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Work has begun on the new Vicenzaoro

Ieg, the company that organizes Vicenzaoro, has decided to invest 60 million to expand the spaces of Fiera Vicenza in view of the next event, set for 6 to 10 September. The redevelopment works have begun, as evidenced by the images, commented by the architect Mario Vescovo, director of the Vicenza headquarters of Ieg, as well as director of operations of the same plant: “After the official handover of the construction site area last February 12th to the company winner of the tender called by Ieg for the demolition, the environmental remediation operations are nearing completion to begin the subsequent demolition of pavilion 2. However, the dismantling of pavilion 5 has already been completed in recent days.

Mario Vescovo
Mario Vescovo

The demolition of the old pavilions will be completed within the next four months, including the removal of the foundations, to prepare the land for the new construction on the same footprint as the new building of approximately 22,000 square meters, designed by Studio GMP of Hamburg. The new building will be developed on two levels and will be completed in the first half of 2026.
Lavori di demolizione a Fiera Vicenza
Demolition works at Fiera Vicenza

Visitatori a Vicenzaoro
Vicenzaoro 2024. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Sotheby’s sells a collection of 250 jewels

Great jewels return to Geneva with the Sotheby’s auction scheduled for May 14th. The auction includes an extraordinary jewelery collection of over 250 pieces of the highest quality, assembled by a passionate European collector over fifty years: it is one of the most important private collections of designer jewelery ever put up for auction. This is why the sale was entitled Iconic Jewels: Her Sense Of Style.

René Boivin, Sapphire and diamond demi parure Feuilles, circa 1947
René Boivin, Sapphire and diamond demi parure Feuilles, circa 1947

When you come across a jewellery collection as consistently stunning and substantial as Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style, it’s a heart-stopping moment – the kind you know you’ll never forget. This collection, with its many, many dazzling signed jewels from the most beloved and sought-after design periods in jewellery history, is truly one of a kind and one of the most important private jewellery collections I’ve ever seen. It is an incredibly powerful and sophisticated love letter to jewellery from an enlightened private collector which I know will inspire other collectors and connoisseurs all around the world.
Marie-Cécile Cisamolo, jewelery specialist, Sotheby’s Geneva

The collection is estimated at between 4.7 and 7.3 million Swiss francs (i.e. between 5.4 million and 8.3 million dollars) and will be offered in two sales sessions: 46 jewels will be offered on May 14th in the sale of Magnificent Jewels, during the Sotheby’s Luxury Sales in Geneva. Another 200 pieces, however, will be sold online from May 2nd with offers closing on May 16th.

Bulgari, a Serpenti bracelet watch, aka Theodorus
Bulgari, a Serpenti bracelet watch, aka Theodorus

The selection is a tribute to 20th century jewelry design and an encyclopedic showcase of its most iconic pieces and most influential trends, exemplified by creations from the most prestigious jewelry houses including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Boucheron, Chaumet , David Webb, Mauboussin, Marina B, Sterlé and Mellerio dits Meller. A special place, with 30 jewels, is reserved for the Maison founded by one of the designers who made the history of jewellery: René Boivin. Famous for his intricately crafted and brightly colored jewels, Boivin’s style has exerted great fascination on the private collector who, over time, has purchased what may be the largest selection of works by the French jeweller.
Bulgari, orecchini, con incastonati due diamanti Fancy Intense Yellow del peso di poco meno di 10 carati ciascuno appartenuti alla Baronessa di Portanova
Bulgari, earrings, set with two Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds weighing just under 10 carats each, belonging to the Baroness of Portanova

The most precious pieces
Among the top lots there are creations by Bulgari, including an exceptional pair of earrings, set with two Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds weighing just under 10 carats each and previously belonging to the legendary Baroness of Portanova (estimate 400,000-600,000 francs). American socialite. Presented alongside the imposing pair of earrings is a rare Serpenti Theodorus bracelet watch, accompanied by an original drawing from the Bulgari archive dated 1968 (200,000-400,000).
Cartier, bracciale Panthère
Cartier, Panthère bracelet

Other iconic pieces include those from Cartier, including a 1969 Panthère bracelet (250,000-350,000) and an exquisite Tutti Frutti bracelet (200,000-400,000), a choker and earring set by Marina B, intricately set with carved amethyst ( 30,000-50,000), as well as a transformable Passe-Partout set from the 1940s by Van Cleef & Arpels consisting of a necklace, three brooches and a pair of clip earrings (80,000-120,000).
Van Cleef & Arpels, Passe partout necklace, brooch and earring suite
Van Cleef & Arpels, Passe partout necklace, brooch and earring suite

Redefine the Jewel with a knot

Redefining Jewelery returns to the Bijou Museum in Casalmaggiore (Cremona). On display there are 43 contemporary jewels designed by Italian and foreign artists (from March 23 to June 9, 2024). The project, born in 2010 from an idea by the curator Sonia Patrizia Catena, is an annual competition that stimulates the design and creation of a contemporary jewel. For this edition, Redefining Jewelry asked artists to design a jewel that enhances the memory of the creations exhibited at the Bijou Museum, inviting them to take inspiration from the oldest knot-shaped jewels to reinterpret the structure and meaning through own contemporary language and artistic research.

The museum aims to connect different worlds, styles, eras and creations. The selected jewels offer a review based on woven thread: from the formal study of the knot to the weaves, with jewelery that mixes styles and materials. In each edition, Redefining Jewelery welcomes an artist from the world of contemporary art to talk about the theme of the competition. This year the invited artist is Marisa Iotti who has outlined an exhibition itinerary called Ànemos0 with sculptures, installations and fiber art works.

The jewels of Patrizia Giachero, winner of the Contemporary Jewelery competition organized by the Rossini Gallery in Milan in April 2023, and the drawings of Carmela Barbato from the Trame Mediterranee series will also be on display. Also for this edition the winners will receive special prizes from the cultural partners of Ridefinire il Gioiello. The winners will have the opportunity to exhibit in Milan at Marco Rossini’s Galleria Rossini and at Circuiti Dinamici for the wunderkammera project. A recommended artist will be able to obtain a period of artistic residency at La Stazione degli Artisti in Gambettola thanks to the Bosco Urban Art Project festival, while the Bijou Museum will decide a winner for a temporary exhibition point within the museum spaces.

Who participates

Andrea Benoni – Katalyxer, Atelier Effetti – Flavia Turone, Brigitta Petrovszki Lajszki, Chimajarno, Collezione Siku – Graziana Giunta, Cristina Croce, Cristina Lottero, de Cor produzioni, donidelmare gioielli di Emily DeVito e Roberto Coppola, Elena Berti Margià, Elena Ramaparelli, Elenadp Crea, Ellence, Elli Atelier Gioielleria Contemporanea, Ely Milano Jewelry, Erika Mazzola, FiloGioielli di Filomena Di Camillo, Francesca Romana Sansoni – Segni di terra, Gaia Descovich Jewels, Gianfranco Quartaroli – Circuiti Gioielli, Gioi Giulia Vignetti, La Chigi, Laetitia Autrand, Lamobijoux – Maurizio Mo, LeMari Riciclano, Luisa Capua – Z’Atelier, Maria Cristina Codecasa Conti – Le Troisième Songe, Michela Guatto, Monica Ungarelli, NearteNeparte art&craft di Anna Esposito, Oplà! Michela Deanesi, Paolacreart – Paola Marzoli, Paolella_Rakuecrochet di Paola Cisterni – Elena Ramparelli, Pasly – Pasqualina Tripodi, Patrizia Giachero, Roger Cavinatto, Rosalba Rombolà Gioielli, Rosella Catalano, Rovescio Pensieri d’arte di Roberta Pozzi, SilverStrass – Silvia Orani, Valentina Grotto, Vera Rossini – Cakes & Troubles

Tiffany Story on display in Tokyo

Tiffany Wonder is the title of the exhibition organized in Tokyo which brings together hundreds of design masterpieces from the American Maison. The exhibition is set up at the Tokyo Node gallery, inside the Toranomon Hills Station Tower, in the Japanese capital, and will continue until June 23rd. Tickets are available until June 23 on the Tiffany & Co. app, downloadable in the iOS and Google Play app stores. The exhibition is an opportunity to admire the legendary Tiffany diamonds and jewels that have marked the history of the most famous brand in the world. In the different rooms, visitors will discover exceptional objects, which tell the story of almost 200 years of Tiffany & Co.’s history, such as the first Blue Book, the first mail order catalogue, one of the first Blue Boxes.

Garden of Imagination con le spille di Jean Schlumberger
Garden of Imagination with pins by Jean Schlumberger

Tiffany Wonder aims to intrigue, inform and inspire visitors with unique creations, ranging from one of the most famous pieces of high jewelry, the Bird on a Rock brooch by Jean Schlumberger, to the innovations the Tiffany Diamond system, or the Tiffany Setting to stop a solitaire diamond.

Tiffany & Co. has been inspired by Japan for decades, and the House’s authentic relationship and long history with that region of the world has only grown. Our latest exhibition showcases some of the most exceptional creations, such as the first Bird on a Rock brooch from 1965, designed by Jean Schlumberger, one of the most talented designers of the 20th century. The exhibition, which highlights Tiffany’s exceptional craftsmanship, unparalleled authority in diamonds and inventiveness, will convey the joy of the House to every visitor.
Anthony Ledru, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tiffany & Co

Anthony e Victoria Ledru.
Anthony and Victoria Ledru. Photo: Courtesy of BFA

Tiffany & Co.’s relationship with Japan dates back to 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany began offering his customers selected imported Japanese goods, a rarity on the American market. Many of the House’s best designers, such as Edward C. Moore, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Elsa Peretti, have found inspiration in their work in the arts of Japan. A celebration of respect and creativity, with various points of the exhibition dedicated to Tiffany & Co.’s ties to Japan.
La spilla Dragonfly
Dragonfly brooch

Tiffany Wonder
Tiffany Wonder

Villa Milano at Pad Paris

After its presence at GemGenève, Villa Milano returns to be present in a foreign event. The Milanese maison founded in 1876, also known for its vast offering of cufflinks, as well as jewellery, will be for the first time at Pad Parigi, which was the first fair, 26 years ago, to bring together in a single event featuring the best international and French galleries of historical and contemporary design. From 3 to 7 April Villa Milano will participate in the Salone (Stand 31) under the curatorship of Second Pétale, the Parisian art gallery founded by Arina Pouzoullic, an entrepreneur who founded her gallery in Paris in 2019.

Orecchini quilted in oro e diamanti
Quilted earrings in gold and diamonds

Alice Villa looks to the world of art as a reference in her creations, where her cultural legitimacy can be extended, transcending the functional elements strictly linked to the use of jewellery. An example is the bracelet inspired by the architectural style of the Duomo in Milan.
Anello in acciaio damasco con tormalina
Damask steel ring with tourmaline

Pad Paris and the collaboration with Second Pétale represent a new important step for the history of Villa Milano, I thank Arina Pouzoullic for giving me the opportunity to look into this reality. Approaching a universe that is still somewhat new represents an important challenge, but I am convinced that jewelry has every right to be able to occupy a significant space in the art world.
Alice Villa, CEO and Creative Director of Villa Milano

Alice Villa
Alice Villa. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Bracciale in oro e argento brunito ispirato a un motivo architettonico del Duomo di Milano. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Bracelet in gold and burnished silver inspired by an architectural motif of the Milan Cathedral. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Marco Bicego in Shanghai

Marco Bicego’s jewels in Shanghai. The Italian fine jewelry brand continues its international expansion plan with the opening of a flagship store in the large Chinese city, in the prestigious Grand Gateway 66 complex. The shopping center is one of the largest and most popular in Shanghai and a point of reference for the Xujiahui district, one of the main commercial areas and logistics hub for the south-western area of the city. The mall’s glass dome allows maximum natural light to enter and creates a warm and inviting environment for visitors. The center boasts the presence of international luxury brands, as well as a wide choice of retailers specializing in the fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, sports and fitness sectors. With a surface area of approximately 75 square meters, the new Marco Bicego boutique is located on the ground floor of the mall, an area that welcomes the highest number of visitors.

Marco Bicego flagship store, Shanghai
Marco Bicego flagship store, Shanghai

The design features details such as refined displays and soft, delicate lights. Inside we find brown Italian marble accents, soft beige surfaces and contrasting glass cabinets, while pink velvet armchairs create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. The aesthetics of the boutique therefore takes up the visual identity of the Marco Bicego stores around the world, combined through the craftsmanship that distinguishes the brand’s jewels: to enrich the spaces we also find the typical brass sculpture which takes up the motif on a large scale of the coil, iconic and exclusive workmanship of the brand.
Bracciale Marrakech
Marrakech bracelet

This boutique represents a great showcase at an international level and an important step forward in the brand’s growth strategy. We wanted to create a refined and luxurious environment in which to offer local and international customers the opportunity to appreciate Made in Italy creativity and craftsmanship, accompanying them in discovering the brand and collections. Especially in our sector, the physical experience with the product is still decisive: the new flagship store in Shanghai will become a crucial touch point for an ever-increasing number of people who will be able to discover the brand, touch the jewels first-hand and be inspired by our design. My heartfelt and sincere thanks go to our local partner Chow Sang Sang for supporting us, in all these years of close collaboration, in the brand building process in this key market.
Marco Bicego, founder and creative director of the brand

Marco Bicego. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Marco Bicego. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Competitions and prizes at GemGèneve

As always, GemGenève combines business with pleasure or, more precisely, business with moments of training. The eighth edition scheduled from 9 to 12 May at the Palaexpo in Geneva is no exception. Alongside the jewels and gems of the exhibitors, there will be meetings and educational projects developed throughout the year in collaboration with the eight partner schools. Students from Head, the Vallée de Joux Technical School, Cpne Pôle Arts Appliqués, CFP Arts Genève, and the Institut de Bijouterie de Saumur are invited to express their creativity and submit their work to professionals for the first time. , of the Société Royale Belge de Gemmologie, of the Galdus School and of the Francesco Degni Institute, who have the opportunity to exhibit their projects.

GemGenève has also developed an artistic mentoring program. The initiative, born from an idea by Mathieu Dekeukelaire, allows us to build bridges between the present and the future, federating a community that recognizes the right value in learning and transmitting know-how.

Uno dei momenti didattici a GemGenève. Copyright: gioiellis.com
One of the teaching moments at GemGenève. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Gemgenève X Head in collaboration with the Grand Théâtre de Genève
For the fourth consecutive year GemGenève will offer around fifteen students from Head, the only school in Switzerland to offer a bachelor’s degree in product, jewelery and accessories design, the opportunity of their first exhibition based on a theme freely inspired by the programming of the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Visitors to the show will be able to discover a series of projects inspired by the opera The Knight of the Rose by Richard Strauss. The idea is to imagine a jewel that symbolizes commitment, but is also a real prop. Ring, necklace, bracelet or tiara: the jewel must be visible from afar and made exclusively with recycled, recovered or unusual materials. All visitors to the exhibition will be invited to vote for their favorite project.
Design 3D Project Feh X Head. Emma Faisandel, Madeleine Chaumette
Design 3D Project Feh X Head. Emma Faisandel, Madeleine Chaumette

First photomicrography competition
This year, GemGenève offers its visitors a poetic gemological experience. In the hope of discovering the beauty of gems in an unusual way, the salon has developed an original artistic project in collaboration with gemologist Marine Bouvier, the Institut de Bijouterie de Saumur and the Royal Belgian Gemmological Society. GemGenève hosts the first exhibition of photomicrographs. Almost 20 photographic projects created by the students of the two partner training proposals will be revealed to the public for the first time, to reveal the beauty of precious and colored stones by sublimating their inclusions. By revealing the inexhaustible shapes, textures and colors of gems, Marine Bouvier has created a new way of practicing gemology. For this first competition the passionate gemologist introduced the students to the art of capturing the beauty of minerals.
Rubino birmano grezzo
Rough Burmese ruby

For its 8th edition, GemGenève continues its collaboration with Laura Inghirami and Mathieu Dekeukelaire, who created an unprecedented competition on the mystical theme of the totem animal. Fauna creatures, an inexhaustible source of inspiration, have always stimulated the imagination of jewelers. Using the animal as a creative challenge, GemGenève offers the young prodigies of the Galdus School and the Francesco Degni Institute the chance to create their first bestiary. Some projects, investigating the symbolic link between the human world and the animal world, proved to be particularly poetic.

GemGèneve will also host six awards for the most creative projects. The awards ceremony will be chaired by Mathieu Dekeukelaire, director of GemGenève, in the presence of all the institutions that collaborated on the various projects.

Project GemGenève x Head. Clara Fichaux
Project GemGenève x Head. Clara Fichaux

To offer students the opportunity to develop their first professional project of excellence, GemGenève launched its first gouache competition in 2022. Thanks to the success of the competition, which engages students for several months, GemGenève has become a springboard. The gouache competition, supported with the Eric Horovitz Foundation Prize, is highly appreciated by operators in the sector and is organized every year with the support of Asmebi (Association Romande des Métiers de la Bijouterie). Gouache, or gouache, is a drawing technique used in jewelry and a point of reference for model makers, jewelers, gemologists, polishers and setters in every phase of the creation of a jewel.

Projet Feh x Head. Shell, design 3D, Emma Faisandel et Madeleine Chaumette
Projet Feh x Head. Shell, design 3D, Emma Faisandel et Madeleine Chaumette

Gold at record, will it continue to rise?

Gold has reached an all-time high: will it continue to rise? Or was it just a blaze destined to go out? The answer interests both the world of jewelry and those who invest in the yellow metal. Everyone knows that the future is unpredictable even for the most experienced analysts. However, it is possible to draw a picture that can offer some indications.

Andamento del valore dell'oro a 5 anni
Trend in the value of gold over 5 years

At the beginning of March, gold prices in New York exceeded 2,140 dollars an ounce, with a peak of 2,145.40 dollars. Yet the previous record had been reached only three months earlier: on 4 December the value of gold had risen to 2,135 dollars, but then fell. The fundamental point, however, according to experts, is the exceeding of the 2,000 dollar mark in mid-February: a psychological threshold, which opens up to any scenario, so much so that in a week the yellow metal has increased by around 100 dollars.
Polsini in oro giallo a forma di vite e bullone. Prezzo: 4200 euro
Villa Gioielleria. Yellow gold screw and bolt shaped cufflinks

Why has the value of gold risen so much? There are two main factors: the geopolitical tensions that push towards safe haven assets and the maneuvers of large investment funds. The first factor is simple to understand: war in the Middle East, war in Ukraine, American elections which can be a factor of further uncertainty. Reasons that push many investors to bet part of their money on the solidity of gold. This factor conditions some investment funds which, also due to the algorithms that determine portfolio choices, join the trend. In this way they further fuel the rise in prices.
Bracciale in oro con la forma di teschio di ariete
Gold bracelet in the shape of a ram skull by Vicky Shawe. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Warning: it is not an automatic mechanism, destined to repeat itself forever. Another aspect that affects the price of gold is, for example, the trend in interest rates. Investors expect the Federal Reserve, the American central bank, to reduce rates as inflation appears to be under control. This expectation affects the yield of American government bonds and the price of the Treasury Bond has already partly reflected these expectations. If the value of bonds falls, many investors think, an alternative is to buy gold. Of course, if the Fed were to not lower rates and the wars around the world were to end or, at least, find a truce, gold would probably lose part of its appeal, with a reduction in prices.
Piccoli lingotti d'oro
Small gold ingots

Dave Meleski president of the Responsible Jewelery Council

Dave Meleski, president and CEO of Richline Group, has been elected president of the Responsible Jewelery Council. RJC is the leading authority on global watch and jewelery standards, working with its members around the world to create a sustainable supply chain from mine to retail. It was formed in 2005 by 14 top-tier brands and financial institutions with the goal of transforming sustainability from an afterthought to a major driving force for change. Today it has over 1,800 member companies in 71 countries. Meleski replaces David Bouffard who leaves the position, after being elected in 2018 for two three-year terms.

This is a critical time for RJC to continue to grow and lead the global supply chain in setting the standards for our industry. Richline has been involved at board and committee levels since the RJC’s inception, and as a global manufacturing company with retail customers around the world, we have helped promote the importance of the RJC as our single voice for compliance standards.
Dave Meleski

Dave Meleski
Dave Meleski

It has been an honor to serve as RJC President for six years – a truly challenging but rewarding experience of a lifetime, especially representing Signet, one of the RJC Founding Members. Companies like Signet and Richline, along with esteemed team members and boards of directors, have transformed the RJC over the past 20 years from an organization with 14 founding members when it launched in 2005 to an organization that grows stronger every month with over 1,800 members to date.
David Bouffard, outgoing RJC President and Signet Fellow of Industrial Affairs

David-Bouffard
David-Bouffard

Melanie Grant, executive director of the RJC, will report directly to Meleski. RJC would also like to thank Edward Asscher, honorary president of Asscher Diamonds, for volunteering to run for president and he will remain vice president of the organization.
Modella con gioielli
Model with jewelry

Art and jewelery in Rome

Jewelery and figurative arts at the Incinque Open Art Monti gallery in Rome. The space will host the Sinopie exhibition by Emiliano Alfonsi from 16 to 30 March as part of the Incinque Jewels project curated by Monica Cecchini. The objective is to make contemporary jewelery dialogue with other forms of art. The Sinopie project, curated by art historian Carmen Bellalba, was born as an itinerant project with the intention of being disseminated nationally among museums, exhibition spaces and places of culture. Alfonsi, born in 1980, creates his works using an ancient technique dating back to 1400, egg painting, for subjects that recall the Tuscan and Flemish Renaissance, but also the Pre-Raphaelites.

Opera di Emiliano Alfonsi
Opera di Emiliano Alfonsi

During the Sinopie exhibition period, the exhibition of the winner of the Rome Jewelry Week 2023, Francesco Ridolfi, will also be inaugurated on Thursday 21 March, who will compare himself with the creations of Emiliano Alfonsi and the other resident artists of Incinque Jewels. Ridolfi was selected as first place in the Incinque Jewels Award, with a Second Life theme, for his jewel Vite parallele. «Two parallel worlds, one natural and one artificial. A new horizon that opens up to many possibilities or an alienating destiny that will change us forever? On one side there is a beating heart that is linked to two roots of a tree, on the other a binary code and microchip. The two universes will probably coexist, only man will decide that”, explains the artist.
Myriam Bottazzi
Myriam Bottazzi

The works, some unpublished, by Emiliano Alfonsi will be on display and for Incinque Jewels the jewels of Myriam Bottazzi, Detailsdattimi, Chiara Fenicia, Claudio and Roberto Franchi, Angela Gentile, Emanuele Leonardi, Paolo Mangano, Maria Patrizia Marra, Matuta jewels, Maria Gaia Piccini, Anna Pinzari, Francesco Ridolfi, Simone Vera Bath and Lorella Verrillo.
Matuta gioielli
Matuta gioielli

Ribas Jewelery PR goes to Clara Garcovich

Ribas Jewelery will be followed by the communication agency Clara Garcovich. For Ribas Jewellery, a jewelery and diamond company founded in 2002, the agency will manage all integrated and cross-media communication activities, with media relations activities, press office and PR, Digital PR, Events.
Ribas Jewelery was founded in 2002 in Tel Aviv by Patrik Ribas, thanks to his great experience in the diamond and jewelery sector it is now a company recognized worldwide. With headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, creative offices in Tuscany and a flagship store in Florence, Ribas Jewelery designs, creates, distributes and sells luxury gold jewelery made with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other precious stones. The brand’s objective is to make diamonds accessible to everyone, thanks to an attractive starting price positioning, despite the great quality of the product guaranteed by the Israeli Diamond Exchange of which Ribas Jewelery is a member.

Ribas Jewelery today is undergoing strong expansion, with three mono-brand stores in Vilnius, a store in Kaunas and a flagship store in Italy in Florence, a reference benchmark. We have recently finalized another four new openings in the Baltic countries, but the Italian market is fundamental above all in terms of positioning, hence the collaboration with the Clara Garcovich agency which aims to develop a new strategic communication plan.
Patrick Ribas

Patrick Ribas
Patrick Ribas

The agency, founded in 2002 by Clara Garcovich, deals with PR and integrated communication with a multidisciplinary and unconventional approach, specializing in the fashion, beauty, jewellery, lifestyle, travel & hospitality, food & beverage, design & architecture, automotive and finance sectors, capable of proposing and develop made-to-measure strategies thanks to a creative and innovative team of experts in the language of communication. Starting from 2023, the agency has expanded its services by adding a new consultancy branch for the strategic development of brands.
Bracciali tennis
Tennis bracelets

Il flagship store di Ribas a Firenze
The Ribas flagship store in Florence

Tom Munsteiner, farewell to a gem genius

On December 28, 2023, one of the greatest artists in gem cutting, Tom Munsteiner, founder of the Atelier Munsteiner, passed away. It is a great loss: Munsteiner was not a simple carver, but a creative person capable of giving unusual shapes to precious and semi-precious stones. The Maison’s business will now be carried on by his wife Jutta and Philipp Munsteiner, their son, together with their team in Germany. Atelier Munsteiner is a family-run business of carvers and jewelery designers located in Stipshausen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The laboratory is run by the Munsteiner family and is internationally known.

Tom Munsteiner
Tom Munsteiner

The family is in its third generation in the jewelry business, which includes Bernd Munsteiner, Viktor’s son, who founded the studio in Stipshausen in 1973. In the 1960s, Bernd Munsteiner distinguished himself from the jewelers of the time with his Fantasy cuts, a new approach to lapidary art. This original style, which breaks the canons of traditional jewellery, inspired his son Tom, whose work has an unparalleled style, between the art of faceting and sculpture.
Bracciale in oro e tormaline
Gold and tourmaline bracelet

Tom Munsteiner was not only a stone carver, but also a gemologist and, among other things, he also designed windows. His wife, Jutta Munsteiner is a goldsmith, who takes care of matching the stones with rings, bracelets or necklaces.
Orecchini in platino Apollo con agata nera e acquamarina
Apollo platinum earrings with black agate and aquamarine

Anello con tanzanite
Ring with tanzanite
Anello con acquamarina intagliata di 58,51 carati e tormalina
Ring with 58.51 carat carved aquamarine and tourmaline
Collana Aurora
Aurora necklace

Tiffany in New York with 70 works on display

The new Tiffany & Co. by LVMH immediately inaugurated a special relationship with the world of contemporary art. Now she does more and brings 70 contemporary works of art by 26 artists into her most prestigious store, The Landmark, the one on Fifth Avenue. The exhibition is entitled Culture of Creativity (4 March-20 May 2024). The pieces on display are those from the private collection of architect Peter Marino, the Peter Marino Art Foundation in Southampton, NY. The works are installed in Tiffany’s two-story exhibition space nestled within the ten-story flagship.

Una delle opere esposte alla mostra Culture of Creativity
One of the works exhibited at the Culture of Creativity exhibition

There are 26 authors of the works, to which are added Tiffany & Co. sterling silver masterpieces by Peter Marino from the 1880s. At its core, the exhibition is a tribute to the role creativity played at Tiffany & Co., made possible thanks to the Peter Marino Art Foundation and its founder’s decades of artistic patronage. Peter Marino’s personal collection of artworks has been developed for over 40 years.

We are incredibly honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with Peter Marino again in a creative partnership for The Landmark’s first major exhibition. He is the visionary architect who transformed the interiors of our beloved Fifth Avenue store by filling its ten floors with art. Peter reinvented the Landmark as a world of wonder and a cultural hub. There is no better place to display your collection than him.
Anthony Ledru, CEO of Tiffany & Co

Anthony Ledru
Anthony Ledru, Tiffany Ceo

Since its foundation in 1837, art and craftsmanship have been part of Tiffany’s DNA. In 1853, the House began displaying loaned works of art for visitors to admire while shopping. In the late 19th century, founder Charles Lewis Tiffany’s son, Louis Comfort Tiffany, became the House’s first artistic director, ushering in a new era of jewelry art and design. Today considered the leader of the Art Nouveau movement, he is one of the most appreciated American artists of his time.

In addition to Louis Comfort Tiffany, the House has a long history of creative collaborations with pioneers such as Jean Schlumberger, Paloma Picasso, Elsa Peretti, Dr. George Frederick Kunz, Gene Moore, Andy Warhol, Frank Gehry among others. The Culture of Creativity exhibition features some of their works, as well as other contemporary masterpieces, highlighting Tiffany & Co.’s continued dedication to promoting artistic expression and cultural enrichment.

Alcune delle opere esposte
Some of the works exhibited

Culture of Creativity presents a collection of spectacular artworks in a variety of mediums by Jean-Michel Basquiat, McArthur Binion, Sarah Charlesworth, Francesco Clemente, Johan Creten, Andre Dubreuil, Roe Ethridge, Urs Fischer, Hans Hartung, Molly Hatch, Gregor Hildebrandt, Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Rashid Johnson, Y.Z Kami, Les Lalanne, Peter Marino, Vik Muniz, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Antoine Poncet, Richard Prince, Julian Schnabel, Sarah Sze, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Not Vital and Stanley Whitney.
The Culture of Creativity exhibition, hosted on two floors of the Landmark’s three additional glass floors. To visit the exhibition you need to book, but entry is free.
L'interno del flagship di Tiffany a New York
The interior of the Tiffany flagship in New York

Oroarezzo makes room for fashion

Oroarezzo 2024 returns from 11 to 14 May, the international platform for the industrial production of jewelery signed by the Italian Exhibition Group which takes place at Arezzo Fiere e Congressi. With something new: the event opens to companies in the fashion supply chain. The 43rd edition organized as always by Ieg enhances the exhibition mix. It is also the first act of Matteo Farsura, new Global Exhibition Manager of Ieg’s Jewelery & Fashion division.

The novelty is Precious Fashion, an area dedicated to the fashion accessory production chain with particular focus on Made in Italy. Brands, designers and style offices will be able to come into contact with leading companies in technologies for high-level finishes, innovative workmanship, efficient and sustainable processes serving the fashion and luxury sector. In this section there will be space for Italian excellence in the chemical and galvanic processing of metals and the most appreciated companies producing, welding and assembling metal accessories and decorations.

The broad offer focused on the best gold and jewelery production, which meets the market needs for a quality supply for the development of unique creations and private labels, supported by the cash & carry area, is enriched with a section for the production and the processing of the fashion accessory.
Matteo Farsura, Global Exhibition Manager Jewelery & Fashion at Ieg

Matteo Farsura
Matteo Farsura

The incoming program for buyers, thanks to the collaboration with Ice, the Agency for the promotion of Italian businesses, aims at business matching by looking at the consolidated export markets, i.e. Eastern Europe, the USA and the Middle East, going as far as South East Asia and South America. Also expected at the fair are a selection of Italian retailers who are particularly interested in the offer of the Cash & Carry area for ready purchases aimed at the seasonal renewal of their shop windows.

Oroarezzo also provides opportunities for technical training and professional updating for companies in the sector. Some in-depth meetings on supply chain issues are scheduled to encourage the growth of sector skills and knowledge, organized with the collaboration of trade associations, leading companies, certification bodies and institutions.

Oroarezzo 2019
Oroarezzo 2019

Finally, Première returns, the historic competition with which Oroarezzo rewards the best goldsmith creations presented by exhibiting companies. An event that for 33 editions has valorised the technical know-how and creative capabilities of the goldsmith’s factory, called to interpret a theme proposed by the Art Director Beppe Angiolini. The Talents category has also been confirmed this year, reserved for students and young designers under 30.
Gioielli a Oroarezzo
Jewelry in Oroarezzo

Pianegonda still has the face of Anna Cleveland

Anna Cleveland returns to wear Pianegonda jewels. The American model is the face of the new 2024 advertising campaign of the Italian brand specializing in designer silver jewellery. Anna Cleveland had already been chosen for the debut of the new sculptural collections of the brand which is part of the Bros Manifatture group designed by the artistic director Betony Vernon. The model has now been called to pose with the creations of the Assoluto collection made of silver, leather, stones, and the Assoluto Gold ones in 18 carat gold and gems, inspired by cosmic energy and the essence of the universe.

Gioielli della collezione Assoluto
Jewels from the Assoluto collection

The jewels, in addition to being designer pieces, represent symbols such as infinity, life, love and luck. The images of the new communication campaign use shots by the French photographer Guillaume Thomas, with Anna Cleveland portrayed in more or less daring poses, between refinement and sensuality.

Anna Cleveland in Pianegonda
Anna Cleveland in Pianegonda

Anna Cleveland con Assoluto Gold
Anna Cleveland with Assoluto Gold

Ieg changes the manager of Vicenzaoro

Matteo Farsura, former Exhibition Manager of Vicenzaoro, takes over the leadership of the Jewelery & Fashion division of Ieg, the company that organises, among other things, the fair dedicated to jewellery. Farsura replaces the division’s Global Exhibition Director, Marco Carniello, who takes on the role of Chief Business Officer at the helm of Ieg’s new Business Management, which will coordinate all the industries presided over by the exhibition player. In essence, a promotion for Carniello and a new responsibility for Farsura, which will manage the events of Ieg’s Jewelery Agenda: Vicenzaoro, Oroarezzo, T.Gold, Summit del Gioiello, Valenza Gem Forum, VO’Clock Privé, VO Vintage, as well as JGTD and SIJE in Dubai and Singapore respectively.

Matteo Farsura
Matteo Farsura

The manager will also have responsibility for Fimast, which falls within IEG’s J&F division. From Padua, born in 1975, Matteo Farsura has worked at IEG since 2017, where he contributed to developing first the technology segment, then the Arezzo events and finally Vicenzaoro. After his scientific studies, a degree in Business Economics in Venice Cà Foscari and an MBA Master’s degree from the CUOA Foundation with the US University of Michigan Dearborn (International Program), he developed managerial skills in the luxury sector and event organization, operating – among others – in a leading Italian fashion jewelery company, and drawing inspiration from the values of sport, borrowed from consolidated experience in rugby in the dual role of player and coach.
Marco Carniello
Marco Carniello

Vicenzaoro, visitors. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vicenzaoro, visitors. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Vicenzaoro, Palakiss passes to Ieg

In Vicenza the pavilion located in front of the space that hosts Vicenzaoro, i.e. the Palakiss, passes to the Italian Exhibition Group. The operation has a modest value (around 1 million euros), but offers further opportunities to the exhibition centre. Ieg, the company that organizes Vicenzaoro and which is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, acquires 51% of the capital of Palakiss srl. The agreement was signed with Andrea Marcon, who will remain CEO of Palakiss, a goldsmith center a few steps from the exhibition center and which since 1999 has organized four annual events in which Italian and international manufacturing companies in the gold sector participate.

The operation represents a further step in the strategy defined by the Group to increase and enrich the Ieg product portfolio. The acquisition constitutes, in fact, an opportunity to strengthen the sectoral specialization of the goldsmith industry that we serve and contribute to supporting in order to create continuous business opportunities.
Corrado Peraboni, CEO of Italian Exhibition Group

Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg
Corrado Peraboni, Ceo Ieg

The terms of the agreement also include a call option for the purchase of the remaining 49% of the share capital, exercisable 30 days after the approval of the 2024 financial statements and valid for the following three years, at a price to be determined on the basis of the average Ebitda resulting from the two financial statements approved prior to the date of exercise of the option. Closing date to be determined.
Gioielli al Palakiss
Jewels at Palakiss

The acquisition will allow Ieg to expand its offering in the Jewelery & Fashion sector, creating interesting synergies with the main events already consolidated for Vicenzaoro, T.Gold and Oroarezzo. Under shared and unified management, the international operator visiting Vicenza will be able to access an even wider range of products and services related to the world of jewelery and will have a single interlocutor capable of guaranteeing the best business experience.
Marco Carniello, Chief Business Officer of Italian Exhibition Group

Marco Carniello
Marco Carniello

Farewell to Marina Bulgari

Marina Bulgari, daughter of Costantino Bulgari, first son of Sotirios (the other was Giorgio), the Greek silversmith who founded the famous maison on Via Condotti in Rome, died in Rome. Born in Rome in 1930, Marina Bulgari was a passionate jewelery designer, so much so that in 1976 she decided to launch her own brand, Marina B. “My aunt was a visionary, an extraordinary woman. She taught me courage and determination. She was an exceptional designer who brought many innovations to the jewelery sector”, recalls one of her nieces, Laura Calissoni Colnaghi, daughter of Anna, in turn daughter of Costantino Bulgari, who had three daughters, Anna, Xenia and Marina. .

Pendente in oro, madreperla, rubellite e ametista. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Pendant in gold, mother of pearl, rubellite and amethyst by Marina B. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The Marina B brand has become known for a recognizable style that has made the Maison famous throughout the world. Her jewels have been worn by stars such as Sophia Loren and celebrities such as Ivana Trump. After the first showroom opened in Geneva in 1978, boutiques followed in the most prestigious capitals, in Milan, Rome and Paris, followed in 1986 by a boutique on Madison Avenue, in New York.

As a designer, in addition to the unique, purely geometric style of her jewels, Marina B has introduced innovative techniques, such as the cardan joint, to bind precious stones together. Marina Bulgari also introduced the spring setting and a new reinterpretation of the diamond pavé. In 1980 you also developed a new cut of stones, which has become iconic, The Chestnut, a sort of beveled triangle, still used by the brand, which in 2017 was purchased by the Italian-French entrepreneur Guy Bedarida.

Bracciale in oro, diamanti, rubini, smeraldi, onice. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Bracelet in gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, onyx by Marina B. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Tiffany on scene with Arón Piper

Arón Julio Manuel Piper Barbero, to everyone simply Arón Piper: he is the new face of Tiffany. The 27-year-old American brand ambassador is a Spanish-German actor and singer. He is best known for playing Ander Muñoz in the Netflix teen drama Elite. Arón Piper was born on March 29, 1997 in Berlin, Germany. His father is German, while his mother is Spanish. When Piper was five years old he moved to Spain, first to Catalonia and then to Asturias. He studied acting and directing, speaks fluent German and Spanish, English and Catalan.

Arón Piper in Tiffany
Arón Piper in Tiffany

According to the jewelry brand, Piper perfectly exemplifies Tiffany’s values. In the images taken for the Maison, Piper wears Tiffany & Co jewels and glasses. The idea is that of an intersection between the worlds of music, art, culture and luxury. And, above all, to bring new generations closer to the American brand owned by the LVMH group.
Arón Piper con choker di Tiffany
Arón Piper with Tiffany choker

New brands at GemGèneve

New brands arriving for the eighth edition of GemGenève, an event dedicated to jewelery and gems which will be held from 9 to 12 May in pavilion 1 of the Palexpo in Geneva. Over 200 exhibitors are expected, including more than 190 professional traders from all over the world. But the organizers, Thomas Faerber and Ronny Totah, founders of the show, expect around 220 participants for the new edition.

For exhibitors, GemGenève represents more than a show: it is a community, a state of mind. With Ida Faerber, our goal is to preserve its special atmosphere, because that is what makes the salon so attractive and stunning.
Nadège Totah

Nadège Totah
Nadège Totah

For this new edition, GemGenève recorded a record number of bookings: 16% of participants return to GemGenève since its debut and is now at its eighth presence. Furthermore, the fair will welcome eight new exhibitors. As in previous editions, American exhibitors will take the lion’s share: they alone represent a fifth of the total participants, but there will be a total of 21 countries represented. Among the new brands present, one of note is the American Seaman Schepps, founded in 1904 in Los Angeles, before moving to New York in 1921, to the eclectic Lower East Side neighborhood. In the 1930s, the company established itself as one of the most creative by playing the exclusivity card. Seaman Schepps’ aesthetic vocabulary, characterized by creations with exuberant colors and original textures, is inspired by the energy of Manhattan.
Seaman Schepps, spilla con scena marina realizzata con nefrite giada e alghe dorate, tormalina rosa,iolite, conchiglie di tormalina watermelon, oro, acquamarina, perle e diamanti
Spilla con scena marina realizzata con giada nefrite e alghe dorate, tormalina rosa e pesce iolite, conchiglie di tormalina oro e anguria e acqua acquamarina, con accenti di perle e diamanti

Another novelty for GemGèneve is ALine Collection, a Swiss Maison specialized in stones of rare and unusual colors discovered by Alexander Leuenberger, who travels all over the world in search of exceptional precious stones and is also the owner of the most productive sapphire mine in Madagascar. Atelier Munsteiner, a signature of contemporary design, also arrives at the Geneva show. Who passed away on December 28, Tom Munsteiner was a jeweler and a sculptor, but above all a great artist. His work, unquestionably modern, today enjoys international notoriety. The laboratory will be run by his wife Jutta and son Philipp.
Atelier Munsteiner, anello in platino e tanzanite
Atelier Munsteiner, platinum and tanzanite ring

For gems, Vlad Yavorskyy, a profound connoisseur of precious stones, works between the United States and Indonesia. A great specialist in emerging mines, his knowledge of colored stones led him to publish six books on the subject. Hakimi & Sons, United States is a family business, in business since the 1940s, founded in New York in 1983 by Abraham Hakimi and his sons, William and Robert. For vintage jewellery, another brand added to GemGèneve is that of Steven Neckman, which offers pieces of extraordinary design and technique from the Edwardian era to the Nineties. The Maison Garaude, on the other hand, has mainly offered untreated rubies, sapphires, emeralds and spinels since 1995. Patrick Flückiger’s specialty is pearls. A former professional diver with a passion for the sea, in 2006 he founded Swiss Pearls, a company specializing in natural and cultured pearls, but also ancient, rare and historical pearls. Flückiger also specializes in precious stones: emeralds, rubies, sapphires and old-cut diamonds.

Spinelli rossi di Vlad Yavorskyy
Red Spinels by Vlad Yavorskyy
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