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COVER Connect has grown from a virtual event, hosted in January 2021, to fill the void left by real-life trade shows and offer the most dynamic handmade rug brands the opportunity to launch their latest designs and collections virtually. In September 2021, the first edition of COVER Connect New York took place with twelve creative exhibitors showing at the Altman Building in Manhattan. In September 2022, COVER Connect New York returned to Manhattan with an incredibly successful second event, praised by buyers and brands alike, featuring twenty-two fabulous companies at the Metropolitan Pavilion. In 2023, COVER Connect New York expanded once more, taking place across both of these neighbouring Manhattan venues—Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building—with forty exciting exhibitors involved. These attractive Chelsea venues continue to host forty of the best companies serving the North American market annually at COVER Connect New York!
Since January 2023, COVER Connect Las Vegas has served a US West Coast audience annually, in an exclusive pavilion at The International Surface Event (TISE), Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Upcoming events
From September 13—15, 2025, COVER Connect New York is back in Chelsea at the neighbouring Manhattan venues—Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building—with forty exciting exhibitors involved once more; visitors can expect to encounter the familiar combination of exciting new exhibitors and favourite returning companies, carefully selected to complement one another’s product and present the widest possible variety of production and styles.
Due to popular demand, the third edition of the COVER Connect Las Vegas at SURFACES pavilion will return next year January 28—30, 2025.