Drawing special attention to one of seven showroom areas within the High Point Market District for the Fall 2022 Neighborhood Activation event, High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces its Fall Market plan for the area known as Centennial Wrenn South (CWS), taking place on Friday, Oct. 21.

Registered High Point Market buyers and attendees will enjoy a host of exhibitor-sponsored activities in the CWS neighborhood throughout the day. A “Game Day'' theme sets the tone for engaging activities such as a bingo contest with prizes like Market parking passes, hotel accommodations, tech giveaways, and more. Throughout the day, participants may advance from building to building in the CWS neighborhood, adding to their bingo card as they go. To conclude the day, celebratory fireworks will begin at 7:30 pm.

Global lifestyle brand Jaipur Living has a move to a new and improved High Point Market showroom located in the Commerce & Design building, suite 4N. With over 17,000 square feet, the new space is more than double the size of the previous location, featuring over 1,000 products on display, starting October 20, before the opening of market.

Jaipur Living will be hosting a series of events featuring notable names in the design industry throughout market week. An announcement with events details is coming soon and will also be available on the Jaipur Living website.

Anticipation is building with COVER Connect New York 2022 opening in just one week, at 9 am on Sunday, September 11. Now is the last chance to pre-register and beat the crowds! Registration is free and open now at www.coverconnectnewyork.com/register-2022 to receive updates and exhibitor announcements. Registration is only open to industry professionals.

COVER magazine’s boutique show for leading high-end rug brands returns to Manhattan in 2022 with a larger and more ambitious format, hosting more than twenty of the world’s best high-end rug brands together in one convenient central Manhattan location. The select group of companies confirmed to exhibit has been expertly curated to offer buyers an expansive range of the best rugs available.

After the successful premiere in May, the German in-house fair Carpet Week Hamburg is already going into the second round. From September 12 to 18, fifteen Hamburg carpet suppliers will open their warehouses and showrooms. The September date was chosen to give customers a comprehensive opportunity to discover new products in good time before the start of the season, to find out about the market and product ranges, to exchange ideas in person, and, of course, to order goods.

The following companies will be participating in the September edition of Carpet Week Hamburg:

Less than a month away, The Rug Show 2022 is poised to be a stellar international buying and selling event. The exhibitor roster has expanded to include 23 premier manufacturers and importers from around the globe. Buyer registration has seen an explosive influx of attendee responses in the last few weeks. Buyers and exhibitors are eager to reconnect and share their latest productions in person. 

For more than 25 years, GoodWeave, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending child labor in global supply chains, has worked with the rug and textile industry to meet the requirements of the GoodWeave Standard and labor laws related to child, forced and bonded labor. GoodWeave will be exhibiting at Decorex International 2022 in an effort to expand its network of partners and promote the crucial service it provides to the interior design sector.

AmericasMart Atlanta and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC) are collaborating for the fourth consecutive year to create the Southeast’s premier dual-venue design destination, September 19-22. The two design-focused markets will offer top-of-the-line product selections from leading home décor, lifestyle, furniture and rug brands between Fall Market at AmericasMart, September 19-21, and DISCOVER ADAC at ADAC, September 20-22.

Diana Samuels, HRI's Director of Operations, has been named as one of Home Furnishings Business (HFB) magazine’s ‘Forty Under 40’ honorees, Class of 2022. Samuels was nominated and recognized as a ‘Rising Star’ for both her creative leadership and dogged commitment within the Area Rug Industry. 'Rising to the challenge, leading the change', Diana will receive a special award in recognition of her achievement during a ceremony at the upcoming High Point Market. Congratulations!

People’s Choice Voting Now Open — Some 40 furniture, home décor and gift products are finalists in the Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market edition of International Market Centers’ (IMC) Market Snapshot, a showcase of exciting, new, innovative and trendsetting products from its home and gift markets. Voting to select “People’s Choice Winners” is open now at LasVegasMarket.com/Explore/News-and-Trends/Market-Snapshot with winners to be announced on the first day of Las Vegas Market, July 24-28, 2022 at World Market Center Las Vegas.