AmericasMart Announces Details of January Area Rug Market

Atlanta, GA, December 1, 2016—AmericasMart Atlanta’s celebrated area rug collection showcases all that is new and next at The Atlanta International Area Rug Market, featuring the National Oriental Rug Show January 11 to 15, 2017 with The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market (showrooms: January 10 to 17; temporaries: January 12 to 16).

January 2017 marks the National Oriental Rug Show’s new location alongside high-profile home furnishings temporaries collections.

The relocation of the Area Rug temporaries to Building 1, Floor 7 advances AmericasMart’s continued integration of Home and Rug product throughout its home décor and home accents collections. The reimagined temporary presentation encourages rug retailers to explore the home décor collection and home buyers to source trend-setting rug merchandise. In addition to the dedicated rug space on Floor 7, rugs also appear in the Decor | Light and Lifestyles, Antique and High Design temporary collections.

 In the permanent collection, leading rug purveyors are using the Market to showcase new trends in design and manufacturing. Highlights include new-to-Market collections from leaders including Surya, Jaipur Living, Amer Rugs, Nourison, Oriental Weavers, Karastan, Momeni, Kas, Stylecraft, Kalaty, Safavieh, Harounian Rugs, Devgiri Exports, Couristan, Rizzy Home and Loloi, which launches its ED BY Ellen DeGeneres collection in January. Additional collection updates include a new showroom for Orientalist Home and an expansion for MET Colors.

Additional rug-inspired programming includes Dash & Albert founder Annie Selke in conversation with Bunny Williams of Bunny Williams Home and “The Beachside Bohemian: Creating a Boutique Experience” with designers Robert and Cortney Novogratz who have created a new rug collection for Momeni. Leading rug trade association ORRA also will present educational events for its members and guests.

Innovation in rug design and production is celebrated at the 2017 America’s Magnificent Carpets Awards set for January 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, adjacent to the AmericasMart campus. This must-attend event for the rug industry features awards in the in the hand-hooked/hand-tufted, hand-knotted, flat weave, machine-made, outdoor rugs, licensee and antique categories as decided by a panel of industry experts. Rugs can be submitted for consideration through December 28 at https://americasmart.com/pages/amca.html .

 All rugs in consideration for the Awards will hang in the Museum of Introductions in Building 1, Floor 4 from January 11 through January 14. On January 14 at 10:00 a.m., buyers are invited to personally view the winning rugs and meet the designers at the Breakfast of Champions.

For more information about The Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show and The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market including a full list of events and exhibitors, please visit www.AmericasMart.com/January.

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