Profiles & People

PANAMA CITY—Henry Striem Lewin, the well-known fabric buyer and sole owner of La Importadora Selecta here has passed away at the age of 83. Since he was 24 years old, Striem was a partner and then owner of Grupo Importadora... Read more.

March 31, 2023

NEW YORK—Jerry Newman, Textile Sales Agent to the world, has passed away at 91. He was an Icon and great mentor and friend to those he worked with in the Home Furnishings Trade. Always positive with a great sense of... Read more.

February 24, 2023

COMMERCE, CA — Stefan Lasek has been named vice president, sales for Mirror Image Hospitality. His previous post was vice president, contract for Scalamandre and prior to that, he was national sales manager for JF Fabrics. Mirror Image is a... Read more.

January 18, 2022

BROOKLINE, MA— Aaron Feuerstein, 95, succumbed to injuries from an October 25 fall and passed away December 2. He was best known for continuing to pay salaries for three months to his 1,400 employees after a fire burned down the... Read more.

November 8, 2021

COMO—The recently concluded Proposte saw lots of action and positive energy from the 2,700 attendees and 60 exhibitors according to Antonis Stamatoulakis, European agent. “There was positive energy at this show and I observed lots of optimism,” he told F&FI.... Read more.

September 13, 2021

COMO—“Business is rebounding in the second half of 2021,” says Eduardo Esrubilsky, principal of Etamine, a medium to high end priced jobber based in Argentina. Esrubilsky, who rarely attends international exhibitions, was spotted at Proposte by Rolando Henao, a corresponding... Read more.

September 10, 2021

COMO--- High-end producer Brochier is primarily an apparel fabrics producer has an important division for home fabrics and works with the world's best editors. Both segments are down, but home has rebounded better than apparel, according to Davide Maspero, sales... Read more.

September 10, 2021