HIGH POINT, PREVIEWS
THE ULTIMATE RUG BUYERS' GUIDE TO WHAT'S NEW AT HPMKT
In this essential rug buyers' guide to the latest area rugs at June High Point Market, RugNews.com takes the hard work out of shopping with the industry's most comprehensive cheat sheet of the latest -- mostly in stock -- designs.
Lisa Vincenti 6/5/2021
Some of June's top trending area rug looks feature earthy, soothing palettes in ivories, creams, and light browns, warmed up by blushing tones.
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- In this essential rug buyers' guide to the latest area rugs at June High Point Market, RugNew.com takes the hard work out of shopping with the industry's most comprehensive cheat sheet to the latest -- mostly in stock -- designs.
Buyers will have plenty of options available to scoop up top looks in a range of constructions from heirloom hand-knots to more affordable hand-tufted options, and from easy-care performance designs to attainable outdoor only options. What's more, buyers have never had such a wide range of styles at so many price point available to them. While colors veer toward earthy neutrals or pacific blues and grays, the full spectrum of the latest area rug designs runs the gamut from yellows to greens to pinks, and classic black and white.
Finally, the latest rugs feature trending styles retailers and buyers have been hungry for: natural textural looks, statement-making modern geometrics, updated medallion and classic motifs, and whimsical and playful botanicals. Below we showcase some of our favorite looks debuting at the belated spring 2021 High Point Market.
CREATIVE TOUCH
SAMS, G-3042
New York artist and designer Sarah Sczepanski, founder of Artxtiles collaborates on a debut collection of wool and silk rugs with Creative Touch. Shown, Tissue
THE BEST OF HIGH POINT MARKET, PART 1
The area rug category topped the shopping lists of retailers and designers looking for fresh fashion and RugNews.com, in this two-part series, showcases the top sellers across dozens of showrooms at the fall 2021 edition of High Point Market.
Carol Tisch, Jessica Harlan 11/2/2021
Top sellers from area rug suppliers at fall High Point Market from companies in Part 1 of the Best of Market exclusive
report from RugNews.com.
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The area rug category topped the shopping lists of retailers and designers looking for fresh fashion at the fall 2021 edition of High Point Market. Rug companies were sure to bring ready-to-ship introductions and one-of-a-kinds (in stock of course) for the big Holiday home entertaining season.
New area rugs were on-point in fashion, color, and technology with rug makers ticking off the newest palettes, abstract, transitional, and traditional designs, and innovative mixes of yarn. Machine-made rugs grabbed attention – whether for mimicking hand-knotted or taking washable designs to the next level in sizes up to 5x7 or even 8x10 depending on the showroom.
The editors at RugNews.com scoured the showroom buildings in search of the market hits. Read on to see the highlights from the top area rug exhibitors in Part 1 of this two-part exclusive. (Make sure not to miss Part 2, where our coverage continues.)