Fre e Sho copi wti es a me t
Volume 26, Number 3
Summer 2016
The Global Home & Contract Furnishings Newspaper
Israeli Fabric Suppliers Gain Niche Markets With Increased Sales/Service Levels Sipco News Network
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EL AVIV, Israel — After 40 years in the fabric business,
Israeli suppliers have developed a skillset to service customers domestically and globally that actually adds value to the fabric according to wholesalers and manufacturers of piece goods here. This is the finding of a recent extensive tour of Israeli suppliers by Fabrics & Furnishings International with the assistance of Zvi Lieberman, Director,
Flocktex 22 Adds Third Production Line PAGE
Proposte Gallery
Zvi Lieberman
Nachik Weberman
Fashion & Textile Industries Association, Israel. Support from a burgeoning local sofa industry and numerous hotel projects, both new build and
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REAT NECK, New York — Leonard Silberman known to the industry as one of the cofounders of Duralee Fabrics in 1952, passed away in his home at age 93 on April 16, 2016. Born in 1923, Lenny began working in the industry after taking a job offering promising opportunities as a fabric shipping clerk,
The End of an Era: Al Marshall Kutz, Herbert Rosenbloom, Lenny Silberman, Sig Rosenberger, the four original PAGE founders of Duralee Fabrics in Bayshore, NY
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Erotex Partners Menachem ‘Mem’ Salzer, brother Shlomi and Ilan refurbishment, has propelled Logasi, Israeli residential and contract suppliers to a new place in the Kastiel are growing their furniture world market. business locally and through Manufacturers like Niso and (Continued on Page 14)
Industry Icon Leonard Silberman Passes, 93
New House of Arora
Brunschwig & Fils EVP Stephen Elrod and Creative Director Danielle St. George
Benny Elfassy
Sanjay Arora
Ajay Arora
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eventually working his way up to a salesman position. In 1952, he ventured out with three partners – including Sig Rosenberger and Marshall Kutz – to start Duralee in an office no larger than today’s modern closets. Under his direction, Duralee has since grown into the design conglomerate it is today. Lenny was the husband of his (Continued on Page 38)
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Franco Nannucci throws of 35 Party Year at Proposte PAGE