As Kalaty Rug Corporation continues to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the company’s founding, they are bringing a wealth of new and innovative area rugs to their High Point showroom (IHFC, G369) for the April market.
“As always, our product line offers a wealth of superior-quality rugs in a range of styles, weaves, colors, textures and sizes across all décor genres,” says Mike Kalaty, a company spokesman. “We want our High Point customers to ‘Discover the Kalaty Difference’ through our newest updated-traditional patterns, our high-energy contemporary abstract and graphic designs as well as our newest transitional styles. Of particular importance to designers and anyone who may be looking for oversized rugs, we continue to expand our Mansion-Sizes group – a collection of 46 sophisticated designs in a wide range of styles and colors available for a variety of large installations in such grand sizes as 13 x 18, 14 x 20, 15 x 22 and 16 x 24.”
High Point Market visitors will see a wide variety of fresh fashion-forward hand-knotted rug collections in a multitude of today’s most sought-after colors and textures plus two new hand-bound high-end power-loomed wool collections: Blooma, with classic updated-traditional floral patterns and Ventura, a group of ten high-energy abstract and modern designs.
New hand-knotted collections include: Celine, a 100% premium hand-spun wool collection of updated-traditional designs; Forte, a chic modern-meets-traditional collection made of a combination of wool and Silkette™; Kosta, an elegant eclectic group made of a wool-Silkette™ blend.
Existing high-end hand-knotted collections with additions include: the zero-pile 100% premium hand-spun wool Lyra collection of classic floral motifs; the hand-knotted Amalfi collection of updated-Oushak inspirations in modern colors; the licensed Natori Lhasa collection by world-renowned fashion designer Josie Natori; the boldly colored flatweave tribal and southwestern Soumak Chroma collection; the contemporary high-low textural Elara collection; the Tibetan-weave modern abstract Orion collection; the charming softly colored Oushak-inspired Magnoliacollection; the classic vintage-inspired Khotan collection; the contemporary abstract Juno collection; the ruggedly handsome Mojave collection of tribal and Southwestern designs. More new-and-exciting Kalaty designs are ready to be discovered, and, as always, all of these new rugs and collections are in-stock and ready to ship.
“2024 is our company’s 45th anniversary year, and we hope that our current dealers and prospective customers will join us each evening at our High Point showroom to toast this impressive milestone year with us,” says Ramin Kalaty, company president. “Kalaty Rug Corporation was founded in 1979 by our father, Mirza Kalaty, and we continue to produce high-end heirloom-quality rugs using many of the same design, coloring and finishing techniques instituted by our father.”
Newest High-end Collections
Blooma Collection
There’s nothing quite as classic as the Oushak-inspired motifs, florals and fashionable colorways found throughout this exceptional collection. Each of these high-quality power-loomed rugs is made with 100% premium wool yarns, is bound by hand and finally receives a special finishing wash that imparts its distinctive luster.
Designs CE-1321 and CE-1322 are from Kalaty's new Celine Collection
Celine Collection
Stylish “broken” designs and motifs fused with modern fashion colorways elevate the allure of each rug found in this exceptional updated-traditional low-pile collection. Meticulously hand-knotted using premium hand-spun wool yarns.
Forte Collection
Modern meets traditional in this unique collection where contemporary abstract designs intermingle with traditional elements in border areas, creating an unusual fusion of color and pattern. Meticulously hand-knotted using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™. Design FT-1341 is shown below.
Kosta Collection
Meticulously hand-knotted using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™ yarns, this outstanding updated-traditional collection features popular fashion-forward colorways that have broad appeal for both traditionalists and modernists alike. Each rug in the collection is finished with a special process to create a low pile or zero pile.
Ventura Collection
Sophisticated contemporary designs that reflect dynamic interplays of color and light. Each high-quality power-loomed rug in the collection is made with 100% premium wool yarns, meticulously bound by hand, carved by hand for specific textural interest and then given a final finishing wash to enhance the rug’s unique luster. Design VN-1396 is shown above.
Existing High-end Collections Featuring Additions
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.
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.
Khotan Collection
Equally at home in both traditional and modern settings, this vintage-inspired collection emulates classic motifs and designs found in treasured antique Khotan rugs. Hand-knotted using a combination of fine wool and Silkette™ yarns in stylish easy-to-live-with colorways.
Lyra Collection
A stunning high-end collection of classic traditional florals and other desirable motifs meticulously hand-knotted using premium hand-spun wool yarns and featuring zero pile in assorted desirable colors that give the collection an added allure.
Juno Collection
Modern abstract studies in dimensional texture and high-energy explosions of color are hand-knotted in a Tibetan-knot weave using 100% Silkette™ yarns. Specific designs within the collection are carved by hand to impart special high-low textural effects. Design JN-300 is pictured above.
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 for today’s trendy vintage-chic that appeals to both modern and traditional tastes.
Mojave Collection
Infinitely stylish with a ruggedly handsome appeal, this uniquely casual collection of tribal and Southwestern patterns and motifs is meticulously hand knotted using 100% premium hand-spun wool using 100% premium hand-spun wool yarns.
Natori Lhasa Collection
Fashion industry icon Josie Natori showcases her East-meets-West design aesthetic by “bringing art into life” in a rug series in subdued color palettes inspired by her own abstract prints. Each rug is meticulously hand knotted in a Tibetan weave using a combination of premium wool and Silkette™ and further highlighted by high-low carved textural effects.
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.
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.
Oushak Collection
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.
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).
