Lexington Home Brands Hires New VP
THOMASVILLE, North Carolina – Robert Stamper, former Drexel Heritage executive, has joined Lexington Home Brands in the newly created position of senior vice president of marketing. Stamper was at Drexel Heritage for more than 20 years… Read more.July 20, 2007
Grauer to Leave Stroheim & Romann
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York – Stroheim & Romann confirmed today that Julian Grauer, president, will be leaving the company at the end of August. Reasons why were not released. "It may be personal. I don't know," said a company representative. Read more.July 19, 2007
Jerome's Furniture Names New CEO
SAN DIEGO, California – Jerome's Furniture has appointed Lee Goodman, formerly the COO, to serve as the president and CEO, taking the place of Jerry Navarra. Goodman joined the company in December of 2005 and has served as the CEO for… Read more.July 11, 2007
Ashley Wilde Signs 'Kylie at Home'
LONDON, England - Ashley Wilde has signed the successful recording artist Kylie Minogue to co-design her own range of soft furnishings for the home which will be called ''Kylie At Home.'' The new brand will be launched in London in February,… Read more.July 6, 2007
Industry Great, Aaron Greenberg Dies
NEW YORK, New York—Aaron Greenberg, 76, one of the fabric industry's great leaders and loveable characters, passed away Saturday, June 30 due to complications from cancer. A funeral service was held for the family and his closest friends… Read more.July 3, 2007
Victor Innovatex Bids Up Joan Fabrics Corp. Assets
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York - Visitors and potential bidders at the Joan Fabrics auction in Wilmington, Delaware noticed an unexpected bidder in Victor Innovatex, a jobber and mill dealing in panel and contract fabrics based in Montreal, Canada.… Read more.July 2, 2007
Simmons VP of Sales Dies in Car Crash
ATLANTA, Georgia – Gary Pleasant, senior VP of sales for the west for Simmons Co., was killed over the weekend in a car accident, according to local news reports. Pleasant, 64 at the time of his death, was on board a chartered van for… Read more.July 2, 2007
Designer George Kovacs Dies at 80
NEW YORK, New York – George Kovacs, a lighting designer and marketer who had great influence on contemporary furniture, has died. He was 80. Kovacs sold his own designs and represented interior designers like Ingo Maurer, Isamu Noguchi… Read more.July 2, 2007
