Carpet and Rug News
HPMA Calls for Inaugural DAA Awards Nominations Through June 14
In partnership with the Diversity Advocacy Alliance (DAA), High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces the call for nominations for three inaugural diversity awards, open now through June 14, 2024.
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A Care and Cleaning Guide for Antique Rugs | The Original Sustainable and Green Carpet
In the Summer 2024 issue of RUG INSIDER, we discussed the sustainability in the world of area rugs, and the idea of “Going Green.” For the portion...
Jane Rohr, The Scarab | Dealer to Dealer
There is poetry in knots. A thread that connects us from material, to color, to form. The right rug stirs the subconscious. You almost don’t know...
Oriental Designer Rugs Celebrates 40 Years
Like some of the best in the business, Oriental Designer Rugs had humble beginnings. The Golchha family started the company out of a modest...
Carpets with Conscience | Environmental Rugs 2024
We’ve been hearing about “green” products and practices for years now. With rugs and carpets, environmental awareness has evolved to encompass broad...
Redesigning History — Exquisite Rugs + Smithsonian
Exquisite Rugs lands a deal with the Smithsonian and will unveil lines inspired by the historic museum’s artifacts at the upcoming High Point...
In Person, On Site, At the Ready
The role, relevance—and registration rates of exhibitors, buyers and designers, alike—for home furnishings market events are on the rise again,...
A Changing World
DOMOTEX asia/ CHINAFLOOR may be a once in a lifetime experience for many floorcovering merchants, but I look forward to attending again and here’s...
The Knotty Issue of Rug Appraisals
Winter is here, and as we welcome 2024, we also say hello to all the “new” in the world of area rugs, as rug vendors are releasing numerous “new...
Dealer to Dealer
Macro world events such as COVID cut across all industries, however the rug profession also presents unique challenges that a trusted colleague may...
Creative Matters Takes it 2.0
New leadership duo seizes the reins and steers the custom carpet company to new heights Building on the legacy of its founder Carol Sebert, artfully...
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Photo Montage: The Rug Show & Cover Connect NY 2023
From Saturday, September 9 through Monday, September 11, the New York/New Jersey area rug trade was abuzz with the arrival of the annual Autumn...
TRENDWATCH | High Point Fall Market
RUG INSIDER touches in with Julie Smith Vincenti, Nine Muses Media, who curates the Fall 2023 edition of ANDMORE’s TrendWatch program at High Point...
Current Issue
RUG INSIDER SPRING 2024: Things are heating up in High Point with an expanded gallery of new intros, plus a look at sustainability in our industry & the gorgeous trend of Green. We also congratulate several veteran ruggies and share their stories. Registration is open for The Rug Show 2024! Subscribe today!
