Kalaty Rug Corporation heads into the spring High Point market with an impressive product presentation on display at the company’s IHFC, G-369 showroom where customers will discover an impressive array of the newest high-end fashion-forward area rugs in all style genres. Among the latest Kalaty offerings: hand-knotted designs in sophisticated colorways, patterns and styles, a number of exciting additions to best-selling high-end collections and line extensions within the company’s popular-priced K-TWO series of open-distribution collections. As always, Kalaty offers a number of market specials to High Point customers.
Making their High Point debut, there are two exciting new Katie Merz x Kalaty collections – bklynwrks and sportsglyphs – which brings the number of Katie Merz x Kalaty rug collections to four. Each of these new power-loomed collections features the renowned Brooklyn-born-and-bred artist’s inimitable spontaneous free-hand hieroglyph mural artwork reinterpreted in a number of trendy colorways for these new collections.
“We invite our customers to discover more than just what’s new because we encourage customers to learn more about our superior quality, our updated color and style genres, our vast size range, our carefully curated materials and weaves, our renowned attention to detail as well as our custom programs,” says Mike Kalaty, a company spokesman. “We look forward to another face-to-face High Point market where we can demonstrate how effortlessly our area rugs enhance and elevate the beauty, warmth and enjoyment of interior spaces of all types. As always, we take great pride in offering fashion-forward rugs in styles and sizes that suit the rooms of all sorts of homes from apartments, condos, cabins and cottages all the way up to ‘mansion-sizes’ for the rooms of today’s grandest homes.”
The High Point showroom is thoughtfully designed. Market visitors can quickly see, touch and experience the legendary Kalaty artisanal craftsmanship, attention to detail, creative use of color and the many luxurious textures found throughout the showroom’s wide-ranging contemporary abstracts, high-energy graphic patterns, updated traditional styles in modern color palettes as well as innovative transitional looks in tone-on-tone neutral and natural hues. High Point visitors can also preview glimpses of what’s to come at future markets.
Celeste Collection CS1025-A
High Point highlights include: Boldly colored tribal and southwestern patterns added to the reversible hand-knotted flatweave Soumak Chroma collection; additions to the high-end power-loomed Celeste collection of distinctive contemporary geometric and abstract designs; fresh modern abstract expressions added to the hand-knotted Tibetan-weave Orion collection; additions to the charming Oushak-inspired softly colored hand-knotted Magnolia collection; the Oushak influences and modern colorways of the hand-knotted zero-pile Amalfi collection; the new hand-knotted Moonglow collection of luxurious shaggy-textured contemporary abstract designs in softly tonal modern color palettes mixed with creamy shades of white. All of the aforementioned new collections and additions are in stock and ready to ship.
And, for High Point customers who are looking for high-end oversized rugs for large installations, Kalaty continues to emphasize the company’s Mansion-Sizes collection. This collection of grand-sized rugs is made up of 37 of the company’s best-selling designs in a range of colors and style genres from existing high-end hand-knotted Kalaty collections that are now available in 13 x 18, 14 x 20, 15 x 22 and 16 x 24 sizes.
Newest Kalaty High-end Collections
Kandra Collection – Modern meets vintage in this eye-catching collection that fuses Oushak designs with interesting erased effects and artful abstract flashes of chic colors. Meticulously hand knotted in a Tibetan weave using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™ yarns in appealing colorways, these fine rugs are an ideal complement for most any style of décor.
Amalfi Collection – Influenced by classic Oushak designs and other timeless motifs, this high-end collection speaks to today’s sophisticated décor tastes through harmonious combinations of pattern and carefully curated fashion-forward color palettes. Meticulously hand-knotted using 100% premium hand-spun wool, each of these stylish rugs features a zero pile for today’s sought-after vintage look.
Lyra Collection – A stunning collection of high-end classic traditional florals and other desirable motifs meticulously hand-knotted using premium hand-spun wool yarns and featuring zero pile. Available in an assortment of today’s favorite designer colors for that extra-special allure.
Kamaria Collection – A collection of high-end updated-classic and contemporary designs available in stylish color palettes and in handsome on-trend high-low weaves. Power-loomed using a luxurious combination of Silkette™ and polyester yarns, this especially fine collection displays a knots-per-square-inch equivalent (930 KPSI) that would be nearly impossible to achieve in hand-knotted styles.
Additions to Best-selling High-end Collections
Soumak Chroma collection SK-1184
Soumak Chroma Collection – Bold colorways in a variety of tribal and southwestern patterns have been added to this exciting double-sided flatweave collection. Hand-knotted in a Soumak weave using 100% premium wool yarns on a cotton foundation, these versatile reversible rugs feature a distinctive herringbone texture that is characteristic of the classic Soumak weave.
Magnolia Collection – A collection of softly colored “new-traditional” rugs inspired by classic Oushak designs. Each rug is meticulously hand-knotted using 100% premium hand-spun wool yarns and sheared to a low pile to impart a vintage-chic appeal for both modern as well as traditional tastes.
Orion Collection – Chic on-trend modern designs and colors comprise this exceptional collection of contemporary abstract artistic expressions. Each of these extraordinary rugs is meticulously hand knotted in a Tibetan weave using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™ yarns and then finished with intricate hand carving for special high-low textural interest.
Adana Collection – Vibrant pops of popular designer colors bring a modern update to the motifs and patterns found in this heirloom-worthy collection of classic Oushak rug designs. Meticulously hand-knotted using a combination of premium hand-spun wool and Silkette™ yarns, this collection reaches a new level of fashion chic through fresh, cutting-edge color palettes.
Celeste Collection – Creative abstract patterns and designs in modern-chic fashion colors, power-loomed in a multi-textural high-low weave using a creative combination of Silkette™ and acrylic yarns. An especially fine power-loomed collection displaying a knots-per-square-inch equal to many high-end hand-knotted styles (620 KPSIE).
Elara Collection – Borderless modern inspirations with erased effects and high-low carving, this collection makes a high-fashion tonal statement. Hand knotted in a Tibetan weave using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™ with a loop-and-pile weave that is hand carved for a three-dimensional look and feel.
Harlow Collection – Meticulously hand-knotted using a combination of premium hand-spun wool and Silkette™ in a fine Turkish knot weave, each of these modern abstract rug designs has the unique look and feel of artisanal contemporary masterpiece.
Kingsley Collection – Updated-traditional and abstract designs in modern fashion colors, power-loomed in a multi-textural high-low weave using a creative combination of Silkette™ and acrylic yarns. Bound by hand and finished by hand, this is an especially fine collection displaying a knots-per-square-inch equivalent (620 KPSI) to that of many high-end hand-knotted styles.
Oushak Collection – (design OU-476 featured above) Hand-knotted in a Turkish-style weave, using 100% premium hand-spun wool, these perennially popular rugs remain in a special class of their own. While colors within the collection range from classic traditional colorways to updated-modern tones more in keeping with today’s tastes and lifestyles, all of these timeless designs and motifs retain the unique characteristics so prized in antique Oushaks.
Zafra Collection – Hand-knotted in a Tibetan weave using premium hand-spun wool and Silkette™, these elegant modern abstract rug designs feature the unique look of fine Indian sari silk thanks to a special dyeing technique that imparts an effect that is usually only found in sari silks.
