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From Fope more light to MiaLuce




Fope’s top collection: the MiaLuce family of jewels expands. Gold, diamonds and many reflections ♦

Fope is one of the few jewelry companies that does things big. Not only that, it has a serious research and product development activity, as demonstrated by the patents on which a good part of its collections is based. One of the lines that is the result of this activity is the MiaLuce collection. For some years now, it has been one of the most requested and precious jewelry lines of the Venetian company. For this reason Fope has decided to present a new collection that falls within the family, that is the highest line of the brand’s production: Eka MiaLuce.

Bracciale con maglia in oro 18 carati interamente incastonata di diamanti
Bracciale con maglia in oro 18 carati interamente incastonata di diamanti

In this case the same gold mesh of the Prima collection (we talked about it here) is proposed to complement a very plastic, round and more voluminous motif compared to the designs usually proposed by Fope. Many diamonds, pavé, and bracelets entirely covered with the most classic of precious stones. The carat weight of the stones used is also high and creates very precious light and density effects. The parure with necklace, ring and earrings, includes a Flex’it bracelet. Alessia Mongrando
Bracciale flessibile in ro rosa e rondelle in oro bianco con diamanti neri
Bracciale flessibile in ro rosa e rondelle in oro bianco con diamanti neri

Bracciale flessibile in oro giallo e diamanti
Bracciale flessibile in oro giallo e diamanti
Collana alla frate con diamanti bianchi e neri
Collana alla frate con diamanti bianchi e neri
Collana in oro rosa con dettaglio di diamanti bianchi
Collana in oro rosa con dettaglio di diamanti bianchi

Orecchini Eka MiaLuce in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini Eka MiaLuce in oro rosa e diamanti







Fope renews the Solo collection

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The Italian word Solo (alone) also means something unique, like the jewels from the collection by Fope. The Maison of Vicenza launched the Solo collection in 2010 and is one of the most successful creations of the Venetian company: it has become a classic also because it offers the typical processing of the jewels that made Fope famous. But of course, like everything, the Solo collection need a renewed every now and then.

Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa
Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa

And so, to meet the demand for new models to complement the existing ones, Fope launches two novelties: a new washer (which recalls that of the Eka collection) and a completely new design element. The 18-karat gold jersey of the pieces in the Solo collection is available with numerous stylistic variations added, which allows you to wear multiple jewels together and play with styles and colors of the same line: gold, for example, is offered in three classic colors matched together. For example, a rose gold and diamond washer that wraps around a white gold ring, or a yellow gold stem with a white gold washer.

Orecchini della collezione Solo
Orecchini della collezione Solo

Collana in oro giallo con rondella pavé di diamanti
Collana in oro giallo con rondella pavé di diamanti

Anello in oro giallo con rondella in oro bianco  e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo con rondella in oro bianco e diamanti

anello rondella oro rosa
Anello in oro bianco con rondella in oro rosa e diamanti

Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa della collezione Solo
Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa della collezione Solo







Fope presents the Panorama collection (and also a small riddle)

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Fope starts 2020 with an invitation: look at the Panorama. It is not a question of admiring the panorama of the hills not far from Vicenza, but the new collection that offers a further interpretation of Flex’it, the patented system that makes the link of bracelets and rings extensible thanks to tiny 18-karat gold springs inside the jewel and invisible.

Anello della collezione Panorama
Anello della collezione Panorama

The Panorama collection represents a celebration of the typical concept of discreet luxury that has always distinguished the brand, but adds an extra touch of preciousness. The design consists of a variation of the iconic Novecento shirt, but wider and with a very limited thickness. An aspect that makes the jewelry link almost flat and more pleasant to wear. Characteristics of this new collection are also the gold bars, present in variable numbers and with different carats.
Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa, diamanti
Bracciali in oro giallo, bianco e rosa, diamanti

Both bracelets and rings are only available in the original Flex’it version and the addition of the choker necklace and earrings (available in two sizes) makes the new sets an addition to the Fope jewelry range. Like all Flex’it jerseys, Panorama required a considerable technical and technological commitment: in this case it took 24 months from the first sketches of the designers to the industrialization of the product. They are therefore not only elegant and comfortable jewels, but also beautiful, innovative and original objects, unique in their kind.
Girocollo in oro giallo della collezione Panorama
Girocollo in oro giallo della collezione Panorama

Finally, the inspiration for the name of the collection comes from the shape of the bars that enrich the shirt and that recall elements of a Ferris wheel. But the name also refers to the succession of images that make up a broad view of a landscape. Finally, a small puzzle: Fope warns that both meanings will become even more understandable in the second half of 2020.
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti







New Fope jewels with Flex’it technology

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Flexibility, comfort and luxury: these three elements together form the basis of Fope’s patented Flex’it technology, a company that has turned 90 this year. It is a system that forms a precious gold mesh that hides thousands of micro springs hidden inside, invisible, but effective in making the feeling pleasant for the wearer.

Orecchini Love Nest di Fope con pavé di diamanti
Orecchini Love Nest di Fope con pavé di diamanti

Among the Fope collections that use Flex’it technology, Love Nest is the one that shows more generous volumes. His gold mesh has a dense texture, yet thanks to its flexibility it offers comfort and lightness. The lines of the jewels are soft and rounded, with flexible bracelets that introduce a note of modernity in the classic design of the Maison of Vicenza. The available variants include three gold washers (with or without diamonds) or a new stylistic solution which, of course, is declined in the whole set.

Anello in oro giallo e pavé di diamanti
Anello in oro giallo e pavé di diamanti
Bracciale in oro giallo e rondella con pavé di diamanti
Bracciale in oro giallo e rondella con pavé di diamanti

Collana della collezione Love Nest
Collana della collezione Love Nest







Fope opens in London this November





Fope prepares this November opening of a flagship store in central London ♦

From Vicenza to Venice. And from Venice to London. Fope, the only Italian jewelery company listed on the stock exchange, has decided to open a single-brand boutique in the British capital by 2019, right in Bond Street on the corner of Piccadilly, one of the areas with the highest influx of tourists. Evidently Brexit does not scare the Fope CEO, Diego Nardin.
The Italian brand, in fact, is already present in the United Kingdom: Fope jewels are distributed in over 100 stores. And last year, sales in His Majesty’s realm accounted for 20% of Fope’s total turnover.

Diego Nardin, amministratore delegato di Fope, alla presentazione dei dati di bilancio 2018
Diego Nardin, amministratore delegato di Fope, alla presentazione dei dati di bilancio 2018

To our great satisfaction, our London boutique will open by the end of the year. This boutique, the second after opening in Venice, will give new strength to the brand awareness strategy pursued by Fope.
Diego Nardin

Just this year Fope updated its image on the occasion of its birthday number 90. And, coincidentally, entrusted the task to a communications company in London. Sign of destiny.

Il flagship store di Fope a Londra
Il flagship store di Fope a Londra

Nel tondo, il nuovo logo di Fope
Nel tondo, il nuovo logo di Fope
Bracciale in oro con maglia Flex'it
Bracciale in oro con maglia Flex’it
Fope anello Love Nest, aspetto laterale
Fope anello Love Nest, aspetto laterale
Fope anello Love Nest in oro rosa e diamanti
Fope anello Love Nest in oro rosa e diamanti
Anello con pavé di diamanti
Anello con pavé di diamanti
Fope, bracciale Eka, lato
Fope, bracciale Eka, lato
Fope, bracciale Eka Anniversary in oro e rondella di diamanti
Fope, bracciale Eka Anniversary in oro e rondella di diamanti







New versions with Eka Tiny by Fope

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New jewels are added to the successful Eka Tiny collection by Fope ♦ ︎

One of Fope’s most recent collections, Eka Tiny, has proved a success. The secret? Simplicity combined with ease of use, ie pleasant softness and flexibility. It is, in fact, a collection that benefits from the patented Flex’it system, an invisible system that allows the gold mesh to be elastic. The jewels have classic gold and diamond washers or floral-inspired motifs.

Bracciale in oro rosa e rondella con pavé di diamanti
Bracciale in oro rosa e rondella con pavé di diamanti

In autumn Fope presented new pieces with renewed thicknesses and volumes by Eka Tiny. The line from the washer remind a wool skein and is presented in three versions: the most precious in full paved diamonds, the second divided into two parts, with and without stones and, finally, the sportier one completely in polished gold. The Fex’it mesh, as always, is declined in the three classic colors of gold: yellow, pink and white and in different thicknesses to be worn also with other bracelets or with the watch. Prices start at 1,400 euros up to 5,000 euros.




Anello Eka Tiny
Anello Eka Tiny

Bracciale in oro bianco
Bracciale in oro bianco
Bracciali nei tre colori dell'oro
Bracciali nei tre colori dell’oro
Collana in oro rosa e rondella con pavé di diamanti
Collana in oro rosa e rondella con pavé di diamanti
Bracciale in oro rosa
Bracciale in oro rosa

Orecchini in oro di tre colori
Orecchini in oro di tre colori







Fope renews the Eka Anniversary collection

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The Eka Anniversary collection, launched for the 90th anniversary of the Vicenza company, is enriched with new variants ♦ ︎

A modern classic. With subtle changes Fope revisits one of his greatest successes to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the foundation. New models are added to those presented at VicenzaOro January, with a new diamond embedding and a more rounded shape of the washers, which offer a brighter and softer look to the Eka Anniversary line. A name that indicates, in fact, the special 90th anniversary. In short, technique and design together to renew the now famous patent of the Vicenza company, the mechanism called Flex’it, which promises flexibility and comfort.

Anello della collezione Eka Anniversario
Anello della collezione Eka Anniversario

At Baselworld the company presented a new logo, new colors and announced many new features for the following months. One of these consists, precisely, in the new versions of flexible bracelets entirely made of gold, rings (sometimes also in the Flex’it version), necklaces and earrings. All strictly made in Italy, indeed made in Vicenza. The Eka Anniversario pink, white or yellow gold sweater remains available in the three existing thicknesses and, together with the numerous stylistic variants, composes a versatile range for those who love playing with volumes and colors of jewels. Monica Battistoni





Bracciale in oro rosa con rondella di diamanti
Bracciale in oro rosa con rondella di diamanti

Bracciali con oro giallo, bianco e rosa
Bracciali con oro giallo, bianco e rosa
Orecchini con pavé di diamanti
Orecchini con pavé di diamanti

Collezione Eka Anniversario di Fope
Collezione Eka Anniversario di Fope







The novelties of the first 90 years of Fope

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The 90 years of Fope: celebration with a new visual image and new jewels. Here are the news from Fope ♦ ︎

Eka Tiny is one of the Fope collections that has gained acclaim. The style is always the same: bracelets in the Flex’it version, necklaces of numerous lengths, rings and matching earrings. In short, technique and design to create that kind of gold mesh immediately recognizable by those who follow the Vicenza brand. Gold or diamond washers are added to the jersey of jewels (also with black diamonds for a masculine version). The 2019 collection adds to the existing range new soft and vaguely floral shapes.

But another important novelty of Fope is the new image of the brand and the visual appearance of the Maison.

Nel tondo, il nuovo logo di Fope
Nel tondo, il nuovo logo di Fope

A necessary operation, perhaps, given that Fope has turned 90 and felt the need to renew itself. In reality, the new aspect is connected to the company’s roots. The word Fope is now surrounded by a number, 1929 date of foundation, and by the name of the city where it is based, Vicenza. Two aspects that characterize the company not only as one of the innovators in the world of jewelry, but also as rooted in time and territory.
Next to the logo, Fope has published a catalog that also summarizes the concept visually: the jewels are combined with the ancient monuments that tell the long history of the city and its works of art. Thus Fope, a name that is the acronym of Fabbrica Oreficeria Preziosi Export, is ready for the next 90 years.




Il catalogo che abbina le immagini di Vicenza ai gioielli
Il catalogo che abbina le immagini di Vicenza ai gioielli
Bracciale Eka Tiny in oro giallo, rondelle con pavé di diamanti
Bracciale Eka Tiny in oro giallo, rondelle con pavé di diamanti
Collana Eka Tiny
Collana Eka Tiny
Fope, bracciale in oro bianco con rondelle in oro rosa e diamanti
Fope, bracciale in oro bianco con rondelle in oro rosa e diamanti

Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny
Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny







Fope, it’s always love with Love Nest

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Fope renews the Love Nest collection: tubular mesh, Flex’it and washers with diamonds ♦

The tubular mesh and the patented Flex’it technique of Fope over the years have been used in various collections of the Veneto brand. Surely one of the most representative and also the most striking jewelry lines is Love Nest, which in 2019 presents itself with remarkable pieces. Fope explains that the collection is dedicated to elegant women who love gold jewelery that is important in size and timeless in design. And indeed it is true.

Love Nest does not go unnoticed: necklaces, earring, bracelets and ring have a considerable size and shape.

Anello con pavé di diamanti
Anello con pavé di diamanti

But, at the same time, the tubular knit that becomes Flex’it in the bracelets, remains in the traditional canons: it is flashy and sober at the same time. The 2019 version includes a complete re-design of the washer which, however, remains available in either gold or diamonds.


Fope anello Love Nest in oro rosa e diamanti
Fope anello Love Nest in oro rosa e diamanti

Fope anello Love Nest, aspetto laterale
Fope anello Love Nest, aspetto laterale

Bracciale in oro con maglia Flex'it
Bracciale in oro con maglia Flex’it

Collezione Love Nest, bracciale flessibile in oro 18 carati con rondelle in oro giallo, rosa e bianco
Collezione Love Nest, bracciale flessibile in oro 18 carati con rondelle in oro giallo, rosa e bianco

Bracciale flessibile in oro con pavé di zaffiri
Bracciale flessibile in oro con pavé di zaffiri







Fope celebrates the anniversary with Eka

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A new version of Eka, the bestseller collection by Fope. Without losing the characteristic flexibility ♦ ︎

At VicenzaOro Fope presented an update by Eka. And even if it is an addition to a collection that continues over time, it is an important chapter for a reason: Eka was the first Flex’it collection to debut in 2007. We remind those who missed the previous installments: Flex’it is a patented invention of Fope, which has become a trademark feature. Bracelets, necklaces and even rings are made flexible thanks to microscopic 18-karat gold springs hidden in the weave of the jewel’s jersey. In short, a goldsmith’s technique that allows the jewel to be not only elegant, but also comfortable.

Fope, bracciale Eka Anniversary in oro e rondella di diamanti
Fope, bracciale Eka Anniversary in oro e rondella di diamanti

Fope then presented a new version of its bestseller line. The design revisited the round washer: an apparently minor change, they explain in the Venetian Maison, but fundamental in the overall stylistic output. The result is a set of jewels that has the new name of Eka Anniversario and marks the birthday number 90 (best wishes!) of the company.





Fope, bracciale Eka, lato
Fope, bracciale Eka, lato

Bracciali di Fope della linea Eka con la tecnica Flex'it
Bracciali di Fope della linea Eka con la tecnica Flex’it
Fopekaore
Eka, orecchini in oro giallo e bianco e pavé di diamanti

Fopekanello
Eka, anello in oro giallo e diamanti
Fopekac
Eka, nuova collana in oro giallo

Fope, Eka, bracciale in oro giallo
Fope, Eka, bracciale in oro giallo







VicenzaOro, among the news there is the farewell of Marzotto





The vice president of Ieg, Matteo Marzotto, leaves the company with controversy, while they preparing the edition of VicenzaOro January ♦ ︎

There are already the first changes for the next edition of VicenzaOro January. But at the appointment of the winter edition of the jewelery fair, controversy also shine. That can not leave the insiders indifferent.

A few days ago, in fact, Matteo Marzotto, vice president of IEG, a company born from the union of Fiera Rimini with Fiera Vicenza, has resigned from his position, in a controversy with the octogenarian president of Italian Exhibition Group, the very senior Lorenzo Cagnoni.

Da sinistra, Matteo Marzotto, Lorenzo Cagnoni, Ugo Ravanelli
Da sinistra, Matteo Marzotto, Lorenzo Cagnoni, Ugo Ravanelli, ad di Ieg

It is not a little good-bye, as Marzotto must be credited with having relaunched VicenzaOro, above all at a difficult time for the Italian economy. New ideas, dynamism and personal relationships of Marzotto were the recipe for the new face of the format, which was then successfully exported abroad. All this, however, does not seem to have been enough for the new management of the company. More than a merger between two partners, it is the sense of the farewell of Marzotto, it was a question of an OPA of Rimini on Vicenza. And for Ieg, whose goal is to be listed on the stock exchange, Marzotto’s leave is not a minor goodbye.

The distance had already appeared clear during the last edition of VicenzaOro September, in which Marzotto was not involved.

Matteo Marzotto, presidente di Fiera Vicenza (a sinistra) e Corrado Facco, direttore generale
Matteo Marzotto, ex presidente di Fiera Vicenza (a sinistra) e Corrado Facco, ex direttore generale

In any case, the Veneto entrepreneur did not use half-terms and denounced in a letter the lack of “institutional respect of the minority shareholder, too often ill-tolerated and kept on the sidelines, even on occasions of important decisions, such as that of assignment of the design for the enlargements of the exhibition areas, brought to the board by ad Ravanelli to things widely done and for mere disclosure”.
Marzotto’s letter also underlines what the experts have been saying negatively for some time: the hasty dismissal of the former director of Fiera Vicenza, Corrado Facco, Marzotto’s right-hand man and co-author of the re-launch of VicenzaOro.
“The way we look is practically opposite on everything, except on the goodness of the merger of the two fair companies and their listing on the Stock Exchange”, concluded Marzotto bitterly.

VicenzaOro September
VicenzaOro September

Maybe even to spread a veil on this epilogue not commendable, IEG begins to turn on the lights on the next appointment. Here are the news: Roberto Coin will present the new versions of the Princess Flower collection, Damiani the extensions of the D.Side, Eden and the iconic Belle Epoque collections. In the Icon area there will be Fope, Crivelli, Leo Pizzo, Tamara Comolli, Djula. A confirmation is also that of Alessio Boschi in the Design Room, in which he will also find the Parisian designer-artist Lydia Courteille, the Vicentine Mattia Cielo (for him a return) and Monica Rich Kosann. Confirmation also for Giovanni Raspini, Rue de Milles, Victoria Cruz, Bronzallure, Crieri. Cosimo Muzzano





VicenzaOro January
VicenzaOro January 2017

L'area Design Room a VicenzaOro September
L’area Design Room a VicenzaOro September

Alessio Boschi
Alessio Boschi

Jessica Kahawaty e Roberto Coin
Jessica Kahawaty e Roberto Coin

Interno di Fiera Vicenza September. Foto di Carolina Nobile
Interno di Fiera Vicenza September. Foto di Carolina Nobile







Fope with Eka even more Tiny

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Fope renews one of the most successful collections, Eka Tiny ♦ ︎
There are several news presented by Fope for the new season. But, in reality, the jewels of the Maison of Vicenza do not live for short periods, like summer moths. On the contrary, Fope’s collections are among those destined to become classics to be handed down from mother to daughter. Yet they are not even simple rings or necklaces of traditional shape. Not only because they have a well-defined style, but also because they have a hidden and patented technology. Those who buy a jewel of Fope know that they can wear it even if it increases (or loses) a few kilos, thanks to the Flex’it gold mesh: a system that hides dozens of micro springs inside the jewel and manages to make a ring or a bracelet not only flexible, but also soft. Voilà.
The Eka Tiny collection, which debuted in 2007, is part of this successful line and now, after having retouched the design, it is enriched with new pieces. The 18 carat gold chain is easily recognizable, but totally new, thinner but absolutely resistant. The Eka Tiny Flex’it collection presents both the gold washers with diamonds and the new pavé set round elements, which can be matched with matching necklaces, rings and earrings. Very indicative prices, given that they also depend on the amount of gold and diamonds used: a rose gold necklace with pavé diamonds costs about 2300 euros, a simple bracelet in white gold about 800 euros. Lavinia Andorno




Collana in oro rosa e diamanti Eka Tiny
Collana in oro rosa e diamanti Eka Tiny

Anello in oro e pavé di diamanti
Anello in oro e pavé di diamanti
Bracciali in oro e pavé di diamanti
Bracciali in oro e pavé di diamanti
Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny
Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny







Fope, Prima is good





The 2017 of Fope shines thanks to the success of Prima collection and sales in the US and Europe. New investments planned ♦ ︎
Prima is ok. In the sense of Prima collection by Fope. In fact, the Prima jewelery line, presented in 2017, had the merit of increasing the company’s revenues by 20%, without cannibalizing the other collections. The data was communicated to an audience of financial analysts in Milan, during the presentation of the economic results of the jewelry company for 2017. The success of the brand, and of the Prima line in particular, is due to two factors, those that characterize Fope : the style and technology used to make the jewelry. “Hidden in a bracelet Prima, for example, there are up to 150 micro springs, which give elasticity but also softness to the jewel: a system that boasts a worldwide patent”, explained the company’s managing director, Diego Nardin. That, in addition to the continuous renewal of the jewelry lines, has underlined the efforts of the company, listed a couple of years ago on the stock exchange in Milan, in playing on two factors: expansion of distribution and investments in technology.
Export and investments
The goal is achieved. And consolidates by Fope as the second Italian group in the sector, after Damiani, which however has a completely different story. The decision to list on the stock exchange was courageous and, in the panorama of small and medium-sized Italian companies, a rather unusual move. But far-sighted. In fact, the company used the new capital to expand its business. And investors understood this, given that the value of the stock has more than doubled in a year. “There is a significant increase in all the indicators and a strong financial solidity,” stressed Nardin. “The growth in sales has affected the main foreign markets on which we are focusing investments”. For this reason, for example, Fope Usa was set up, a subsidiary that has taken the place of the previous company in America. Abroad, on the other hand, Fope records 80% of revenues. And in 2017 those in the Americas (USA, Canada, Central America) have risen by 22%. But revenues are also going well in Europe (+ 24%): note that Fope Jewelery Limited, a company incorporated under British law, has just been set up. The corporate refocusing moves of the US and British subsidiaries are to be seen, perhaps, also in relation to two non-secondary aspects: the US-Europe tariff war and the Brexit: “We are prepared, in both cases we could use the two company with a simple redevelopment of the company name, “said the manager.
In any case, even Italy, all in all, does not disappoint (+ 9%). Among other things, Nardin pointed out, growth has not been curbed by a retouch of about 5% on part of the price list: that brand’s jewelry is not looking too much linked at price. Lastly, part of the result is also due to the success of the mono-brand boutique opened in Piazza San Marco, which is fully part of the company’s perimeter since last November.
The budget of 2017

Net sales for 2017 amounted to € 28.03 million, an increase of 21.4% compared to € 23.08 for the previous year. Margins also improved: Ebitda (gross result) was 3.9 million (+ 72%) compared to 2.26 in 2016. If you are a shareholder of Fope, you should also know that 600 thousand euros of the net result, increased to 2 , 33 million, will be distributed in the form of dividends, while the rest will remain in the company, because Fope does not stop there. Nardin cited a desire to increase the number of shop-in-shops (now 13) around the world, to open a single-brand store in London and an ambitious project to expand offices and the production site in Vicenza. Last but not least: forecasts for 2018 are positive. It should be another golden year.




Bracciali in oro rosa, bianco e giallo della collezione Prima
Bracciali in oro rosa, bianco e giallo della collezione Prima

Anello in oro e diamanti della collezione Prima
Anello in oro e diamanti della collezione Prima
Diego Nardin, amministratore delegato di Fope, alla presentazione dei dati di bilancio 2018
Diego Nardin, amministratore delegato di Fope, alla presentazione dei dati di bilancio 2018
Collane in oro e diamanti, Fope
Collane in oro e diamanti, Fope
Bracciali della collezione Prima
Bracciali della collezione Prima

Un anno del titolo Fope in Borsa
Un anno del titolo Fope in Borsa







Baselworld: win or flop?





Baselworld 2018, number of visitors unchanged. Here’s who is happy and who is puzzled among jewelers ♦ ︎
It depends. The final judgment on Baselworld 2018 can be summarized as follows: it depends. Because the Basel Watch and Jewelery Fair (22-26 March 2018) had two faces. One is the one summarized by two numbers: 1300 and 650. The first is the number of exhibitors, already declining, in 2017 (there were 1500 in 2016). The second is the number of exhibitors in 2018, less than half. A massacre. «A selection», he prefers to call it the managing director of Mch, the company that organizes Baselworld. But, in fact, it depends on the points of view. Faced with such a drastic reduction could have been much worse. The final balance of Baselworld 2018, in the words of the organizers is, if not exciting, at least sufficient. The number of visitors, for example, “has remained stable”. Since the fair lasted two days less, this is considered a success. At the moment we do not know the number of buyers present. 4,400 journalists came to Baselworld, 15% less from Europe, but 5% more from Asia. And if many big brands, such as Festina or Dior, this year have defected the Basel fair, Breitling, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Swatch, Chanel and Gucci have already announced that they will also be present next year, from 21 to 26 March 2019 .
And exhibitors? The opinions are different. Again, it depends. Among the opinions collected by gioiellis.com among jewelers, prevails a lack of enthusiasm for the new formula “concentrated”, which for some is “sad” when compared to the atmosphere that was breathed until a couple of years ago. But at the same time, many have confirmed that commercial activity has not been lacking and, therefore, the presence in Basel still has a reason for being. From the comments collected during the fair, we can summarize the mood:
We are equally satisfied: Fope, Pasquale Bruni, Nanis, Alessio Boschi, Tamara Comolli, Picchiotti, Messika, Mattioli, Rivière
Everything is OK, but some perplexities: Casato, Annamaria Cammilli, Leo Pizzo, Yoko London, Giovanni Ferraris, Djoula, Facet, Crivelli
No comment: Coronet, Sutra, Butani




Baselworld 2018
Baselworld 2018

Tra gli stand di Baselworld
Tra i booth di Baselworld
Visitatori a Baselworld
Visitatori a Baselworld
Ingresso alla messe
Ingresso alla messe

Modella di Jacob & co
Modella di Jacob & co







Baselworld 2018, selection and news





Baselworld 2018 starts with the selection. But news jewelry are not lacking ♦ ︎
“The world is changing fast. Faced with this challenge, there are only two alternatives: to grow larger or to concentrate. We have chosen to concentrate”. The words of Sylvie Ritter, managing director of Baselworld, have opened the new edition, the number 101, of the great fair dedicated to luxury watches and jewelery. Indeed, more and more luxury, because if Baselworld 2017 counted 135,000 total visitors, down from 145,000 in 2016, in November the Mch group, which organizes the fair, announced that it would have halved the list of exhibitors and reduced the duration of the event, two day less, in response to the difficult phase recorded by the Swiss watchmaking players (the export of Swiss watches, however, after two years of crisis started to rise again at + 12.6% in the first few months of 2018). Baselworld also reduced the rental fee for the stands by 10%.
The result is that in Basel there are about 700 exhibitors, almost halved compared to 1,300 in 2017, when they had already fallen by 200 compared to 2016, but still the past year attracted 106 thousand buyers and 4,400 journalists (including those of gioiellis.com). And yet, if there are no more brands like Movado or Eberhard in watchmaking, there are always leading names like Rolex, Patek Philippe, the Swatch group with its many brands, some of which, like Omega. There is also the Lvmh group with Maison like Bulgari and Tag Heuer. And there are many top brands of jewelry, from fashion like Swarovski, or haute joaillerie with Graff, de Grisogono or Harry Winston, up to small Maison but with great creativity like Alessio Boschi, and the classic brands of Italian jewelry, Nanis, Giovanni Ferraris , Annamaria Cammilli, Picchiotti, Fope, Leo Pizzo, Casato, just to name a few. In short, Baselworld has lost weight, but still retains a lot of charm: the 101 years brings them well. We will tell the news in the next few days.



Sylvie Ritter
Sylvie Ritter inaugura Baselworld 2018
Booth Swarovski
Booth Swarovski
Ingresso principale allo spazio espositivo di Baselworld
Ingresso principale allo spazio espositivo di Baselworld
Collana Swarovski
Collana Swarovski
Al lavoro nei booth
Al lavoro nei booth

Interno di Baselworld
Interno di Baselworld







(Italiano) Al via VicenzaOro January 2018

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VicenzaOro January ufficialmente aperta con uno sguardo al futuro ♦︎

Apertura con sguardo all’orizzonte per VicenzaOro January 2018. Come da programma, la grande fiera dedicata alla gioielleria ha debuttato con Visio.Next, evento a più voci sul futuro della filiera.

La rappresentanza istituzionale è stata affidata, come lo scorso anno, al sottosegretario allo Sviluppo Economico, Ivan Scalfarotto. «Uno dei meriti di questo governo è stato quello di prendere a cura il segmento del lusso. Questo perché siamo convinti e lo diciamo con forza che anche questa è la manifattura italiana», ha scandito il membro dell’esecutivo. «Siamo bravi a fare macchine, ma siamo i numeri uno anche nel creare gioielli e vestiti. I nostri prodotti di alta artigianalità Made in Italy sono molto apprezzati all’estero e compongono una fetta importante della voce dell’Export italiano. Per questo abbiamo moltiplicato gli investimenti e con il piano straordinario per il Made in Italy siamo stati capaci di dare una spinta importante alla produzione ma soprattutto alle esportazioni. Rimini e Vicenza, assieme ad Arezzo, nel comparto della gioielleria hanno ben capito che l’unione fa la forza e a loro deve andare il nostro plauso più convinto per quello che hanno saputo fare in questi anni».

I partecipanti a Visio.Next
I partecipanti a Visio.Next

Dopo l’introduzione del presidente di Italian Exhibition Group, società nata dall’integrazione tra Rimini Fiera e Fiera di Vicenza, Lorenzo Cagnoni, il direttore generale di Ieg, Corrado Facco, ha messo a fuoco il tema dell’evento: cogliere le novità della multicanalità distributiva, della valorizzazione dei brand, della tracciabilità e sostenibilità. Claudia D’Arpizio, partner di Bain&Company, responsabile per Moda Lusso, ha ricordato come il mercato sia molto ampio e in continua crescita, con diversi segmenti che toccano il mondo dell’intangibile e dell’esperienzialità. Moderati da Alan Friedmann, sono intervenuti Carlo Capasa, presidente della Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Matteo Marzotto, nella doppia veste di vice presidente Esecutivo Ieg e presidente di Dondup, Diego Nardin, ad di Fope, Licia Mattioli, ad di Mattioli e vice presidente per l’internazionalizzazione di Confindustria, Adi Al Fardan, fondatore di Adi Hasan Al Fardan Jewellery Trading, Andrea Panconesi, fondatore e presidente di LuisaViaRoma.

La parola è passata, quindi, al business, cuore della fiera che ospita oltre 1500 brand. Sarà tra i booth di VicenzaOro che la ripresa del settore sarà sottoposta alla prova sul campo.





VicenzaOro January
VicenzaOro January

Le aree di VicenzaOro
Le aree di VicenzaOro

VicenzaOro January 2017
VicenzaOro January 2017







VicenzaOro is came back




VicenzaOro starts, between luxury and technology (with a bit of worldliness) ♦ ︎
VicenzaOro (19-24 January) is came back.Ieg group, that organizes the fair, defines it as “the biggest European show dedicated to jewelery and jewelery”. And, in fact, if we also consider the concomitant TGold, the numbers are there. More than a fair, in fact, word now that tastes a bit ‘old, VicenzaOro prefers to label itself as a business hub, a platform for jewelry deals, at the service of the 4500 companies involved, of which 35% foreign, with 96 thousand visitors expected from over 130 countries and 3800 top buyers hosted thanks to the help of the government, ie with the decisive contribution of the Ministry of Economic Development and ICE.
And the proof that VicenzaOro has been transformed into a format is its replication in other markets, such as Dubai. In fact, today the fair born in Vicenza organizes five salons in the world and is present at ten international events. In 2018, for example, beyond Vicenza will be in Hong Kong, Arezzo, Las Vegas, Dubai, Mumbai.
But VicenzaOro is also jewelry of all kinds, high, medium, low, for fashion, or components. And T.Gold is a salon dedicated to tools for jewelry production sector, in which Italy excels. In fact, T.Gold enjoys excellent health: this year the number of exhibitors has increased by more than 20% thanks to the entry of important names in the sector such as the British Durston and the German Hemerle + Meule. In total there are over 160 exhibiting companies, from 16 countries in the world, in particular from Italy, Germany, United States. Among the reasons of interest is the growth of the 3D printing segment and its solutions.
The prizes at the jewel
With the opening of VicenzaOro the Andrea Palladio International Jewelery Awards are back for the fifth edition, with the awarding of prizes to the excellence of luxury and top players of world jewelry that have stood out for their creativity, design, production, distribution , retail, communication, new media, career award and Corporate Social Responsibility. The latter fits into the strand of sustainable jewelery, to which VicenzaOro has also decided to dedicate an appointment with Cibjo, the world jewelery confederation.
To decree the winners, in the presence of the president of IEG, Lorenzo Cagnoni, the vice president, Matteo Marzotto, and the general manager, Corrado Facco, will be a jury composed by Franco Cologni, president of the Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte Foundation, Clare Phillips , curator of the Department of Sculpture, Handicraft of iron, glass and ceramics of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Alba Cappellieri, Professor of Jewelery Design at the Polytechnic of Milan, Silvana Annichiarico, Director of the Triennale Design Museum.




VicenzaOro 2017
VicenzaOro 2017

indossato pasquale bruni 1
Modella nel booth di Pasquale Bruni
Orecchini e collana di Stefan Hafner
Orecchini e collana di Stefan Hafner
Orecchini di Nikos Koulis
Orecchini di Nikos Koulis

Corrado Facco e Matteo Marzotto
Corrado Facco e Matteo Marzotto







Chains on exhibition




In Vicenza 80 jewels that have the chain’s protagonist ♦︎
There are chains that bind and there are chains that release. There are also chains that like. Those that are used in jewelery, for example, are the desired chains, especially if bracelets or necklaces become original, precious objects with a precise identity. Alba Cappellieri started from this consideration, perhaps, in treating the exhibition Intrecci Preziosi. The chain between function and decoration at the Jewel of Vicenza Museum (October 27, 2017-25 March 2018). Below the glass windows of the first permanent jewelery museum there are 80 chains that from the end of the eighteenth century have marked stages in the goldsmith’s manufacture.
“The chain, binds, supports, decorates, encapsulates universal symbols, alludes to the fascinating idea of ​​circularity, a borderless or chronological or geographical ornament that crosses the history of costume as art, ornaments and of fashion, “comments Cappellieri, who is also a professor of Jewel Design at the Politecnico di Milano. “The chains traditionally have a dual interpretation: in the negative sense they are signs of human slavery, while in positively they represent the beauty and social prestige and as such have been represented by the greatest painters of art history to symbolize universal values ​​such as honor, fidelity, love. ”
In the exhibition there is a selection of chains made in Veneto since the Renaissance, and pieces made both craftsmanly and industrially by important Italian goldsmiths such as Fope, Franco Pianegonda, Marco Bicego, Mattioli, Nanis, Pasquale Bruni, Pesavento, Pomellato, Roberto Coin, Unoaerre, Vendorafa Lombarda, Vhernier. And next to the Maison’s signature, there are the works of designers like Giampaolo Babetto, Francesca Braga Rosa, Emma Francesconi, Stefania Marchetti, Carla Riccoboni, Barbara Uderzo, Daniela Vettori, Alberta Vita.
The Jewelery Museum, the first in Italy and one of the few in the world exclusively dedicated to jewelery, is the result of Ieg’s commitment in partnership with the City of Vicenza in promoting the cultural universe of Italian jewelry and jewelry, which the Italian Exhibition Group is recognized as a world-class player thanks to the VicenzaOro International Event. Federico Graglia



Emma Francesconi,, Trifora, collana in titanio
Emma Francesconi,, Trifora, collana in titanio
Alberta Vita, collana Quadrati in argento
Alberta Vita, collana Quadrati in argento
Vhernier, Doppio Senso, catena in oro bianco e diamanti, jet
Vhernier, Doppio Senso, catena in oro bianco e diamanti, jet
Daniela Vettori, Legami Preziosi, collier in oro, fatto a mano
Daniela Vettori, Legami Preziosi, collier in oro, fatto a mano
Unoaerre, bracciale in oro giallo
Unoaerre, bracciale in oro giallo
Stefano Marchetti, collana in argento
Stefano Marchetti, collana in argento
Roberto Coin, Retri collection, bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Roberto Coin, Retri collection, bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Pomellato, collana Victoria in oro rosa
Pomellato, collana Victoria in oro rosa
Pianegonda, Liquid Emotion, collana in argento
Pianegonda, Liquid Emotion, collana in argento
Pesavento, Plvere di sogni, collana in argento, lucidato bronzo rosa
Pesavento, Plvere di sogni, collana in argento, lucidato bronzo rosa
Pasquale Bruni, collana Make Love in oro bianco e diamanti
Pasquale Bruni, collana Make Love in oro bianco e diamanti
Nanis, bracciale in oro e diamanti
Nanis, bracciale in oro e diamanti

Mattioli, collezione Puzzle, modello Bikini in oro rosa e madreperle fuxia
Mattioli, collezione Puzzle, modello Bikini in oro rosa e madreperle fuxia





Marco Bicego, collana
Marco Bicego, collana

Stefania Lucchetta, Aspera 50 in bronzo placcato oro
Stefania Lucchetta, Aspera 50 in bronzo placcato oro
Francesca Braga Rosa e Ludovico Vianello, Our of office, collana con graffette in ottone
Francesca Braga Rosa e Ludovico Vianello, Our of office, collana con graffette in ottone
Giampaolo Babetto, Collana in oro giallo
Giampaolo Babetto, Collana in oro giallo

Vendorafa, collana Lace, in oro, ametista, peridoto, rodolite, topazio rosa, diamanti
Vendorafa, collana Lace, in oro, ametista, peridoto, rodolite, topazio rosa, diamanti







Fope wins in London




Award in London as Best Fine Jewelery Maison for Fope ♦ ︎
Fope wins the Fine Brand of the Year prize of the UK’s Professional Jeweller magazine. The Venetian House convinced the jury: “When it comes to fine jewellery brands, retailers across the UK have been singing the brand’s praises, as consumers have been investing in Fope and adding new designs to existing pieces”. In particular, the British appreciate the patented Flex-it system, which allows for lightness and flexibility even for jewelery with the largest volumes. Professional Jeweller underlines the success of the newer, lighter and lighter models launched at Basel: “The Flex-it ranges in particular continue to soar for Fope, with the new thinner and lighter designs launched at Basel receiving a particularly positive response from retailers”. The company, recently also listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, is preparing to present more news to VicenzaOro. Alessia Mongrando
Read also: Fope, Good First 




Fope, anello in oro bianco della collezione Prima
Fope, anello in oro bianco della collezione Prima

Fope, MiaLuce, bracciale in oro rosa con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, bracciale in oro rosa con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, bracciale in oro bianco con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, bracciale in oro bianco con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, collana in oro rosa con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, collana in oro rosa con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, anello in oro con diamanti
Fope, MiaLuce, anello in oro con diamanti
Fope, collezione Prima, oro bianco e pavé di diamanti
Fope, collezione Prima, oro bianco e pavé di diamanti
Bracciali di Fope a Baselworld
Bracciali di Fope a Baselworld








In Venice with Fope

Fope celebrates Laguna with the collection Solo Venezia. Pictures and prices of jewelry.
After reaching the listing (at the Milan stockexchange) and after the opening a store in the prestigious location of Piazza San Marco, Fope in VicenzaOro chose to show the first news of the year. One of these is a collection that confirms the roots of the company, one of the most well-known and well-established on the jewelry market. The collection is called Solo Venezia and uses the technique in which Fope is justly famous, the jersey in gold that makes it flexible bracelets (is a patented system). In this case worked with a pattern in gold and diamonds. And Venice? Simply said: the design is inspired by the lace of the island of Burano of the Lagoon. As with other collections of Fope, this is entirely made in Italy, made in the laboratories of the nearby Vicenza, where the company was founded in 1929 and where it continues to operate with a mix of traditional craftsmanship and high technology. Prices: For a ring is the range is between 2700 and 4000 euro model with whites and blacks diamonds.

Bracciale elasticizzato in oro giallo, oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale a due fili elasticizzato in oro giallo, oro bianco e diamanti
Sautoir in oro con fermaglio di diamanti bianchi
Sautoir in oro con fermaglio di diamanti bianchi
Collezione Solo Venezia, bracciale
Collezione Solo Venezia, bracciale
Anello in oro rosa e diamanti bianchi
Anello in oro rosa e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti bianchi
Collezione Solo Venezia. Anello in oro bianco e diamanti
Collezione Solo Venezia. Anello in oro bianco e diamanti
Collezione Solo Venezia. collier in oro bianco e diamanti
Collezione Solo Venezia. Collier in oro bianco e diamanti
Collezione Solo Venezia. bracciale
Collezione Solo Venezia. bracciale