cmi (Colonial Mills, Inc.), a leading manufacturer of a complete line of braided-texture area rugs and accessories, announces that its 100-percent Eco-Natural Wool entry with a contemporary, simple and geometric design, serged border style and rectangle shape recently earned a 2010 AmericasMart® America's Magnificent Carpets Award in the Power-loom $400-$1,000 category. The America's Magnificent Carpets Awards is the industry's most acclaimed celebration of design excellence, showcasing leading manufacturers' and importers' highest achievements in the centuries-old art of rug making. All the rugs were judged on balance, color, design, value, weave, texture and craftsmanship/artistry.
"As the industry's most acclaimed honor, the America's Magnificent Carpet Awards recognize the industry's finest and cmi's new Eco-Natural Wool braided-texture rug has earned the company yet another award among the best," said Chas Sydney, Senior Vice President of Area Rugs for AmericasMart® Atlanta. "cmi is one of the few firms in this industry that has won this award in multiple years."
Made of 100-percent eco-natural, un-dyed wool with a 3/37 yarn size into a 3-ply yarn, the braided texture rug features a durable, double braid constructed from three separate 3-piece flat braids that are then braided together to create one larger, thicker, hefty braid. Two colorways of Light Grey and Natural are highlighted with Natural as the theme color. The braided-texture rugs are available in a range of sizes from 2' x 3' and 12' x 15' and assorted accessories such as chair pads, trivets, rug slices, stair treads and baskets.
"This is our sixth America's Magnificent Carpets Award and the first winner that was designed by my daughter and our manager of product development and design, Meredith Thayer," said Donald M. Scarlata, President and CEO of cmi. "There are not many other home accent products more synonymous with America than braided rugs so having our rugs recognized by AmericasMart® makes a lot of sense, especially in this economy."
Founded in 1957 by world-renowned architect and developer, John C. Portman, AmericasMart® is the largest wholesale marketplace of its kind. Its sprawling 6.2 million square foot, three building campus annually draws more than 235,000 attendees from around the globe to 25+ annual markets. Retailers attending the markets identify AmericasMart® as the gift/home furnishings/area rug wholesale marketplace most important to their business.
Founded in 1977, cmi is headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the home of Old Slater Mill and the birthplace of our nation's textile industry. The company has specialized in manufacturing braided-texture area rugs and accessories since its inception. cmi's philosophy is to be the most innovative in the braided-texture area rug category with the results being new colors, styles, award-winning designs, and shapes which most appeal to today's consumer. These advances continue to demonstrate to consumers that "braided" is simply a construction process and not a style. cmi sells under its own brand name in thousands of specialty retailers and has private label programs and/or customized programs with a number of major national retailers.
For more information on the award-winning Eco-Natural Wool braided-texture rug, please contact Lynne Minchello, Director of Marketing at cmi, at lminchello@colonialmills.com, 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, P.O. Box 249, Pawtucket, RI 02862-0249 or call, toll free, at (800) 343-9339. Fax: (401) 728-2740. Web: www.colonialmills.com.