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High Point Market Style Report Debuts 19 Trends for Summer/Fall 2021
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) releases the always popular High Point Market Style Report for Summer/Fall 2021, highlighting 19 unique trends found amongst the robust offerings seen at the most recent Spring High Point Market. The 38-page Style Report, sponsored by Studio Designer, was produced by eight influential trend trackers, all part of the HPMA’s 2021 Style Spotters team, who perused an abundance of new product introductions to capture the season’s upcoming styles.
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High Points from the High Point Market — RI EXCLUSIVE
After nearly a year without trade shows, rug exhibitors were excited to return to High Point Market and introduce the new product they’ve been...
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Boldly Go.
As anchors or accents, these forward floor fashions make us feel dizzy with excitement. Rugs featuring bold pattern or color, or unexpected moments...
The Designer Carpet - 25 Years of Change
With our hearts full of nostalgia we look to the past for guidance as we examine five areas of the industry which have undergone tremendous change...
We Love the Night Life: Collection 54 by Jan Kath
The flashing backlit floors of the disco provided the inspiration for Collection 54 by Jan Kath. Light flashing off glittering mirror balls becomes...
Four Winds
I can hear the frozen droplets of water bouncing off the window outside as I type this article. Another reminder winter has not yet accepted it must...
Talking Trends
Designers discuss what rug trends they’re seeing today and what their clients are asking for. If there’s one thing everyone in the industry wants to...
Antique Turkish Oushaks
The Eastern Carpet Long Beloved By the West Within the wide world of oriental rugs, one could rightly say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as each...
Caught in the Crossroads: Demand vs. Supply vs. Uncertainty
Area rug companies struggle to produce + deliver product amid pandemic’s impacts Manufacturers and suppliers of area rugs find themselves in a...
Making it Work
International Market Centers puts COVID-19 safety protocols in place that leave manufacturers optimistic about the future of markets. It’s hard to...
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