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Interior Designer Robert Dirstein, here in his Rosedale home, has a big business in Metro. But foreign clients, who include Saudi royalty, account for one-third of his revenues.
Interior Designer Robert Dirstein, here in his Rosedale home, has a big business in Metro. But foreign clients, who include Saudi royalty, account for one-third of his revenues.

Interior Designer Robert Dirstein, here in his Rosedale home, has a big business in Metro. But foreign clients, who include Saudi royalty, account for one-third of his revenues.

Date9/24/1990
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0126728F
      Business is Booming, for Laurier Life and here's a deskful of new orders for the company's president, Ernest Brooker. With no salesmen and using only direct-mail promotion techniques, Laurier Life has found a big insurance market in areas - such as older clients - long-established firms sometimes neglect.
      Business is Booming, for Laurier Life and here's a deskful of new orders for the company's president, Ernest Brooker. With no salesmen and using only direct-mail promotion techniques, Laurier Life has found a big insurance market in areas - such as older clients - long-established firms sometimes neglect.
      Barkley, Harold
      3/1/1972
      Organized crime in Metro is big business, police say, with revenues running into hundreds of millions of dollars a year
      Organized crime in Metro is big business, police say, with revenues running into hundreds of millions of dollars a year
      Goode, Jeff
      9/26/1975
      Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
      Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      3/17/1972
      Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
      Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      12/3/1982
      Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
      Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
      Bull, Ron
      4/24/1981
      Allan MacEachen: His deficit-reducing strategy hinges on strong growth in oil revenues.
      Allan MacEachen: His deficit-reducing strategy hinges on strong growth in oil revenues.
      MacEachen, Allan J.
      1/25/1982
      Miller: Revenues slip. For the second time this year the Ontario government has trimmed its budgeted spending, and further cuts could be in store if t(...)
      Miller: Revenues slip. For the second time this year the Ontario government has trimmed its budgeted spending, and further cuts could be in store if t(...)
      Bull, Ron
      8/12/1976
      Designing man: Scarborough architect Al Ingleson has designed buildings in Panama and Saudi Arabia, but his latest project is closer to home - the $6-million Malvern Community Recreation Centre and Library
      Designing man: Scarborough architect Al Ingleson has designed buildings in Panama and Saudi Arabia, but his latest project is closer to home - the $6-million Malvern Community Recreation Centre and Library
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/11/1981
      Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
      Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/10/1984
      Exclusive clientele: Alexander Budrevics, surrounded by his handiwork on North York's posh Bridle Path, designs landscapes according to his clients' tastes.
      Exclusive clientele: Alexander Budrevics, surrounded by his handiwork on North York's posh Bridle Path, designs landscapes according to his clients' tastes.
      Russell, Jim
      4/8/1982
      Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
      Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
      Beaty, Keith
      1/13/1992
      Human detail: Left, tattoo artist Bill Baker, shown working on a black outline, says the tattooist acts as draftsman for his client's dream world or beliefs
      Human detail: Left, tattoo artist Bill Baker, shown working on a black outline, says the tattooist acts as draftsman for his client's dream world or beliefs
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/12/1988