Hannover Fairs USA, the organizer of DOMOTEX USA, today announced the lineup of its Insider Talks, a series of free presentations given by key players and thought leaders in the flooring industry. Insider Talks will take place on the trade show floor from Feb. 28 through March 2 and will cover topics ranging from digital marketing to flooring repair and installation to color and design trends.

Carpets are beautiful, versatile products. Presenting and selling them in a correspondingly atmospheric way – that, in turn, is a highly demanding task. At the Domotex flooring fair, the trade magazine Carpet! (SN-Verlag, Hamburg) rewarded five retailers who mastered this task brilliantly: in different ways, with some very different carpet ranges and in different retail types. Editor-in-chief Tim Steinert presented them with Carpet Stars for their exemplary performances.

Kalaty Rug Corporation won one of the industry’s most prestigious awards, the America’s Magnificent Carpet Award (AMCA), which was presented at a gala ceremony during the International Area Rug Market in Atlanta earlier this month. Kalaty won for one of its heirloom-quality hand-knotted rug designs from the contemporary Juno Collection. The winning rug, JN-079, won in the hand-knotted category for rugs retailing between $50 and $100 per square foot.

Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison will release an extensive selection of hand-crafted broadloom, textured wovens, and a large expansion of U.S. produced tufted wools for 2019 at The International Surface Event on January 23 - 25 in Las Vegas.

Nourison will introduce Tacoma (shown below), Terazza and Tundra, a series of hand-crafted, textured, and patterned micro-loop carpets in an extra-wide 15’ width. These finely crafted products come in a variety of natural and color-rich tones and can be converted into beautiful area rugs as well.

Felicity 2 and Majesty 2 are revivals of two previous, extremely successful tufted wool Nourison products. They are expertly produced from top quality New Zealand wool in Nourison’s U.S. tufting factory, and tip sheared for extra textural appeal. Both Frontier and Hyannis are U.S.-made and feature innovative constructions and yarn systems to create beautiful striated, textured looks.

Nourison is also updating its classic best-sellers Nepal and Starlight Collections with new colors for a fresh, on-trend palette.

In Nourison’s Nourtex division, exciting textured and patterned hand-crafted collections include Organic Trellis, Hollywood and Sheer Luster. These collections offer upscale styling and construction with wool and polysilk, yet are also value priced in an extra-wide 15’ width.

For high-style and incredible value, Nourtex is launching Rustic Textures, Perspectives and Lumiere Collections. These patterned cut piles offer unique luster and texture variation to capture that designer look, with the use of innovative synthetic yarns making them practical and affordable as well.

Hagaman new introductions include Plaid Chic, and extension of the top-selling Elegance collection. The U.S.-made Classique Collection with Graphique, Jardin, and Soiree styles, offers subtle elegance with tonal patterns in cut and loop, New Zealand wool construction, and custom color options. Hagaman (shown below) also adds its first synthetic product with its new Finesse Collection, a super-soft, super-lustrous velvet in 100% nylon.

Nourison, located at Booth 6133 at Surfaces, includes new products from Nourison, Nourtex and Hagaman Carpet.

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Kalaty Rug Corporation proudly announces that a new generation of the Kalaty family has joined the family business, representing the third generation of the Kalaty family now active in the company. “Customers visiting Kalaty showrooms at this winter’s markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas have met and worked with Gabriel Kalaty, Warren Kalaty and David Kalaty, my nephews who have recently joined the company, ” says company spokesperson Kamran Kalaty. “Once again they will be representing us at our booth [2959] at the upcoming New York Now market at the Javits Center in Manhattan from February 3 – 6.”

International Market Centers (IMC), owners and operators of World Market Center Las Vegas, broke ground today on construction of The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, a new 315,000-square-foot exhibition facility, scheduled to open in summer 2020 on the World Market Center Las Vegas campus. The new Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas will feature 194,785 gross square feet of exhibit space, which is divisible into two halls – North with 97,684 gross square feet and South with 97,101 gross square feet – which can accommodate up to 1,000 booths.

Couristan sadly announces the loss of Stephen Finkelstein, who died peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2019 at the age of 73. Known fondly by his friends, family and colleagues as a caring and passionate man, Stephen was a seasoned professional in the floor coveringindustry and served honorably as a Major National Accounts Sales Manager for  selected accounts during his over 20-year tenure with the Couristan.

Global rug and textile furnishings company Jaipur Living was awarded best Area Rugs Manufacturer at the 30th Annual ARTs Awards, the premier international home industry awards program. Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, handed out the awards Friday, January 18 during a gala event at the Hilton Anatole hotel.

Jaipur Living Director of National Sales Teresa Roberts received the award on behalf of the company. She dedicated it to the more than 40,000 artisans in India, 70% of them women, who create Jaipur Living’s hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs.

A strong holiday season and a positive outlook for 2019 drove significant buying at The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market® and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® according to International Market Centers (IMC). Held January 8-15, 2019, the markets showcased more than 9,000 brands across more than 1,400 showrooms — 70 of which were new and expanded — and 3,300 temporary booths — more than 10 percent of which were new-to-Atlanta. Buyers from all 50 states and 66 countries visited, with upticks in attendance from the northeast and southeast regions in particular.

Amer is delighted to announce an extension of their sales team. Mary Earhart is joining Amer as the Regional Manager for North Carolina/South Carolina and Virginia. Mary will be responsible for managing and developing business within this territory. With extensive industry experience in carpet, fiber and retail sales and marketing, Earhart has held positions in fiber territory sales/marketing and retail flooring sales and has been a star performer throughout.