About Us
The Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) is a national trade association formed in 1958 to foster ethical business practices and promote the best interests of the Oriental Rug Trade in the United States and in countries that produce Oriental rugs.
In recent years, ORIA membership has grown to include area rug importers and manufacturers.
ORIA membership consists of over 70 leading U.S. based importers, wholesalers and manufacturers of area rugs and oriental carpets whose products sell at retail in all of the 50 states. ORIA member firms have products from virtually every carpet sourcing country including India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Tibet, Turkey, Romania and Iran.
ORIA Membership Info
Learn about our activities and the benefits of the membership in the ORIA. See Membership Information.
Contact us
We welcome your questions and comments. Email us your feedback about this website at oria@oria.org. For more information about ORIA, please contact us at:
The Oriental Rug Importers Association, Inc.
100 Park Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 866-5054
Fax: (201) 866-6169
E-Mail: oria@oria.org
ORIA Officers
Officers and Executive Board for 2011
President: Jeffrey H. DeSantis
Vice-President: Reza Momeni
Treasurer: Behrooz Hakimian
Secretary: Michael Riley
Executive Board:
Mikel Banilevi
David Basalely
Alp Basdogan
Cameron Capel
Steve Cibor
Dennis A. Dilmaghani
Michael Harounian
Ramin Kalaty
Amir Loloi
Kami Navid
Andrew Peykar
David Samad
Jeffrey Soleimani
Executive Director
Lucille J. Laufer
AREA Advisory Committee:
Reza Momeni, Chrm.
Dennis A. Dilmaghani
