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The challenge of Roma Jewelry Week

Published on September 20, 2022

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Rome against Milan? Is it a contrast between the two Italian cities, or just a coincidence? Jewelry Week is back in Milan (20-23 October). And a week before the second edition of the Rome Jewelry Week (7 to 16 October) is staged. Like last year, the event is promoted by the Incinque Open Art Monti association, which involved over 150 international designers. The idea of replicating the week dedicated to jewelry, which has become a tradition in Milan (apart from the pause due to the pandemic) is by the architect Monica Cecchini, curator and director of the project, with the advice of Barbara Brocchi, creative manager, illustrator, writer, designer and coordinator of the jewelry design department Ied-Rome, of Bianca Cappello, teacher, historian and critic of the jewel.

The event will start on Thursday 22 September with the preview of the second edition of RJW: Natura Inversa, Myriam Bottazzi’s solo show in the Incinque Open Art Monti Gallery. There will be jewelry designers, Roman goldsmiths, jewelry ateliers, galleries, academies, schools and associations.

Esposizione all'Auditorium Mecenate 2021 — Esposizione all’Auditorium Mecenate 2021

The 2022 theme is Grand Tour – The colors of travel, a tribute to the eighteenth-century Grand Tour era. A new concept of Grand Tour also aimed at recovering cultural exchanges and professional and interpersonal relationships. On Friday 7 October the inauguration at the Incinque Open Art Monti Gallery of the Innovare conservando exhibition of the Neo Roman School of Contemporary Jewelery, which uses the concept of innovation as an experiment in research of original informal aesthetic languages, while preserving the traditions of belonging linked to the exaltation of manual techniques, with the curatorship of Claudio Franchi.

A performance is scheduled for Saturday 8 October at the Maam, Metropoliz’s Museum of the Other and Elsewhere. with an exhibition in which dance and jewelry will dialogue with visitors. On 9 October, a study day dedicated to jewelery design will be held at the Central Institute for Intangible Heritage (ICPI), curated by Lucia Ajello. Also this year, the Rome Jewelry Week will have the Incinque Jewels Award as its flagship event, a contest now in its third edition that promotes the culture of Contemporary Jewelery. The exhibition is organized in the archaeological site Auditorium di Mecenate, from 30 BC. The Auditorium will host an exhibition dedicated to the Roman yarn micromosaic: the works of the artists who revive the ancient technique that spread in Rome during the Grand Tour will be unveiled. , as a travel souvenir. Among the novelties there is the Jewelery Hall exhibition, an exhibition of contemporary jewelery works in the hall of the Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo, and the Capsule Grand Tour, in the rooms of the noble floor of Palazzo Ferrajoli. The historic residence, in Piazza Colonna, will also host the exhibition dedicated to the drawings of one of the first Bulgari designers: Giovanni Valli.

There are also tours with guided visits led by qualified guides. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Homi Fashion & Jewels will also be present in Rome, an event organized by Fieramilano.

Milano Jewelry Week is back, with 750 exhibitors and 150 events

Published on September 14, 2022

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Orecchino indossato di Ying Chen Chen, uno dei designer presenti alla MIlano Jewelry Week

A new event dedicated to jewelery warms up the engines. After the mandatory break caused by the pandemic, the Milano Jewelry Week is back, with the viaticum of the Municipality of Milan, Club degli Orafi and Cna Federmoda. As already mentioned, the event is scheduled from 20 to 23 October. The idea, as in previous years, is that of an event spread in different places and with different targets of interest. Born a few years ago as a competition between avant-garde designers (the Artistar Jewels contest has remained), over the years the event has expanded, also thanks to the identification of the event with the Italian capital city of design. Prodes, the company that organizes Milan Jewelry Week, must be acknowledged for having hit the target.

Just take a look at the numbers to understand how the four days dedicated to jewelery have become popular: the organizers indicate 750 exhibitors, over one hundred locations and more than 150 scheduled events, including thematic itineraries and exhibitions, with the involvement of historic buildings and high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith schools and workshops, fashion boutiques and design showrooms.

I am very happy to see how the commitment we have lavished during particularly difficult years has led us to the creation of an event dedicated to jewelry of such a high level, capable of bringing people from all over the world to Milan and offering the city an opportunity. of visibility of which we are very proud.
Enzo Carbone, founder of Prodes Italia

The program includes five group exhibitions hosted in four locations. The eighth edition of Artistar Jewels is scheduled in the historic Palazzo Bovara, with the creations of 230 international artists and designers. In the Brera district, in the space where Basque pelota was once played, The Jewelry Hub will host 115 jewelry brands, an event dedicated to both B2B and B2C trade, with creations by companies from around 30 different countries, from New Zealand to Mexico , from the Middle East to the USA via Northern Europe.
It should be noted that the participation of high jewelery names, such as Leo Pizzo, Alessio Boschi and Leonori, Armiss and Kaltham’s Pavilion Jewelery in the Fine, Rheinfrank-Antique Jewelery Berlin, Gold and Gift and the Santi Medici for the Vintage section, is also expected. Fashion will include Tektaak Jewelery and Il Gioiello del Tombolo.

Babs Art Gallery Milano, Jewelry Week 2019

The ancient Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, a stone’s throw from Piazza Duomo, will host two group exhibitions: The FaB and Jewelry Drops. The first includes 150 international artists and designers, with projects that have as their leitmotif the theme of water, earth, fire and air. Jewelry Drops, on the other hand, will present about 500 jewels, mainly unique pieces or limited series, made of unusual materials and, in some cases, recycled, with videos that will illustrate the stories of the protagonists.

The Galdus school will host conferences and a Talent show that will feature the works of the most promising students selected by the goldsmith schools participating in the Week. In addition, brands such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Ippolita, Sicis Jewels, Gioielleria Pederzani, Veronesi Gioielli d’Epoca and Cielo 1914 are involved in varying degrees between installations, seminars and meetings.

L'edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara — L’edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara

Meetings
The Milanese days dedicated to jewelery include conferences and the MJW Awards, which will be given on the occasion of an evening event. Assogemme is planning a talk with Bruto Pomodoro, artist and curator of the Gio’ Pomodoro collection, and Raffaele Ciardulli, coach, trainer & luxury consultant. Assocoral, Antico (National Association for the Protection of the Gold Sector), Italian Gemological Institute, designers such as Alessio Boschi and the lawyers Leonardo Seri, Counsel of BMLex, Andrea Conso and Antonio di Giorgio, partners of Annunziata & Conso who will talk about the copyright of jewelry in the Nft. The conferences will be hosted in the spaces of La Pelota and within the Galdus school. Prior accreditation is required and can be obtained on the official website of the Milan Jewelry Week.

Alessio Boschi. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The exhibitors present at the Milano Jewelry Week will participate in the Best in awards and the Valdo award, offered by the wine sponsor of the event, Valdo Spumanti.

Best in Diamond, judge Alberto Casbelli – Secretary of the Italian Diamond Exchange.
Best in Gemstone, judge Paolo Cesari – President of Assogemme.
Best in Innovation, judge Donatella Zappieri – Jewelry Business Consultant.
Best in Technique, judge Guido Solari – Director of the Ambrosian Goldsmith School and of the SOA Lab & Factory.
Best in Creativity & Design, judge Azzurra Cesari – Project Manager & Product Development of Cesari & Rinaldi.
Best in Contemporary, judge Lucia Massei – Creative Director of Alchimia Contemporary Jewelery School in Florence.
Best in Future Jewelry Design, Formlessness judge.

Des prix spéciaux seront réservés aux participants de The FaB et Artistar Jewels. Pour The FaB, Alessio Boschi récompensera les projets qui auront le mieux su interpréter leur thème de référence, tandis que trois autres prix auxquels les exposants d’Artistar Jewels pourront prétendre seront décernés. Dans ce cas, le jury est composé de Donatella Zappieri, Guido Solari, Lucia Massei et l’historienne du bijou Vanessa Cron. Le prix Assamblage garantira la participation à la Semaine roumaine de la joaillerie, tandis que les galeries internationales partenaires de l’événement sélectionneront les projets à inclure dans leurs expositions.
Deux prix en espèces offerts par Gianni De Benedittis, fondateur et directeur créatif de la marque futureRemoto : le Calibre d’Oro auquel tous les participants à la deuxième édition de la Milano Jewelry Week auront accès et le Meilleur Talent réservé à l’un des étudiants de le spectacle des talents.

Milano Jewelry Week is back

Published on July 8, 2022

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Long live the end (hopefully) of the pandemic. Events are back, including those dedicated to jewelry. And in the Italian capital of design the Milano Jewelry Week is back (20-23 October). It is the second edition after that of 2019 and aims to overcome the debut. The week dedicated to jewelry includes a set of connected events and, alongside exhibitions and performances, also a share of business, both reserved for the public and operators.

Milano Jewelry Week, promoted by Prodes, a company that organizes events, has scheduled about 200 events including high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith art workshops, academies, schools, art galleries, fashion boutiques and design showrooms, located in different areas of the city. Among the places where the appointments on the agenda will take place there are, for example, Palazzo Bovara, Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, La Pelota, and goldsmith schools. But, above all, more than 500 exhibitors from 40 countries are expected, with foreign countries representing about 70% of the total, with an estimate of over 8,000 jewels on display.

Giorgia Ionita, Artistar Jewels 2019, Palazzo Bovara

In reality, for Prodes Italia, the stop of activities due to the pandemic was only physical, certainly not planning. These long months have in fact allowed us to study and work on new formats and develop new relationships. We are therefore excited to see how the event, in recent years, has matured and grown and, above all, we are happy to expect a very strong presence of visitors from abroad, who will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a four-day event dedicated to jewelery at 360. °, made up of workshops, exhibitions, live performances and much more.
Enzo Carbone, founder of Prodes Italia

The partners
Ied, European Institute of Design (Milan), Scuola Orafa Ambrosiana (Milan), Alchimia Contemporary Jewelery School (Florence), FOR.AL (Valenza), Assamblage Jewelry School (Romania), Escola Brasileira de Joalheria (Brazil), Fit NYC Fashion Institute of Technology (USA), Hard To Find (Mexico), Raffles College Of Higher Education (Singapore), Lagos Jewelry School (Nigeria) and Casa Jewelry Workshop (Mexico), Galdus (Milan) which will host workshops and lectures dedicated to the world of jewelery with the aim of bringing even non-experts to this complex yet fascinating universe. Galdus will also be the venue for the Talent show which will feature a selection of the most promising students from the various partner schools.

Exhibitions & Events
Artistar Jewels. International reference event dedicated to body ornaments now in its eighth edition at Palazzo Bovara: jewels by over 200 international artists and designers. A jury of experts will award the most interesting projects.
FaB by Artistar Jewels. Contest aimed at independent brands and designers whose creations will be exhibited inside Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, in an exhibition that will offer four different scenarios related to water, earth, fire and air. The jewels will be evaluated by the Brand Ambassador Alessio Boschi. The designer will reward those who have been able to interpret their reference theme in a more original way.
The Jewelry Hub. Within the former Pelota, the event with both B2B and B2C cuts, with dedicated exhibition sessions and talks and which will see about 100 Italian and international brands as exhibitors. Companies belonging to these categories will exhibit to unveil their latest collections. Antonini Milano, Brian & Barry Building, Scavia and John Moore are confirmed, the latter with a solo exhibition of contemporary jewelery.
Jewelry Drops. Exhibition whose protagonists will be around 500 jewels, mainly one-offs or limited series, made of unusual materials and, in some cases, recycled. All in a multimedia exhibition with videos that will illustrate the stories of the international protagonists and their workings.
Among the confirmed partners Assogemme, the Italian Diamond Exchange, the Italian Gemological Institute, the Lombard Goldsmith Association, Antico (National Association for the Protection of the Gold Sector) and The Brain & Barry Building. Partner galleries: Floriano Gallery (Brazil), Babs ARt Gallery (Milan), Esh Gallery (Milan), Eleni Marneri Galerie (Greece), Ezustlaz Gallery (Hungary), Sculpture to wear Gallery (USA, New York).

Milano Jewelry Week returns in June

Published on February 4, 2021

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Edizione di primavera di Artistar Jewels 2019

Technical restart tests: vaccines and the effectiveness of health measures offer Prodes, the organizer of the Milan Jewelry Week, the certainty of fixing the second edition from 3 to 6 June. To remain in the field of jewelry, Vicenzaoro, which however is a completely different type of fair, has instead already established the return of the full-blown event from 10 to 14 September, while Oroarezzo is scheduled for 12 to 15 June. Naturally in the belief that we are slowly but surely emerging from the pandemic tunnel.

The second Milan Jewelry Week, in any case, includes exhibitions, vernissages, exhibitions of international galleries and schools, award evenings, workshops, cocktail parties and performances. Objective: to tell the jewel in all its forms from multiple points of view, from history to technique, passing through the contamination with art and fashion. Among the appointments there are Artistar Jewels (a competition), The Jewelry Hub, Jewelry Drops and Talent Show, as well as didactic-training moments by teachers and experts in the sector who will hold conferences and workshops to which it will be possible to access upon registration. Among these John Moore, one of the most authoritative and well-known names in contemporary jewelry who, in addition to giving a lecture, will unveil pieces created specifically for Milano Jewelry Week.

Artistar Jewels, now in its eighth edition, will be organized again at Palazzo Bovara (Corso Venezia 51) and will collect the jewels of 200 artists and designers from 40 different countries. The Jewelry Hub will showcase the latest news from 40 brands “selected according to very stringent criteria” in a setting with a strong visual impact set up in a building full of history in the center of Milan. It is the most business area, with the possibility of buying the pieces on display. Jewelry Drops, on the other hand, is a phyigital collective in which international artists and designers will take part, both in presence and remotely, with the result of giving life to a dynamic and original exhibition space that will offer an overview of the jewel.

Milan Jewelry Week has also been postponed

Published on May 22, 2020

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Milan Jewelry Week, the Milanese week dedicated to the world of jewelry, will take place from 3 to 6 June 2021 and no longer, as it was scheduled, from 22 to 25 October 2020. Prodes, a company that organizes different types of events, founded by Enzo Carbone , found too much uncertainty related to the health situation for the covid-19 epidemic. Will the emergency end in autumn? Who knows. If in doubt, the postponement was decided.

Milan Jewelry Week 2021 will involve high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith workshops, academies, art galleries, fashion boutiques and design showrooms, with the aim of increasing the number of events by 70% compared to the 2019 edition . The event also intends to further strengthen its link with the city, Milan, through the involvement of various commercial activities located in the area that will exhibit the creations of artists and galleries from all over the world within different thematic itineraries: contemporary jewelery, author, artist, precious and bijou. Therefore, the Milan Jewelry Week Artistar Jewels schedule has also been postponed and, with the participation of over 150 international artists, in 2021 will see its eighth edition.

In October the second edition of Milano Jewelry Week

Published on February 26, 2020

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The first edition of Milano Jewelry Week was a great success. And here the organizing company, Prodes, is preparing to launch the second edition, which will be held from 22 to 25 October. In view of the appointment, the company said, the selections have been opened for those who want to participate in the event.

Milan Jewelry Week 2020 will involve high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith workshops, academies, art galleries, contemporary jewelery artists, fashion boutiques and design showrooms, with a more than ambitious goal: to increase the number of events by 70% compared to the 2019 edition. The idea is to further strengthen the link with the city of Milan through the involvement of various commercial activities located in the area that will exhibit the creations of artists and galleries from all over the world within different paths themes such as contemporary jewelery, author’s, artist’s, precious and bijou. The event also returns for the eighth edition of the Jewelry Week Artistar Jewels, an exhibition-contest that involves the participation of over 150 international artists.

Prodes Italia has also promoted Milano Jewelry Pearls, educational and cultural events that, during the year, will mark the step of the path towards the event with workshops, lectures and jewelery-themed exhibitions that will see protagonists such as academies and jewel galleries, concept stores, sector institutions as well as artists and designers from all over the world, with the aim of maintaining high attention and interest in jewelery during the course of the year.

In October, the first Milano Jewelry Week

Published on July 16, 2019

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In Milan, in October, the first Jewelry Week with exhibitions, awards, designers ♦ ︎

Milan is the italian capital of business and, therefore, one should not be surprised if someone can create something new. As in the jewelry industry. Prodes Italia, for example, is a company that organizes and promotes events founded by Enzo Carbone a decade ago and that, in 2012, launched Artistar. The exhibition, initially conceived as a competition for avant-garde designers, so not for jewelery companies, has evolved over time. Artistar has managed to involve not only a patrol of more or less extravagant jewelry makers, but also designers of greater depth.

And now the competition has turned into a event with a demanding name: Milan Jewelry Week, scheduled from 24 to 27 October. It is the first edition and includes about 50 events in high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith workshops, academies, schools, art galleries, fashion boutiques and design showrooms in the city center. We must not misunderstand: this is not a replica of VicenzaOro in Milanese format, even though, perhaps, Prodes Italia would not mind expanding the horizon also to the jewelery industry.

Orecchini di Bianca d'Aniello — Orecchini di Bianca d’Aniello

The Milan Jewelry Week provides, instead, collective and personal exhibitions, exhibitions of galleries and international schools, workshops, performances, temporary shops and “prize-giving evenings will give multi-faceted interpretations of the history and technique of the goldsmith’s art, demonstrating its timelessness and, therefore, contemporaneity ”. The idea is that of a bridge between the world of fashion, of which Milan is the Italian capital, and that of jewelery and art design.

I am really proud to see such an ambitious project materialize, which we have been planning to realize for many years and that finally, in 2019, will see its first edition. My main objective has always been to create a happening for all the experts in the sector, which at the same time made this fascinating world discover even to a wider audience. The success gained over the years by Artistar Jewels has given us the opportunity to intercept the need to give the right emphasis to the world of contemporary jewelery, in strong expansion in recent years, seeing in Milan the perfect city to welcome avant-garde and new trends while continuing to enhance the tradition.
Enzo Carbone

Among the group exhibitions, an important role will be played by Artistar Jewels 2019 Fall Edition, an international reference event dedicated to body ornaments now in its seventh edition. The event, which in its past editions, has hosted important creatives, including: Giancarlo Montebello, Philip Sajet, Yoko Ono, Pol Bury, Faust Cardinals and Gillo Dorfles will feature the creations of over 160 international artists and designers at Palazzo Bovara in Corso Venezia 51.

Two other events will also be held at Palazzo Bovara: Schmuckgalerie Silbermann, which will bring a spin-off of InFlux, an exhibition that started at the Munich Jewelery Week 2019, in which 12 pieces by Edwin Charmain, Katharina Kraus, Elisavet Messi and Lingjun Sun “will encourage a conversation about the evolution of goldsmith craftsmanship and investigate current opportunities” and Assamblage-National Contemporary Jewelry Association (Romania) which will present Belonging / S, a special interactive jewelry and photography project.

A most recognized jewelery company will instead be represented by the brand FuturoRemoto, with the founder Gianni De Benedittis who will present Carnivorous, the new Spring Summer 2020 collection.