INSIDER’S VIEW | FROM THE PUBLISHER
Fall Traditions I always look forward to the fall season and all it offers. Not only the beautiful foliage and scenery we have here in New Hampshire, but it signals a change. In the rug world the fall markets in New York, and High Point never disappoints delivering the very latest rug introductions and are excellent networking events. Tariffs and inflation are on everyone’s minds this fall. In our Summer issue, con- tributing editor Cecile Corral, wrote At a Crossroads and provides some insights. In our fall issue Cecile follows up with Mixed Signals in the Marketplace , page 33. We also go Northwest in this issue. Contributing editor Brian K. Robins sat down with Lake Oswego, OR based design firm Vanillawood co-founder Kricken Yaker and talked design and rugs. See Design Time onpage26. Traditional rugs have always been consistent sellers. In our InFocus , Today’s Tra- ditionals , page 41, we take a close look at the latest traditional designs in today’s color and construction. Our Fall issue covers the autumn High Point Market, October 25-29. Check our HPMKT Fall Round-up on page 54 for the skinny on who’s doing what at the mar- ket. On a sad note, the rug world has lost three gentlemen that I had the priviledge of knowing. David Zadah, of Symourgh Rugs; Ramin Hakimi, Antique Rug Studio and John Feizy, founder of Feizy, a true legend in the rug industry who passed
Abstract. Symbolic. Still The Avis Collection from Jaipur Living captures the quiet chaos of the natural world through a delicate, abstracted avian motif. See the com- pany’s latest intros at the High Point Market, Commerce & Design, 4th floor, October 25-29. Check out High Point Round-Up page54. jaipurliving.com highpointmarket.org
away in late July. Though Mr. Feizy‘s obituary was posted online, out of respect we have included it in print in our Industry News, page 73. Our deepest condo- lences to all the family members. Thank you to all that support Rug Insider magazine. Your support is vital to our mission of providing the very best trade magazine for the area rug industry.
Peter Woodaman Publisher
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