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Reza Momeni, president of Momeni, Inc., with Anne
Mathurn, Rug City, Trinidad, West Indies.

At Megerian: Robbie Hazel, left, and John Fleming ofAnderson Carpet One/Arthur John Fine Rugs, Rehoboth Beach, DE, with John Megerian, ceo of Megerian Rugs.

Ali Momeni, left, vice president of Momeni, Inc., greets Dee Chiavetta, a principal of McDhurries in Rocky River, OH.

Paul McSweeney of Antique Looms with
Paul Megerian of Megerian Rugs.

Monday morning visitors to Safavieh: From left, Cyrus Yaraghi, Safavieh principal; Mahnaz Saberi and Bruce Saberu if Azia Oriental Rugs, Columbus, OH, and Barry Burress of Safavieh.

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PARTY NIGHT
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Safavieh Hosts Showroom Cocktail Event

Cyrus Yaraghi, left, a principal of Safavieh with Sudabeh Pakray and Jalil Pakray, president of Jalil's Rug Collection, Dania Beach, FL.

Safavieh's Ken Shahi, left, with Beth Schwertman and Brad Weesner of Brad Weesner Design, Frederick, MD.

From left: Marion Covitz, of Lucille Avakian Oriental Rugs,Newark, DE; Yervant Varjabedian of Safavieh, and  Lucille Avakian of Lucille Avakian Oriental Rugs.

Carol Tisch, director of marketing for Safavieh, with Arash Yaraghi, a company principal.

John Thompson, national sales manager of Safavieh with Sherry Halperin of SHMH Partners LLC, a product licensing company, based in Scarsdale, NY.

From left: Hossein Rezai of Persian Rugs & More, Santa Barbara, CA; Charles Tagliarino, midwest territory manager
of Safavieh, and Dawn Rezai of Persian Rugs & More.

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PARTY NIGHT
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Megerian and Architectural Digest Host
Celebration of Armenian Carpet

John Megerian, ceo of Megerian Rugs, center, welcomes Sy Mahfuz, president of Persian Rug Galleries, Nashua, NH and  Steve Boodakian, CoCo Boodakian's, Salem, MA. Mahfuz and Boodakian are also partners in Mera Consulting Group, Merrimack, NH

 Sarkis Vardanian, general manager of Megerian, center, with Armen C. Babaian of Babaian Rug Co., Minneapolis, and Mark Kambourian of M. Kambourian Son, Richmond, VA. Babaian and Kambourian are also big cheeses in the Oriental Rug Retailers Association.

Bob Fritz of The Persian Carpet, Durham, NC, with Terry Crowe Deegan of Architectural Digest. The magazine was a co-sponsor of the Megerian event.

 Sarkis Vardanian, general manager of Megerian Rugs, left, with  Center Beth Assaf of Rug Chic, Mandeville, LA, and Stephen Miller of Stephen Miller Gallery, Menlo Park, CA

Jolly group from Megerian includes, from left: Anahit Voskanyan, sales associate, Bedros Givelekian,  Samuel Indzhigulyan, and  Sarkis Vardanian.

Edward Barsamian, the New York-based dealer, appraiser and rug restoration expert, enjoys the beautiful array of Armenian delicacies.

Lissa Wyman, center, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com,  gets in on the act with Raffi Megerian, left, and Thomas Megerian of Megerian Rugs.

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PARTY NIGHT
Momeni Hosts Persian Dinner Party
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Doug Ernewein, rug buyer of HOM Furniture, Minneapolis, with Aria Momeni, executive vice president of Momeni Rugs.

Ray Ehsani, left, Momeni's vice president of national sales, enjoys authentic Persian cuisine with Sam and Arlene Presnell, The Rug Gallery, Cincinnatti.

From left: Bruce and Mahnaz Saberi of Azia Oriental Rugs, Columbus, OH with Jila Kalantari of Oriental Rug Mart,
Rochester, NY

Kenny and Susan Bank of Allen Carpet Flooring Design Center, a three-store chain based in Westchester County, New York.

Joni Johnson, left, and Roz Rustigian of Rustigian Rugs, Providence, RI

Reza Sattari, left, Knot by Knot Oriental Rug Exchange, Buffalo, NY, with Karen Ellman, Momeni midwest sales representative, and John Conlon, Momeni eastern national accounts manager.

At the Momeni Bash: Joe Mascari, left, president of Mascari's Carpets & Rugs International, Allentown, PA; Reza Momeni, president of Momeni; Laura Pfeffier of Mascari's Carpets & Rugs (and Mascari's daughter), and Jim Goodbody Momeni sales representative in Pennsylvania.

Aria Momeni, left, executive vice president of Momeni with Javid Hakakian, J&S Designer Flooring, Morristown, NJ.

From left: Louis Tarantino and Jeremy White of Carpet Source in Winter Park, FL, with Jeff Koehler, Momeni Florida  sales agent.

Momeni sales representatives Harvey Sukman and 
Jacquie Mathers.

Ralph Long, Momeni sales agent in the southwest, and Jeff Koehler, sales agent in Florida.

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NEW YORK
INTERNATIONAL CARPET SHOW
IS BIG SUCCESS AT 
HISTORIC ARMORY ON LEXINGTON AVE.

Dennis Dodds, host and organizer,  welcomes visitors to New York's Historic Armory. "This is the third year for this show, and I believe we've turned the corner. It's become a destination event." More than 250 people attended the
 four-day show.

At Jaipur: From left, Matt Tollison, national sales manager; designer Kavita Chaudhary; Vernon Singleton, Jaipur territory manager, and Megan Whitlock, customer service.

Thomas DeMarco, principal of the newly-formed
Kooches, LLC, with Rustigian of Rustigian Rugs,
Providence, RI


Mark Kambourian of M. Kambourian Son, Richmond, VA. , with Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold, executive director of the Oriental Rug Retailers Association.

Bill Ward, center, president of the newly-formed Halvai, Inc., welcomes Mike Alidadi, left, and Sam Khademi, right, of Apadana Fine Rugs, New York City.

Dave Calderwood, left, regional sales representative for Tamerian, with Royden Maloumian, Maloumian Oriental
Rug Imports and Restoration, the lease department
specialist headquartered in Philadelphia.


Richard Habib, Alexander's Decorative Rugs,
San Francisco, with Pari Janah of Kashan Rug Gallery,
Nyack, NY. Habib, one of the rug industry's iconic figures,
 said he will soon change the name and direction of his
 retail operations. The business will soon be renamed Alexander's Rug & Home and will include some unique
home furnishings collections.

The Ahmadi Brothers from Amadi Rugs were out in full
force. From left: Murtaza Ahmadi, Zabi Ahmadi, Assad Ahmadi and Zbair Ahmadi.

Parviz Yathrebi of Woven Treasures in Philadelphia,
center, with Nabi Rahmati, left of Caravan Rug Corp.,
and Farhad Akar of Woven Rug Gallery, Pittsburgh.

Leslie and Tom Atiyeh of Atiyeh International, Ltd.,
Newberg, OR. Leslie Atiyeh has taken over the reins as president of Atiyeh. Tom Atiyeh now devotes his energies
to the development of the Opal Creek Ancient Forest
Center,one of America's wilderness preserves.
 

Sanjay Purohit, chief executive officer of Zollanvari USA, with Reza Zollanvari, company president.

Graham Head, managing director of ABC Carpet & Home, New York, left, with Donna and Larry Simons of A Candle in the Night, Brattleboro, VT.

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