Vicenzaoro January – The Jewellery Boutique Show (VOJ) confirms its role as the perfect forum to discuss the great themes of the industry and it will bring the most authoritative voices in the gold and jewellery sector from 20th to 24th January 2023. Italian Exhibition Group’s trade show, along with T.Gold and VO VINTAGE, will open the sector’s world calendar of appointments.
VOJ, long-time synonim of innovation, focuses on training for new generations in order to attract young people to a career in the gold and jewellery field. Talents and young designers will be the main feature of the HRD Design Awards event, the international Jewellery Design competition promoted by HRD Antwerp with the high patronage of CIBJO and in partnership with Vicenzaoro.
The eye of Vicenzaoro looks to the future of young people, opening its doors to local middle and high schools for a special Open Day organised by Confindustria Federorafi in collaboration with the Province of Vicenza. Last but not least, space will be given to the creativity of the new generation with the presentation of the jewelry design competition organised by LabiGem – Italian Gemmology Laboratory, focused on the reinterpretation of the jewels of Tutankhamen.
“Il gioiello del Faraone” will be launched on Monday, Jan. 23, at Vicenzaoro’s Tiziano B Room, from 3 to 4 p.m. Speaking at the event, moderated by Pia Antignani, Labigem Laboratory Analyst: Giulio Chiodi, Labigem Director; Martina Terzoli, Egyptologist at the Egyptian Museum of Turin; Paola De Luca, Founder and Creative Director of Trendvision Jewellery + Forecasting. IGR Rivista Italiana di Gemmologia and Alkimiya Magazine are among the competition’s Media Partners.
VOJ it’s also the perfect occasion to analyse production and market data. A market that, up until now, has confirmed the growing export trend compared to 2020 and 2019. Club degli Orafi and Intesa San Paolo’s Studies and Research Department will be presenting an economic analysis of the performance of national gold and jewellery supply chains, international demand for precious metals, the effects of the complex international scenario on the sector and the cost of raw materials.
Organised by Trendvision Jewellery + Forecasting, the “Dreamscape” meeting directed by Paola De Luca will explore consumer evolution in the luxury world. A panel of international guests from the world of design, art and jewellery culture will investigate the widespread desire to escape from reality, enter virtual atmospheres and travel into the dream that crosses society and is transmitted to consumer choices.
An exceptional event, in collaboration with Assogemme, will be the encounter with Dominique Dufermont, responsable service pierres Dior Joaillerie, who will explore the points of contact and the increasingly blurred boundaries between haute couture and jewellery.
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, confirms its presence at Vicenzaoro with two days of seminars traditionally dedicated to the themes of sustainability and corporate social responsibility according to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The focus is going to be the contribution of women to the industry with the presence of Ivana Ciabatti, CEO and President of Italpreziosi, one of the world’s 100 women in the mining sector awarded for their sustainable impact in the Women in Mining UK (WIM UK) special classification, “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining”.
Jewellery Technology Forum (JTF), the international conference organised by IEG in collaboration with Legor Group, is the must-have appointment planned for Sunday 22nd January. This unique training opportunity will focus on processing and technological applications, research and development on alloys and new materials, phygital jewellery and the digital transformation of certifications, as well as economic-financial trends and sustainability in jewellery with the participation of researchers and experts from Europe and overseas.
