVIEH
Arash Yaraghi cuts the ribbon for Safavieh’s expanded new Historic Market Square showroom, as the
Safavieh sales team cheers him on. By incorporating the former Capel showroom, the company’s space now
adds an additional 4,000 square feet, allowing for impressive lifestyle presentations of its cross-category
home furnishings.