ORIA.ORG

Home of the Area Rug Industry

Nexus Rugs, a newly formed joint venture between Samad and S. N. Kapoor, achieved tremendous success at the recent Domotex Show held in Hannover, Germany this January 2012. During this four day show, which is the largest Carpet Fair in the world, Nexus Rugs established business ties with several dozen upscale carpet and furniture …

(Continue reading…) Nexus Wins Domotex Award

Momeni announced that they are expanding their showroom in the Las Vegas World Market Center. The new showroom is twice the size of the old showroom making it seven thousand square feet. This  will enable Momeni, which is a member of the ORIA, to show more of its growing one of a kind rug …

(Continue reading…) Momeni Expands Vegas Showroom

After announcing the renewal of their Las Vegas Design Center Showroom lease, Feizy Rugs is set to celebrate with new additions to both the Feizy Fine and Feizy Home Collections at the upcoming Las Vegas World Market. Feizy is a member of the ORIA. The Tesoro Collections are sublimely beautiful in their simplicity.  Hand …

(Continue reading…) Feizy To Showcase New Designs At Vegas

Feizy Rugs has announced a two-year renewal with World Market Center Las Vegas for its showroom in the Las Vegas Design Center.

The ORIA member and manufacturer of fine, hand-knotted, hand tufted and power loomed rugs has renewed its lease for its more than 14,300-square-foot showroom in Building C, Suite C-399, as momentum continues …

(Continue reading…) Feizy Renews Vegas Lease

Sphinx by Oriental Weavers once again is hosting their annual ever popular “Vegas Night” party at their World Market Center showroom located in Building B suite 580.  The party will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday, January 31st during World Market.

The party will include complimentary food, drinks and entertainment. Sphinx will also …

(Continue reading…) Sphinx To Host Vegas Party

Oriental Weavers Hospitality (OWH) has announced plans for its Global expansion. The company is investing an estimated $30 Million in three new high speed Axminster looms in its Cairo, Egypt manufacturing facility, three additional Axminster looms to its Tianjin, China facility and two Axminster looms to another unnamed location. Sphinx by Oriental Weavers is …

(Continue reading…) OW Hospitality Announces Expansion Plans

This year’s National Oriental Rug Show in Atlanta (NORS’12), generated optimism for the coming months business. Indeed, improved attendance and overall buying patterns suggest that that the industry has finally turned a corner.

With The Visual Display Awards of 2012 (VDA), AmericasMart celebrated visual excellence in both permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta International  Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show and co-sponsored by the ORIA.

Thirty-three permanent showrooms and exhibitors in …

(Continue reading…) AmericasMart Announces VDA Winners for 2012

The Area Rug industry’s most celebrated event honoring the most spectacular introductions took place at the height of the first Market of the year, the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show, which takes place Jan. 12-15 with Temporaries, Jan. 13-15. The Atlanta International Area Rug Market runs in conjunction …

(Continue reading…) Magnificent Carpet Awards Announced

The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market at AmericasMart moved into its fifth consecutive day of record-breaking buyer traffic with soaring registrations, non-stop order-writing and exclusive product introductions setting the pace for projected double-digit growth when the final Market bell rings on Wednesday, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., president and chief operating …

(Continue reading…) Atlanta Gift & Home Market Breaks Records

The annual gala which featured America’s Magnificent Carpet Awards was festive and fun. Highlights included a special tribute to retiring AMC executive Chas Sydney and Achievement Award to past ORIA president David Harounian.

Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will host a “Kindle Your Fire” party at the Atlanta Area Rug Market on January 12, 2012 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm in their showroom space #3A2. Sphinx, which is a member of the ORIA, will give away a new Kindle Fire tablet every 30 minutes during the party and the …

(Continue reading…) Sphinx To Host Kindle Giveaway Event During Atlanta Market

The Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) has executed a three-year sponsorship agreement with AmericasMart Atlanta in a strategic commitment sustaining the organizations’ long-standing alliance and signaling continuing support for the U.S. area rug industry, according to Jeffrey DeSantis, ORIA president, and Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., president and chief operating officer of AmericasMart Atlanta.

The …

(Continue reading…) ORIA And AmericasMart Sign New Partnership Agreement

Nourison, which is a member of the ORIA, will introduce five new broadloom collections in January 2012 as well as exciting additions to popular collections. “Traditionally, we have the most new introductions during the winter/spring market,” said Alex Peykar, principal at Nourison. “We are very pleased with all our new product offerings this year. …

(Continue reading…) Nourison To Introduce New Broadloom Collections

Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will host a “Kindle Your Fire” party at the Atlanta Area Rug Market on January 12, 2012 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm in their showroom space #3A2. Sphinx, which is a member of the ORIA, will give away a new Kindle Fire tablet every 30 minutes during the party and the …

(Continue reading…) Sphinx Announces Market Giveaway

Nourison will introduce over 100 new rug designs in January 2012. This includes several brand new collections as well as additions to many existing lines. Nourison is a member of the ORIA and exhibitor at NORS’12.

“Traditionally, we have the most new introduction during the winter/spring market,” said Alex Peykar, principal at Nourison. “We …

(Continue reading…) Nourison To Introduce Over 100 Rugs In January

Samad, of East Rutherford, New Jersey, and S. N. Kapoor, of Jaipur, India, announce the formation of a new trans-world rug company, Nexus Rugs. Samad is a member of the ORIA.

Nexus Rugs combines into one powerful company the skills of a venerable hand-knotted rug manufacturer in India, the marketing and distribution force of a leading North American importer together with their collective …

(Continue reading…) Samad Forms New Rug Company

As part of ongoing efforts to continually improve its campus and Market guest experience, AmericasMart has partnered with iBAHN, the global leader in IP-based entertainment and information services for the hospitality and meeting industries, to offer access to a state-of the-art Wi-Fi network.  AmericasMart now has Wi-Fi on all temporary tradeshow floors, Living, Outdoor/Indoor.®, …

(Continue reading…) AmericasMart Offers Wi-Fi

Project Mala, which has been supported for many years with contributions from the ORIA’s Charitable Fund, has two new donorship programs that it hopes will receive direct support from companies, as well.

The first is sponsorship of individual children or Project Mala-run schools. Project Mala was founded in 1989 with just one school in …

(Continue reading…) Project Mala Seeks Expanded Importer Support

AmericasMart has announced that entries for the 2012 America’s Magnificent Carpets® Awards (AMCA) are now being accepted and must be received by Dec. 16, with all rugs received no later than December 30. Sponsored by AmericasMart, with “Rug News and Design Magazine” and the Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA), the AMCA is the rug …

(Continue reading…) Deadline Announced For AMC Awards Entries