PARTY TIME AT LAS VEGAS MARKET!
Every Day is a party in Las Vegas, but some rug showroom events are even more special!

Oriental Weavers Bash
Celebrates Partnership with Pantone Universe


 Mike Riley, left, president of Oriental Weavers, and David Moss, right southern regional manager for Oriental Weavers, welcome the colorful Coleen O'Brien of The Rug Place in Jackson, MS.  to the colorful Pantone Universe party.

From left: Jonathon Witt, vice president of Oriental Weavers; Carrie Haebler, La-Z-Boy corporate showroom designer, Faith Phillips, director of retail merchandising for La-Z-Boy,  Maria Metropolous-Ward, vice president of Oriental Weavers, and Mandi William director of design for Oriental Weavers. La-Z-Boy is headquartered in Monroe, MI.

Monica Battles, center, vice president of e-commerce for Oriental Weavers, with Alex Kanter and Alli Golden, buyers for Zulily, Seattle.
 
Even the food at the OW Party was color co-ordinated with Pantone Universe Colors.

Surya Opens New 30,477 Sq. Ft.
 Las Vegas Showroom

Satya Tiwari, left, president of Surya, with Robert Kukla of Surya and Shannon Lee and Karen McMullen of the San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco.

 
Lynn Thompson, left, of Surya, welcomes Lynn Goodwin and Ginny Romens of Romens' Interiors, Eden Prairie, MN.

At Surya Grand Opening: Juan Carlos Caro, left, Cecy Lopez and Maru Diaz of Toke, Tijuana, Mexico.

Feizy Celebrates 40th Anniversary
With 70's Bash

From left: Dale Sweary (love the white belt), Feizy vice president of sales; John Feizy, founder and president of Feizy; Gregory Hiller of Thomasville Furniture, Thomasville, NC, and Erin Smidt, Feizy Head Go-Go Dancer. (ED NOTE: What scares me most about this picture is that I looked just like Erin back in 1973. Only not as good looking.)

It was 70's deja vu all over again at Feizy's 40th
Anniversary bash. These guys remind me of some of my
old boyfriends.  In real life, they are
Jose "curly" Guzman, Blues Brothers Rick Meuser
and Mark Jerdon and Disco peacenik John Whorton. Fortunately there's only one guy left in my life from this era.

Feizy's Las Vegas Showroom was all decked out for
40th Anniversary Monster Bash.
 

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At Capel: Allen Robertson, left, vice president of sales, and John Magee, right, president, welcome Michael Sondergaard, Room of Rugs, Tucson, AZ.

Kevin Welch, national sales manager of Rizzy Home, left, with Rachel Tronstein, center, of Gardner-White, Auburn Hills, MI, and Rug Doug Ernewein, Rizzy vice president of product development.

Dynamic team at Dynamic, from left: Matthew Rouhanian, president; Anoosha Rouhanian, and Tim Olson.

Joe Moshy of Safavieh, left, with Bijan Farrokhi of Rug Palace, San Diego.

Almost the entire Mink Organization was on hand in Las Vegas to have business conferences for three days and also to meet with important vendor partners. Here's a gang of Minks visiting the Loloi showroom and Loloi execs. By the way, the message on that T-shirt says, "Let the Rugs Roll On." Very aptly put. The Mink Organization operates the rug departments in all Macy's stores across the country.

Oriental Weavers' bold bright Pantone collections reflect a fesh optimism for the rug business. OW's Bill Baker, left, welcomes Shawn Nili and Mark Moran of NW Rugs, Wilsonville, OR

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 Jack Johnson, left, vice president of sales and marketing for Jaipur, and sales rep Polly McGuire, right, with Tamara Noel of Luxe Home Interiors, Tulsa, OK.

At Harounian Rugs International, from left: Sales agent Alex D. Kind; Jenny Burt, senior buyer for The Sportsman's Guide, St. Paul, MN, and Lee Harounian, a principal of HRI.

Steve Troy and Robert LeGere of Robert LeGere Design in Asbury Park, NJ, with Aria Momeni, a principal of Momeni. Steve and Robert say business at the Jersey Shore has picked up with rehab and reconstruction work after Super Storm Sandy.

Greg Poteete of Trans-Ocean, with Madonna Wald of Loy 2029 in Bismark, ND. We invited Madonna to do some Vogueing with us, but she respectfully declined. Greg had some kool moves, though.

At Loloi, from left: Steven Loloi of Loloi; Kuki Rizzo and Hector Fabio Rizzo of KR Designs, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Jane Aguirre, Loloi.

Jim Curtin, left, vice president of sales for Shaw Living, welcomes Michelle Thompson, center, and Bruce Odette of Carpet Exchange in Denver. We see Michelle and Bruce at the Las Vegas Market frequently, a good sign that a floor covering specialist wants to be up on the latest trends in home furnishings.

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We love stopping to get the delightful industry insights from the Kas staff. From left, here os Vee Curfman, southwest sals agent; Santhi Yarlagadda, vice president of business development, and Steve Roan, vice president of sales and marketing for Kas.

Paula Zargosa of Belle Living, Murrietta, CA, with Tim Ward of Shaw Living.

 Stephen Hoberman, second left, national sales manager for Momeni,  welcomes Karen Tipp and Sara Van Horn, buyers for  Michael Anthony Furniture.com Roswell, GA, and Barbara Rittenweiler of Linen Haus Design, Belleville, WA.

 Karastan /American Rug Craftsmen guys always extend the hand of warmth and friendship. From left to right are Bill Roach, territory manager-key accounts manager; Brandon Culpepper; vice president of special sales for Mohawk Home/ Karastan and American Rug Craftsmen; Dave Matamoros, regional vice president of American Rug Craftsmen, and Ed McRae regional vice president for Karastan.

Ravi and Valsa Tiwari. Ravi is vice president of Chandra Rugs Valsa is Ravi's new boss. Looks like he might need some on the job training.The couple wed on June 2 and we wish them a world of happiness.

See ya next time! Julie Rosenberg, left, Nourison executive director of brand licensing; and Nourison licensing partner Barclay Butera.join with Rugnews.com editor and publisher to say toodle-doo til next time! See you very soooon!

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