Our final 20th anniversary edition, COVER 81 features Rug Stories: ten funny, crazy, heartwarming anecdotes from people in the industry. The issue also looks ahead to COVER Connect Las Vegas, Heimtextil, Maison&Objet, ICFE and Las Vegas Market. 

In the issue, we talk to premium brands Beni Rugs, Zollanvari and Roger Oates Design, plus rug retailers Teppich Jordan and Parisa Rugs and Decor. The Collections section features new designs from Rug & Kilim, Tamarian, Knots Rugs and Deirdre Dyson. Our Welcome 2026 article looks at the highs and lows of rug retail over the last twelve months, while we also report on developments at RH, broadloom updates, and the recent Kips Bay New York Decorator Show House.