HIGH POINT PEOPLE AND PARTIES, PART 2
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HIGH POINT, N.C -- Follow RugNews.com on Part 2 of our whirlwind tour of hip happenings, ribbon cuttings and photo ops with top buyers at the spring 2017 edition of High Point Market.
Make sure not to miss Part 1 of RugNews.com's market round up of People and Parties,
click here.
LOLOI
Cyrus Loloi takes RugNews.com on a tour of the ED Ellen DeGeneres collection crafted by Loloi, which was introduced to High Point buyers for the first time this sping. Shown are hand-woven Tribu rugs. 
Reviewing Loloi's High Point introductions with the rug maker's Heather Jones are Sharon Everett and Christopher Saylor of Furniture Superstore in Albuquerque, NM.
LR RESOURCES 
Eric Driggans, Wanda Lanzi, and Mike Thompson, all of LR Resources pose in front of the company's new Classic Jute collection of braided rugs.
MOMENI 
At Momeni, from left to right, front row: Ali Momeni; Ollie Groves, Kim Murray and Jennifer Benevides of L.L. Bean and Reza Momeni; Back row: Kipp Livingston and Thomas Livingston of Momeni.
Robert Novogratz, Ali Momeni, Cortney Novogratz and Reza Momeni at a meet and greet for customers at the Novogratz by Momeni showroom at High Point Market.
NEW MOON 
Josephine Kurtz takes a photo break to show off New Moon's best-selling Menagerie hand-knotted rug at the company's Suites at Market Square showroom.
NOURISON 
Nourison's Chris Wozniak takes a pause during a line review with Mark Lafferty and Paula Salter of Home Market Interiors, Dallas.
Nourison got double the exposure at High Point Market, with their rugs featured exclusively at the celebrated new Christopher Guy showroom (Nepal rug above).
RIZZY HOME 
Larry Hedrick, Rizwan Ansari, Donny Osmond, Shamsu Ansari and Steve Roan of Rizzy Home at the company's spring High Point Market showroom party.
Rizzy Home's new managing director for the Americas, Steve Roan, with Ana Galan of Nova Stilo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rizwan Ansari poses with licensors Donny Osmond, Kim and Andy Hilfiger at Rizzy Home's market bash.
SAFAVIEH 
At Safavieh's Historic Market Square showroom, Don Allan and Lionel Choo of Felioné Fine in Kuala Lumpur stop for a photo op with Cyrus Yaraghi, principal of Safavieh.
SAFAVIEH COUTURE 
Safavieh's luxury brand, Safavieh Couture, debuted at InterHall in IHFC at the spring 2017 High Point Market, with vignettes featuring furniture, accessories and rugs.
STARK STUDIO RUGS 
At the Suites at Market Square, Melanie Hayim, director of operations, Stark Studio Rugs, poses with Jeremy White, director of sales for Carpet Source of Winter Park, Florida. SURYA 
Eric Hinson and Tami Swingler of New Edge Design Studio, Cedar Park, Texas, with Satya Tiwari and Susan Hatch of Surya. Behind them are rugs from the hand-tufted wool Armelle collection.
Beth Fisher of Strobler Furnishings in Columbia, SC, poses with John Haste of Surya at the company's Masala trend display brimming with colorful Boho-chic pillows.
Candice Olson presents to a standing-room-only crowd at Surya, where she shared with guests tips on how to use accessories that embody her signature style.
TAMARIAN 
Tamarian's Chris Saliga and Louis Tarantino of Carpet Source in Winter Park, Florida pose in front of the elaborately detailed Maharaja design at the rug maker's Suites at Market Square booth.