Tufenkian is pleased to announce the opening of its new signature showroom in the Chicago Merchandise Mart. Our new 2,500 square foot showroom is located on the 17th floor, neighboring the Niedermaier and Holly Hunt showrooms. This new showroom was designed by Thomas Shoner Associates, whose other recent projects include Ice, Las Vegas; Crobar, Chicago; Rednofive, Chicago; Lip's, Chicago and Room 22, Chicago.

The new Tufenkian showroom offers its full collection of hand-knotted carpets woven from 100% virgin Tibetan and Armenian wool, as well as silk, in a variety of knot constructions in contemporary, transitional and traditional designs. In addition to our Core and Armenian Collections, Tufenkian offers its exclusive trade-only Designers' Reserve Collection, a collaboration between James Tufenkian and designers such as Barbara Barry, Kevin Walz, Vicente Wolf and William Georgis.

The Tufenkian Showroom's inviting environment and knowledgeable staff will make it easy to select a carpet for immediate delivery or to design exclusive custom rugs for your clients. A full range of contracts, residential and hospitality services will be offered.

We are excited to service the Chicago design community.

Chicago Staff:

From left to right: Pete Perrodin, Molly Scanlan, Karen Schwoerer, Becky Schallert

Pete Perrodin, Showroom Manager
Tufenkian would like to welcome Pete Perrodin, who is the Manager of our new Chicago Showroom.

Pete comes to Tufenkian with over 20 years of successful sales and management experience for national and international luxury products. Prior to joining Tufenkian he managed sales & sales training for Baker, Knapp & Tubbs in both Chicago & Los Angeles. He was also Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Cal-Pacific Showrooms in Los Angeles.

Pete has an avid interest in both the decorative arts and psychology; a combination he feels has been the underlying basis for his sales and marketing success.

Karen Schwoerer, Operations Manager
Joining Pete as Operations/Sales Support Representative, is Karen Schwoerer. Karen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a degree in Anthropology and Linguistics. Karen was a member of the University of Wisconsin String Orchestra and has a passion for African History. Please join me in welcoming Karen Schwoerer to Tufenkian. She too will be a great asset to our team.

Becky Schallert, Outside Account Representative
Beck comes to Tufenkian with a strong sales and marketing backgrond in luxury rugs. Until recently, she worked with Tufenkian and other brands as the customer service manager, then as the project manager at Peerless Rug Company in Chicago. At Peerless Becky was heavily involved with designer-driven projects.
She graduated Cum Laude from Millikan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Becky's training, experience, knowledge and winning personality, all combine to give her remarkable poise and presence.

Molly Scanlan
Molly is a recent graduate of Illionis State University having majored in Music. She has studied abroad in Florence and London as well. Her set design skills make her a great addition to the showroom. She is extremely organized, with excellent computer skills. Molly is taking an enthusiastic hands-on approach to such varied tasks as physically receiving and shipping inventory, database updates and event planning.

Tufenkian Chicago Showroom:
222 The Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 1742
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: 800.432.9917 x9