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Ieg conquers the Singapore jewelery fair




The fairs dedicated to jewelery are increasingly global and the challenge is played out across the board. Thus, after the agreement and the relaunch in the Middle East with the JGT Dubai, Ieg flies to Asia. The Italian company, which organizes Vicenzaoro and Oroarezzo lands in Singapore with its own wholly owned company Ieg Asia Pte and with two exhibitions, respectively in the jewelery and food & beverage sectors, acquired by Cems (Conference & Exhibition Management Services) . The two fairs are Sije, Singapore International Jewelry Expo and Café and Restaurant Asia.

Operatori durante una passata edizione di SIje
Operatori durante una passata edizione di SIje

Singapore is already one of the nerve centers for jewellery, where Jewelery & Gem World Singapore takes place, organized by Informa Markets Jewellery, which organizes the big event in Hong Kong. In short, the challenge on the Singapore field is open.

First of all, we are pleased to confirm the partnership with Stb, a guarantee of development and success for the exhibitions acquired. We also wish to underline how important the synergies are between the exhibitions in Italy and those acquired, highlighting the consequent impact generated by the internationalization of our exhibitions also on the Italian territory
Francesco Santa, International Business Development Director Ieg

Buyer alla fiera del gioiello di Singapore
Buyer alla fiera del gioiello di Singapore

The goal is to grow the exhibitions in Singapore, also by leveraging a mutual and productive exchange of the great success of the last edition of Vicenzaoro in January 2023 which saw the presence of over 1,300 exhibiting brands. The same can be said for Sigep with its 1,000 companies in the 2023 edition in Rimini.
Ilaria Cicero, CEO of Ieg Asia

Il booth di Talento Italiano a Singapore
Il booth di Talento Italiano a Singapore







The date of the next GemGèneve has already been set





The next edition of GemGenève will take place from 11 to 14 May 2023. The date, set well in advance, marks the entrance of the expo invented by Ronny Totah and Thomas Faerber in the circle of classic events, such as the Couture in Las Vegas or Vicenzaoro. A success achieved in a few years, with a challenge at Baselworld that not many would have bet on. Instead GemGèneve has become a solid reality. The second round of 2022 (3-6 November) also had a satisfactory outcome. The organizers registered a total of 3,543 visitors who went to the Palexpo to admire or purchase precious stones, period and design jewels. Of the visitors, according to the statistics, 1,662 returned twice, for a total of 5,205 visits. A participation, the organizers underline, that surpasses all previous editions.

Visitatori a GemGèneve
Visitatori a GemGèneve

The November event was attended by 176 exhibitors, as well as 144 professional dealers, other exhibitors included designers from the Vivarium Quartet, Emerging Talents, New Designers, the Strong & Precious project with Ukrainian designers, school stands, the stand of the Villa hosting the Singapore Gem Museum exhibition, a micromosaic exhibition stand, Bernard Letu and Gem Collectors bookstores.
Espositore a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Espositore a GemGèneve. Copyright: Gioiellis.com

This edition has exceeded all our expectations in terms of numbers. We had slightly fewer exhibitors in November (176) than in May (201), but never before have we had so many buyers and other visitors. This year GemGenève has further established itself as an authority in the international jewelry trade, becoming one of the most sought after events of its kind.
Ronny Totah, organizer and co-founder of GemGèneve

Ronny Totah, organizzatore di GemGenève e co-fondatore dell'evento. Foto: G.Maillot
Ronny Totah, organizzatore di GemGenève e co-fondatore dell’evento. Foto: G.Maillot

Visitors came from over 70 countries. Most come from Switzerland, France and Italy, followed by the United Kingdom, Belgium and the United States, as well as India, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
Gioielli a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com

It was a great edition. We received positive feedback from many of the attendees on the organization, design and staging of the exhibition. Most of the exhibitors were visibly happy when they left the event, a sign that business was going well.
Thomas Faerber, organizer and co-founder of GemGèneve

Thomas Faerber
Thomas Faerber

GemGèneve. Copyright:gioiellis.com
GemGèneve. Copyright:gioiellis.com







Ieg conquers the Singapore jewelry fair




Vicenzaoro or, more precisely, Italian Exhibition Group, the company that organizes the great Italian jewelery fair twice a year, lands in Singapore. Ieg and Singapore Tourism Board have signed an agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for the development of events and congresses. The deal was presented in the Asian city-state.

Visite a Vicenzaoro September 2022. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Visite a Vicenzaoro September 2022. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The partnership with Singapore Tourism Board marks a further, important step forward in the internationalization process of IEG, which consolidates its presence in the Asian continent. Singapore today boasts a highly developed economic structure based on high value added services and manufacturing. This is an important piece of our strategy which aims to affirm IEG in all respects as the community catalyst of the industries represented at our events, taking them to the most promising markets, generating value in terms of business for the exhibiting companies, associations and all stakeholders.
Corrado Peraboni, CEO of Ieg

Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg
Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg

According to the agreement, Ieg will open its own office in Singapore, where it recently also signed a letter of intent for the acquisition from Cems-Conference & Exhibition Management Services of two strategic trade fairs in the luxury and food segments: it is Sije, Singapore International Jewelry Expo and Cafè Asia, Sweet and Bakes Asia, Restaurant Asia.

According to Francesco Santa, International Business Development Director of Ieg, “Singapore Tourism Board and Ieg start a long-term collaboration”, and the agreement for the acquisition of the jewelery and food fairs are a confirmation of this.

Italian Exhibition Group. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Italian Exhibition Group. Copyright: gioiellis.com

La sfilata con i gioielli Castaldi a Singapore
Sfilata con i gioielli Castaldi a Singapore







High Jewelery and Art at the London Pad




The Pad returns in London, an exhibition founded in 2007 by the fourth generation Parisian antiques dealer Patrick Perrin. It is the only fair in the UK dedicated exclusively to 20th century and contemporary design. And it is also an opportunity to see precious and rare jewels up close. This year the Pad is scheduled from 10 to 16 October in Berkeley Square. In spring it will be the turn of the Parisian edition. As for jewels, Valery Demure, founder of the online site Objet d’Emotion and Marylebone, the London gallery of the same name, will present independent designers from all over the world, including Melanie Georgacopoulos and Italian designer Francesca Villa.

Orecchini di Neha Dani con diamanti e rubini
Orecchini di Neha Dani con diamanti e rubini

Among the jewelry makers is also expected Parisian jeweler Emmanuelle Zysman, known for her craftsmanship of her layered designs in brushed gold, silver and precious stones. Again, there will be Yael Sonia, a Brazilian-born designer, who creates kinetic jewelry with an architectural touch and the half-Ghanaian and half-Chinese talent Melinda Zeman, who launched Boochier in 2019, with her brilliant enamel and diamond jewelry.
Orecchini di Silvia Furmanovitch
Orecchini di Silvia Furmanovitch

A novelty is the Indian jeweler Moksh, who offers jewelry inspired by the Mughal era. Elisabetta Cipriani, who manages the London gallery of the same name specializing in wearable art, will present the work of the young British goldsmith Joy BC with pieces inspired by ancient Greece. Maria Sole Ferragamo, founder of So-Le Studio, instead offers pieces made from waste materials such as leather scraps and brass shavings. Elisabetta Cipriani will also present a new project at the fair: Salvia, the second collaboration with Italian artist Giuseppe Penone. She has made a 10-piece limited edition ring, in 18k gold, depicting a sage leaf. The Italian gallery owner also brings to the Pad the jewels of the Greek sculptor Sophia Vari and the Italian artist Giorgio Vigna.
Orecchini di Francesca Villa
Orecchini di Francesca Villa

The London exhibition also includes Carpenter Workshop Jewelery, a company recently launched by the Carpenter international design gallery, which will present jewels by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Rashid Johnson and Robert Longo presented in partnership with the US jewelery brand LizWorks.
Collana di Boghossian con diamanti e pietre semi preziose
Collana di Boghossian con diamanti e pietre semi preziose

High jewelry
Alongside the jewels created by artists, the Pad also offers pieces of high jewelery. The London Maison David Morris copies 60 years and participates for the first time at the Pad with a pair of earrings with rare natural pearls, with pink diamonds and white briolette diamonds, as well as with a 43-carat black opal and lapis lazuli necklace. The Indian jeweler Neha Dani creates only 15 to 20 pieces a year and will present his jewelery-sculptures, encrusted with precious stones (he uses up to 3,000 per jewel). Like the Aialik bracelet, with custom cut blue moonstones set in 18K gold and diamonds. A usual presence, on the other hand, is that of Glenn Spiro, a British jeweler highly regarded for his avant-garde design and Boghossian, with creations inspired by the historic Silk Road.
Boghossian, anello Toi et Moi con diamanti rosa e bianco
Boghossian, anello Toi et Moi con diamanti rosa e bianco

David Morris, bracciale Tetris con diamanti
David Morris, bracciale Tetris con diamanti

David Morris, orecchini chandelier in titanio con smeraldi e diamanti
David Morris, orecchini chandelier in titanio con smeraldi e diamanti

Gioielli di Francesca Villa, Yael Sonia, Melanie Georgacopoulos, Boochier, Aaltas e Moksh
Gioielli di Francesca Villa, Yael Sonia, Melanie Georgacopoulos, Boochier, Aaltas e Moksh







Vicenzaoro kicks off with the trend wind




Five days dedicated to jewelry. Vicenzaoro September is the most important event of the year in Italy, and beyond, because it is a prelude to the hottest season (at least from a shopping point of view). The Vicenza fair organized by Ieg is scheduled from 9 September (Friday) to 13 September (Tuesday). And, even if the post-pandemic period just ended for the sector’s business has been satisfactory, the impact that the war in Ukraine will have and the consequent increase in energy costs on the jewelry industry has to be verified. Moreover, a large part has given up on the problematic Russian market.

VicenzaOro September 2019
VicenzaOro September 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com

As an encouragement, Italian Exhibition Group recalls the sector data relating to Italy: in the first five months of 2022, manufacturers of finished jewelery or components recorded an export growth in value of 36.5%, just under 4 billion euros. euro, about 1 billion more than in the same period last year (the estimate is from the Confindustria Moda Study Center based on Istat data for Federorafi).

Il booth di Yoko London a VicenzaOro
Il booth di Yoko London a VicenzaOro

At Vicenzaoro September the thousand exhibiting brands hope that the positive wind will continue to blow in the sails of sales, because the companies are close to the levels of 2019, but have not yet reached them. In any case, 35% of buyers from 28 foreign countries, Turkey, Germany, Spain the most represented, are present at the fair. And, other good news, China and Hong Kong, India and Thailand, for Asia are also returning to Vicenza. In all, 400 buyers were hosted, from over 70 countries, thanks to the support of about forty Ice offices around the world. Also present are all the acronyms of the various associations, which also organize a series of meetings of which we have already written in the article on the program, which you can find here.

Vetrina a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vetrina a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Visitatori a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Visitatori a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com






Vicenzaoro returns on 9 September




First stage of approach to Vicenzaoro September. The summer months pass in a hurry and from 9 to 13 September 2022 the appointment with the event organized by Italian Exhibition Group is already announced. The next edition will also be joined, from 11 to 13, by Vo Vintage, this one open to the public of collectors and enthusiasts of past watches and jewels, with the possibility of immediate purchase, while Vicenzaoro remains strictly B2B.

Visitatrici a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Visitatrici a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The first appeal or, rather, the first press release concerning the next Vicenzaoro does not anticipate anything other than the date, while generally the program remains the same as always: jewels, stones and activities between entertainment and gastronomy in the rest of the city of Vicenza. The news, if there are any, will probably emerge in the coming months. For jewelry, the past few months have been marked by optimism, with results for companies all over the world or almost of absolute importance. Vicenzaoro will therefore also be an opportunity to measure the pulse of the sector in light of the macroeconomic and geopolitical trends (inflation, war in Ukraine) that are influencing the decisions of buyers.
Gioielli a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a Vicenzaoro. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vicenzaoro
Vicenzaoro

Italian Exhibition Group. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Italian Exhibition Group. Copyright: gioiellis.com







Next GemGèneve in May 2023




The next edition of GemGenève, number five, will take place in May 2023. The clarification is mandatory, because before this year’s edition began (5-8 May) there was a doubt about a possible repeat in November, as is happened last year. But it was an exploit dictated by the pandemic conditions, hopefully overcome, and now the organizers are returning to the spring appointment. The 2022 edition registered 201 exhibitors, of which 160 professional dealers and jewelers, from 19 countries, compared to 120 in 2021.

Vetrina a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vetrina a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com

According to the data provided by the organizers, 3,302 visitors from all over the world arrived in GemGèneve (against 2,757 in 2021, 3,474 in 2019 and 3,206 in 2018). Visitors added up a total of 4,850 visits, against 3,800 in 2021, 4,831 in 2019 and 4,300 in 2018. The balance of attendance is therefore positive and, on average, the comments collected by gioiellis.com during the visit to the Geneva event. GemGèneve confirmed itself as an alternative both to fairs like Vicenzaoro and to selective appointments like Haute Jewels Geneva.
Gioielli a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com

GemGèneve
GemGèneve

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Gemme a GemGèneve. Copyright: Gioiellis.com

Espositore a GemGèneve
Espositore a GemGèneve







The number of exhibitors at GemGèneve rises to 160




In a few days, adhesions to the fourth edition of GemGenève (5-8 May, Palexpo in Geneva) have risen from 120 to 160. This was announced by the organizers of the event dedicated to jewels and gems, Thomas Faerber and Ronny Totah. In terms of participation, American exhibitors are the most numerous, followed by exhibitors from Switzerland, Israel, Germany, Hong Kong, Belgium, France, Thailand, India and Italy. In addition, there will be companies from the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Japan and, finally, Austria. A perhaps unexpected success for what was born as a niche fair, an alternative to the more famous (and expensive) Baselworld.

Jing Zhao, co fondatrice di G Suen, a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Jing Zhao, co fondatrice di G Suen, a GemGèneve. Copyright: gioiellis.com

After the success of the November 2021 edition – The Challenging Edition, we committed to continuing our mission with the same intention to bring together the best of what is being produced in the field of jewellery and precious stones.
Thomas Faerber

79.82% of the exhibitors present in 2021 returned. And more than 45 exhibitors are taking part in GemGenève for the fourth time. Another 20, however, will be present for the first time, such as Claudia Hamann Edelstein, Constantin Wild, La Galerie Parisienne and even larger family companies such as Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd and Takat Gems.

The palpable enthusiasm of our exhibitors pushes us to renew ourselves with each edition, while still respecting the event’s DNA. The aim is to maintain the show, designed by the exhibitors, on a human scale, bringing together the general public, the industry professionals, designers of today and tomorrow, including the schools, as well as laboratories, world-renowned experts and informed speakers on the latest trends. GemGenève is a hub which enables quality discussions and examination of major themes of importance to the jewellery trades.
Ronny Totah

Ronny Totah
Ronny Totah

Gioielli a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gioielli a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Gemme esposte a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gemme esposte a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Ingresso a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Ingresso a GemGèneve edizione 2021. Copyright: gioiellis.com







Homi Fashion & Jewels moved to mid-March

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After Vicenzaoro, the covid is also postponing the Homi Fashion & Jewels Exhibition, an event dedicated to fashion jewelery and accessories. The event was scheduled from 18 to 21 February. Instead, it was repositioned from 11 to 14 March, again within the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition center. It will therefore be in partial coexistence with Micam, the International Footwear Exhibition, scheduled for March 13 to 15 together with The One Mmilano, Salone dell’Haut-à-Porter. The hope is that the decline in infections will make the atmosphere more serene and, above all, favor a greater influx of visitors.

Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels
Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels

“Aware that physical fairs are essential for the business of companies in the fashion sector, the organizers have once again united in the decision to reposition, keeping faith with the claim #BetterTogether but above all after having listened to the needs of the market”, is the message of the organizers. Which coincides with that of the operators.

Una passata edizione di Homi
Una passata edizione di Homi







Dubai is ready for the first Jewelery, Gem & Technology




Not all events related to the world of jewelry get stuck due to the covid infections that scourge a large part of the globe. In fact, Jewelery, Gem & Technology Dubai, the first B2B event of the year, has been confirmed. The fair is scheduled from 22 to 24 February and will take place at the Dubai World Trade center (DWTC): it will bring together exhibitors from Italy, Belgium, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Singapore, Turkey and the UAE.

Oro a Duba
Oro a Dubai

We are thrilled to kick off the global jewelry calendar with an exclusive marketplace hosting world-class companies in Dubai, one of the most glamorous cities in the world. A B2B show that will showcase the main product categories, where each section will offer buyers the opportunity to get in touch with companies and news, as well as the possibility of satisfying procurement needs for 2022. Together with Italian Exhibition Group ( IEG) and through joint efforts alongside DWTC, we have created a profitable environment in which our community can return to doing business safely.
David Bondi, Senior Vice President of Informa Markets for Asia

Jewelery, Gem & Technology Dubai is organized by Informa Markets Jewelery and Ieg (Italian Exhibition Group). JGT Dubai immediately received the full consent and support of the industry, including that of the official partner DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Center), with full membership also of the industry partner Dubai Gold and Jewelery Group and trade associations. The event attracted the great interest of the community of buyers, retailers, wholesalers and brands from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South America, attracted by the JGT Dubai Hosted Buyer Program.

La locandina di Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai
La locandina di Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai

With great pride we are preparing to turn the spotlight on JGT Dubai, an event that debuts in the annual calendar of international jewelery events, representing from the beginning a strategic business multiplier in the Middle East area for global players in the sector.
Corrado Peraboni, CEO of Italian Exhibition Group

Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg
Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg

The event is enriched with two world-class events: Dubai Diamond Conference, organized by DMCC, and the presentation ceremony of the Jewelery World Awards (JWA) by Informa Markets Jewelery. Both events will take place on February 21st. Furthermore, JGT Dubai will be held simultaneously with the largest cultural event ever hosted in the Middle East such as Expo 2020 which, inaugurated on 1 October 2021, will last until 31 March 2022.

Dubai
Dubai







GemGèneve returns on May 5th




Appointment May 5, 2022. GemGenève seems to contradict the difficulties encountered by other fairs dedicated to jewelery. The formula identified by the promoters, Ronny Totah and Thomas Faerber, works. This is indicated not only by the date, already decided, for the fourth edition, but also by the balance sheet of the third GemGèneve (4-7 November) which ended with 2,757 visitors at the Palexpo in Geneva, professional and private buyers, but also an audience of enthusiasts. of jewelry and gems. Half of the visitors (1,065) had already been to GemGèneve in previous editions and returned. Although the impact of the pandemic still had an impact: there were 120 exhibitors from 15 countries, compared to 210 in 2019, also due to the restrictions still in force for travel. It is no coincidence that this has been called a challenging edition.

L'area del Palaexpo di Ginevra che ospita GemGèneve
L’area del Palaexpo di Ginevra che ospita GemGèneve

This Challenging Edition has gone well beyond our expectations. We were counting on the presence of around 2,000 visitors and we are happy to report 2,757 visitors (compared to 3,474 at the 2019 show, i.e. 20.64% fewer in 2021) came to discover the jewels presented at GemGenève. After seeing our visitors’ smiles, I have no doubt that the eagerly awaited emotion of these reunions has also been synonymous with commercial success.
Ronny Totah, organizer and co-founder of GemGèneve

Ronny Totah
Ronny Totah

Alongside the exhibitors of vintage jewelry and high quality gems, the eight designers (Aline Debusigne, Regina Gambatesa, Studio Renn, Atelier Allure, G Suen, Alexandra Jefford, Cora Sheibani, Alexander Tenzo) have found a good success. joined the Designer Vivarium, organized by the jewel historian Vivienne Becker as well as five designers presented in the Emerging Talents section (Pierre d’Alexis, Horowicz Fine Jewelry, Ena Iro, Elena Okutova). The presentations and conferences also had good attendance with 30-40 people in the audience at each presentation: they will soon be available online on the GemGenève digital platform.
Espositore a GemGèneve
Espositore a GemGèneve

Once again, GemGenève has played its cards right, proposing a unique platform for expression, dedicated to the world of coloured stones, exceptional diamonds, pearls, antique and contemporary jewellery, famous designers, and emerging talents. We have had more buyers and international visitors than expected, especially from America and Asia. I should also point out that the buyers present were certainly determined to make new acquisitions and do business.
Thomas Faerber, organizer and co-founder of GemGèneve

Thomas Faerber
Thomas Faerber

Finally, the launch of the Eric Horovitz Foundation should be noted. Partnership with Crea School Geneva for the creation of digital content in millennial mode: development of the Instagram account CreaEyes and three prizes awarded to GemGenève to Pauline Hepner, Head student, to Sulaiman Al Haidar, apprentice at Csp Arts Geneva and Hugo Massy, Student of the École Technique de la Vallée de Joux (Eric Horovitz Foundation Award). The next edition, as anticipated, will be held from 5 to 8 May 2022.

GemGèneve
GemGèneve







Homi is back with the bijoux’s trend




More 300 brands will be present, coming from 15 countries and with 25% of foreign nationality including Greece, Spain, France, India and Turkey at Homi Fashion & Jewels (18-20 September). In addition to the physical presence, the event also organized an online version, with the creation of a digital community made up of over 450 brands active all year round under the hashtag #befashionandjewels.

Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels
Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels

Homi is dedicated to bijou, trendy jewelery and fashion accessories and takes place in Rho Fiera Milano, at the same time as Micam, the international footwear fair, Mipel, dedicated to leather goods and TheOneMilano Special featured by Micam Milano, women’s haute-à-porter (19 to 21 September). Scheduled in the Style fashion jewels XXL section, with long and showy earrings with a refined design and made of different materials. The trend includes metal, silver and goldplated chains and men’s jewelry.

Orecchini di Ayala Bar
Orecchini di Ayala Bar
Collana Equilibre
Collana Equilibre
Anelli di Laura Volpi in bronzo e pietre semi preziose
Anelli di Laura Volpi in bronzo e pietre semi preziose

Collana di Mitami Jewelry con listelli di ardesia e ottone
Collana di Mitami Jewelry con listelli di ardesia e ottone







Half of the visitors expected in Las Vegas




The question is asked by all jewelery operators, sellers, buyers, companies: is it worth returning to participate in a trade fair? An answer seems to be given by a survey conducted by National Jeweler, which has investigated the intentions of traveling to Las Vegas, where the various scheduled shows will be held at the end of August. This will be the first major appointment for jewelry in the post-Covid era (hopefully). There are many expectations: even if digital platforms have made up for the lack of live contacts, seeing and evaluating the jewels in person is another matter entirely.

Gioielli al Couture di Las Vegas
Gioielli al Couture di Las Vegas

The survey conducted on 515 retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers or other professionals, however, does not dispel the doubts: the majority of respondents (77%) said they frequently or regularly participate in jewelry fairs in Las Vegas (usually in end of May-June). But for 2021 only about half, 54%, said they wanted to participate in the August appointment. Of these, 78% said they were ready to go. And, among these enterprising. 22% have already partially booked the trip and 56% completely. Also according to the survey, 85% said they wanted to participate in Jck Las Vegas, 53% in Jck’s Luxury, 37% in Couture, 36% in Agta GemFair and, finally, 26% in Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show. Of course these are the intentions so far and reality is not necessarily more positive.
Premiazione al Couture di Las Vegas
Premiazione al Couture di Las Vegas

Of the 46% of respondents who said they do not want to go to Las Vegas, 32% will not change their mind, while 14% are unsure. The main reason for avoiding the trip are concerns about covid (40%), the necessary presence for the activity (28%) and unwanted dates.
Padiglione Italia al Jck
Padiglione Italia al Jck di Las Vegas

Italian jewelry Trends Show nell'area di VicenzaOro a Las Vegas
Italian jewelry Trends Show nell’area di VicenzaOro a Las Vegas







Voice did it, a doubt remains




It is easy to imagine the president of Ieg (the company that organizes Vicenzaoro), Lorenzo Cagnoni, last spring in the Hamlet version, while reciting the famous monologue: to be or not to be? That is the question. That is: to be Vicenzaoro, and to propose again one of the most important appointments in the world for jewelry, or not to be and cancel the appointment, as other trade fairs have done? With some courage the company has chosen to be a third way: Voice.

Esterno a Voice
Esterno a Voice

Defined as a jewelry summit, Voice has proved to be first of all an attempt to restart the sector, requested first of all by Italian companies. Being able to set up Voice, despite the health emergency is still a ball and chain for the business, is already a success. Of course, the organizers stressed, we shouldn’t expect it to be was the usual Vicenzaoro with the only difference in the masks to wear. And while many big brands have chosen to be present, others, especially those that sell a lot abroad, have deserted the appointment. It was predictable.
Voice, interno
Voice, interno

But, in any case, the official balance sheet indicates 370 companies present, a hundred speakers in the over 600 business matching meetings organized by Ieg (one third online), with a dense schedule of appointments, seminars, conferences and talk shows. In the virtual buyers rooms, created to make up for the reduced presence of foreign buyers, over 200 commercial exchanges took place. The contents generated in the pavilions have had over 3.5 million views on digital channels. Voice, in fact, blended the physical presence at the fair with online channels. A sober, but not spartan, staging has kept the balance with the atmosphere of challenge to the stop caused by the coronavirus.
Lorenzo Cagnoni, presidente di Ieg
Lorenzo Cagnoni, presidente di Ieg

In short, it went well. But the Hamletic dilemma will arise again shortly, given that the next appointment is called, for now, Vicenzaoro January. To be or not to be? Is it possible to propose a fair like the one in previous years if the pandemic has not completely ceased or, at least, has also been reduced from a psychological point of view? Or will Ieg be induced to re-propose the Voice format? The one held in Vicenza was been the only event dedicated to jewelery from February onwards in the world. It was a risk, but we can say that the game was won. With a little out of wheezing, though.

Una virtual buyer room
Una virtual buyer room

Vetrina di Roberto Coin. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vetrina di Roberto Coin. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Espositore di gioielli Antonini
Espositore di gioielli Antonini

Voice
Voice







Homi Fashion & Jewels Exhibition confirmed





Homi Fashion & Jewels Exhibition in Milan is a fair dedicated to bijoux that challenges the stops of other events (excluding Voice Vicenzaoro). The Made in Italy jewelery, in fact, will be present from 19 to 22 September at Fiera Milano (Rho), with 150 brands. The covid emergency, however, has not been forgotten: the protocols put in place by the fair concern access to and stay at the fair at 360 degrees. Among the measures adopted, in addition to the revised digital entry methods, the guidelines for the management of visitor flows were further refined: from the registration phases, to the arrival at the exhibition centers, passing through the cleaning rules and hygiene, but also through wider and more regular structured routes that can guide the visitor inside the pavilions, common areas and refreshment points.

Bijoux in esposizione
Bijoux in esposizione

Furthermore, the Homi edition is also phygital, that is, both a physical and digital experience. The physical visitor will have access to the event app, an access channel for all digital services, Wayfinding (orientation system within the exhibition center), digital signage & totem for orientation in the district, smart lunch and delivery service restaurants in the exhibition center, Fiera Pay (e-payment to make access increasingly cashless, open agenda for the 1: 1 physical meeting with online exhibitors. The digital visitor will also have a 3D map with the possibility to visit the exhibition center online, an open agenda for online meetings with exhibitors, webinars & live chat with online participation in meetings and seminars, event blogs and consultation of multimedia materials created ad hoc.
Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels
Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels

Bijoux a Homi
Bijoux a Homi







Jewelery, even Hong Kong ko




Even Jewelery & Gem World Hong Kong said stop: no live fair. The event will take place, but in digital format from 27 to 29 October. Is not the same thing. The company that manages the fair, Informa Markets, has decided that covid also bans this appointment dedicated to jewelry. Hong Kong is the largest jewelry fair in the world, with thousands of companies and buyers arriving every year from every corner of the Earth: 40,000 visitors in 2019. But the uncertainty is too much and it is not possible to guarantee a smooth running of the event. The Hong Kong fair will return in a year, in September 2021, and will be held both live and online.

Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong 2019
Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong 2019

The digital event in October, Jewelery & Gem Digital World, will include meetings on digital products, industry forums, discussions and practical seminars on gemology. Informa Markets took over the jewelry events in 2018 when it acquired Ubm Asia. The other jewelry fair in the Asian city is Jewelry & Gem Asia Hong Kong (formerly the June Hong Kong Jewelery & Gem Fair) held in June, also that victim of the coronavirus.
The canceled fair was originally scheduled for September 13-19 at two locations: AsiaWorld-Expo for loose precious materials and Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center for finished jewelry. But for the pandemic it had been moved to November 9-13. But even this solution turned out to be too optimistic.
Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair
La Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair

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Business al recente Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair







Here’s what Voice-Vicenzaoro will be like




The Voice was one of Frank Sinatra’s nicknames. Now, instead, in Italy the Voice is Michela Amenduni, Ieg’s product marketing & communication manager Jewelery & Fashion Division. That is, the woman on whom the burden and honor of making Voice known (Vicenza, 12-14 September), the cousin event of Vicenzaoro September, the fair that was canceled due to the well-known global health emergency. Although Italian Exhibition Group, the company that organizes Vicenzaoro, has tried to organize it until the last, this year it was impossible to re-propose the classic fair dedicated to jewelry, which weighs about 13% of the turnover of Ieg (a company that is listed on the Stock Exchange ). Here, then, is the idea of ​​a different format, but no less interesting for this. “In fact, in the future he could also walk with his own legs,” the manager anticipates.

Michela Amenduni, product marketing & communication manager Jewellery & Fashion Division di Ieg
Michela Amenduni, product marketing & communication manager Jewellery & Fashion Division di Ieg

How the idea of ​​Voice was born.
“We have collected requests from companies and sector associations, but also from many buyers, especially from Germany. During the lockdown, when only Italy had stopped, the perception from abroad was that everything was over, that businesses had disappeared. But no, Italian companies are alive and active. But it was not possible to propose Vicenzaoro with half the world blocked because of the virus. Too many question marks”.
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The format.
“The idea is Voice, an acronym for Vicenzaoro International Community Event, but it is also an evocative name: we give voice to the jewelry sector. A summit. The Basel and Hong Kong fairs have been canceled, Voice for businesses is the first occasion of the year, after VicenzaOro January. Three days full of opportunities for meetings, including moments of training in collaboration with universities, debates, followed in streaming on social media. But also business. With the help of the ICE there will also be buyers, in particular we are focused on those from the Schengen area “.

The staging.
“Impossible to recreate the same environment of Vicenzaoro. Participating companies will have booths of 15 square meters available, which can double and which, of course, are customizable. We will also try to recreate a color code that relates to the division into homogeneous areas of activity, as is the case for Vicenzaoro. And a lot of space available to comply with health security measures “.

Voice Talk
Voice Talk

Exhibitors and business.
“300 exhibitors have already confirmed their presence, but the number could go up again, perhaps up to 400. For them there is the Buyer Virtual Room project. How does it work? It is a platform (I-Mop Ieg Meeting Omnichannel Platform) that has already been tested in the Rimini tourism fair, and already used for GoldItaly in Arezzo. For the virtual meetings some rooms will be set up “.

Who is there, who is not there.
«To help exhibitors we are collaborating with Alo, a company that creates 3D videos: in the rooms dedicated to remote connections with foreign buyers you will have the opportunity to project videos of the jewels with a much better performance. This can be useful for brands that sell a lot abroad and who have not yet decided whether to participate in Voice.

The future.
«The Voice format could support Vicenzaoro in the future. But don’t replace it. For example, Voice could become an event that walks with its own legs, a hybrid format, more compact and versatile, which could also be exported to the world, from Shanghai to Panama. We’ll see”.

Immagine di VicenzaOro September 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Immagine di VicenzaOro September 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com







Baselworld in the hands of Murdoch jr.




Baselworld, the former queen of jewelery and watch fairs, could be saved by Murdoch jr. Lupa Systems, an investment company managed by James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has in fact offered about 100 million Swiss francs (equal to about 93 million euros or 106 million US dollars) to acquire a stake in Mch Group, the company that owns the Baselworld brand. According to rumors, it would be a purchase offer between 30% and 40% of company: the offer could save the Swiss company, which after the Baselworld debacle, canceled definitively, risks survival.

James Murdoch. Foto: Rob McDougall
James Murdoch. Foto: Rob McDougall

Indeed, the Bloomberg news agency predicts a decrease in Mch’s turnover of around 180 million by 2020, since Art Basel has also been canceled due to covid-19. Not all Mch members, however, agree to accept the proposal by Murdoch jr. The top of the fair company, on the other hand, seems in favor of accepting the entry of the Shark’s son (as his father Rupert was nicknamed on Wall Street). According to the Basel company summit, Murdoch jr. it could be the last train “before it’s too late”.
Ingresso a Baselworld 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Ingresso a Baselworld 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Baselworld 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Baselworld 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com







Baselworld canceled for 2021 too




The death sentence was written. And it was done. Mch Group, the company that organizes Baselworld, has canceled the date of the next event, scheduled from January 28 to February 2, 2021. The fair, scheduled for the end of April 2020, this year has jumped due to the coronavirus, but the death of that next year was decreed by the cost virus. And from the flight of the main watch brands, from Rolex to Patek Philippe, to the Lvmh group.

Baselworld 2017
Baselworld 2017

The problem of reimbursements the companies that had booked for the 2020 fair is resolved. The large groups would accept a refund of less than 85% proposed by Baselworld, thus favoring the refund to smaller companies. MCH Group and the Swiss Exhibitors Committee have indeed reached an agreement regarding this thorny aspect.
Modelle nel booth di Jacob & co a Baselworld. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Modelle nel booth di Jacob & co a Baselworld. Copyright: gioiellis.com

“I welcome the constructive attitude of the representatives of the MCH group, which has enabled us to find a balanced solution”, testifies Hubert J. du Plessix, president of the Swiss exhibitors’ committee and director of Rolex. “I would also like to thank Patek Philippe, Rolex, Tudor, Chanel, Chopard, Hublot, Zenith and Tag Heuer, who, in a spirit of solidarity with the sector as a whole, have agreed on a lower refund, so that other exhibitors can benefit from better conditions. ”
Baselworld 2019
Baselworld 2019

And then? Is the Baselworld story really over? Of course the last word has not yet been written. Mch Group is considering whether to think or, better, rethink Baselwolrd’s formula to propose it for 2022. It will not be easy, but it is said that it is not impossible. It will also depend on the trend of the world economy and on the success of the Watch & Wonders formula in Geneva, where the major watch brands have met for next year.

Together with the exhibitors and visitors, we are working intensively on clarifying and discussing the requirements and options for new platforms. We will be taking a decision on possible follow-up formats by the summer and will then provide information on the new concept and scheduling.
Michel Loris-Melikoff, CEO of Baselworld

Michel Loris-Melikoff
Michel Loris-Melikoff. Copyright: gioiellis.com







The virus-killing weapons of the Hong Kong Fair




Jewelery fairs: while Baselworld is down and the Couture and Jck in Las Vegas have been canceled, Hong Kong International Jewelery and Diamond Show tries to leave for the third time, together with the sister event Gem & Pearl Show. Coronavirus has upset the programs of the jewelry world. And so the Hong Kong fair, originally scheduled for March and then postponed in May, has been rescheduled from 3 to 6 August 2020.

Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show

But the coronavirus spectrum could affect the participation of buyers and exhibitors. To reassure both, the organizers are focusing on strict health security measures. For example, visitors who enter the spaces of AsiaWorld-Expo will have to go through an installation that controls their temperature and sanitises the clothes and objects transported. To be able to eliminate dangerous coronaviruses, visitors’ and staff’s clothing and surfaces in the conference center will be sterilized using an ultraviolet system, which can prevent the growth of microbes for up to 12 months. In addition, the air and the premises will be purified with a broad spectrum liquid disinfectant, which kills viruses and bacteria. In short, it will be like looking at jewelry in a hospital.

Hong Kong International Jewellery and Diamond Show
Hong Kong International Jewellery and Diamond Show

La skyline di Kong Kong
La skyline di Kong Kong

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La fila per accreditarsi all’Hong Kong International Jewellery Show