Rimini

Bee Bright’s industrious bijoux




Bees, in Rimini, produce bijoux. In the city that is the Italian Miami, in 2015 Bee Light was born, a small company that produces bijoux and which has linked its name to that of the industrious honey-producing insects. Hard work that is also reflected in the history of the brand, born on the initiative of Antonella Toni and developed by her son, Riccardo Zaghini. As a visual merchandiser, the founder began by chance to take an interest in the world of handcrafted jewelery. After the first steps, the contribution of Riccardo was added, who put aside his degree in architecture to devote himself to the development of Bee Light, with a laboratory set up in-house and become creative director.

Orecchini con perle e argento bagnato in oro
Orecchini con perle e argento bagnato in oro

The brand’s formula, which provides bijoux at a very low price, with stones and silver dipped in gold, has been successful, also thanks to the introduction of Bee Bright, a technique based on micro glitter that, liquid cutlery, wraps stones and pearls giving a better brightness. Bracelets, earrings and necklaces are at the heart of Bee Bright’s production.
Bracciale in argento bagnato in oro e malachite
Bracciale in argento bagnato in oro e malachite

Bracciale con lava colorata
Bracciale con lava colorata
Collana con catena bagnata oro rosa e acquamarina
Collana con catena bagnata oro rosa e acquamarina
Orecchini con oro rosa e agata rossa
Orecchini con oro rosa e agata rossa
Anello regolabile con acquamarina e micro glitter
Anello regolabile con acquamarina e micro glitter

Orecchini con ametista
Orecchini con ametista







The plans of Ieg, the mother of Vicenzaoro




The future of Vicenzaoro & C. in the plans of Ieg, the company that organizes the main event related to jewelry, but also Oroarezzo, T / Gold and many other fairs in Italy and abroad. Italian Exhibition Group has developed the strategic plan called Community Catalyst. Objective: to reach 267.2 million euros in turnover in five years and with an adjusted Ebitda (gross margin) that rises from the 13 million euros forecast for 2022 to 69 million in 2027.

Vicenzaoro September. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vicenzaoro September. Copyright: gioiellis.com

After the lean years for the entire exhibition sector, in Italy and in the world, caused by the pandemic, now the sector can look to the future with greater confidence. Visitors may be wearing masks, but travel has resumed, even though Ukraine and Russia are out-of-the-way markets. And partly, due to the intermittent blockades, China too. In any case, IEG sees pink already for 2023-2024 with a growth of 49.2% on 2019, i.e. in the pre-covid era. To be precise, it should be added that the expected consolidated turnover also includes the revenues of 50% of the activities in the USA and Mexico just acquired by Deutsche Messe.
Vicenzaoro marzo 2022. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Vicenzaoro marzo 2022. Copyright: gioiellis.com

In any case, progress is significant, considering that in 2021, even with the pandemic limitations, the turnover had risen to 103 million in revenues, also thanks to the contributions made by the government. The strategic plan just approved by the board turns the page and foresees global growth. From 2024 the distribution of dividends to shareholders is scheduled again. The idea is that the trade fairs are a sort of community catalyst of the industries represented through the integrated use of regional and international events that complement the main event held in Italy. This is a bit like what is already happening for Vicenzaoro, which crossed the Red Sea to land in Dubai.
Lorenzo Cagnoni, presidente di Ieg
Lorenzo Cagnoni, presidente di Ieg

Furthermore, Ieg has as its objective agreements and alliances with other operators and trade associations to increase the visitor base of leading trade fairs. There is no lack of emphasis on communication strategies. But, above all, the company hints at “new exhibition clusters”, which integrate segments and product categories in the main events. It is not clear, however, what this means in practice.
Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg
Corrado Peraboni, Ceo di Ieg

Abroad, after landing in the Emirates and the acquisition of overseas, Ieg aims to duplicate and create spin-offs of its most relevant events in the areas most interesting for the various products. In Brazil, for example, he set up a new company with the aim of organizing at least five new events. The Plan also mentions the loyalty of the customer portfolio, the efficiency, optimization and monitoring of M&A opportunities for related services and even new magazines linked to the main exhibitions, a further showcase for the Group’s customers.
La Fiera di Rimini
La Fiera di Rimini

All with investments in five years of 134.9 million euros divided between maintenance, expansion and acquisitions, the latter concerning Italy, Asia, North America and South America, the construction of the Vicenza pavilion and the expansion of the Rimini district. To guarantee space for the growing events, from 2025 to 2027 IEG will rely on temporary structures.

Business al Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai
Business al Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai







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