Vicenzaoro September – The Jewellery Boutique Show, scheduled from September 8 to 12, 2023 at Vicenza, Italy, will shine the spotlight on the latest design trends as well as exciting new collections from international jewellers.

VO'Clock Privé, a contemporary watchmaking event that is open to the public, will take place from September 8 to 10, in conjunction with the main event, according to organiser Italian Exhibition Group (IEG).

“VicenzaOro offers a high-level business experience,” revealed IEG. “Setting the trends will be luxury jewellery displays at ICON community, which will house the best in ‘Made in Italy’ jewellery. It will also host other European and Asian manufacturers.”

Vicenzaoro September will host more than 1,200 exhibitors from 34 countries. Vendors will offer new luxury jewellery collections alongside diamonds and coloured gemstones as well as jewellery components, semi-finished products and packaging.

Overseas companies from Germany, Turkey, China, India and Thailand comprise about 40 per cent of total exhibitors while the rest are composed of major Italian brands promoting “Made in Italy” fine jewellery. 

Among the top Italian brands exhibiting at the show are Damiani, Roberto Coin, Crivelli, FOPE and Annamaria Cammilli. Also in attendance will be Roberto De Meglio, Palmiero and Gismondi 1754. Classic jewellery brands that preserve the goldsmithing traditions of the Veneto and Piedmont regions such as Leo Pizzo, Mirco Visconti, Davite & Delucchi, Giorgio Visconti and World Diamond Group will also be exhibiting.

The show will likewise feature an abundance of high jewellery companies from the rest of the world, including Schreiner Fine Jewellery and Stenzhorn from Germany, Akillis from France, UK-based Yoko London, Dámaso Martinez from Spain and South Sea pearl specialist Autore of Australia. 

New exhibitors

Fresh faces are bound to further enrich buyer experience at Vicenzaoro September. These include Spain-based Carrera y Carrera, Germany’s Jörg Heinz, Italy’s Staurino Fratelli and Butani of Hong Kong. The fair’s September edition will also mark the return of Valenza-based Vendorafa, which was recently taken over by Gismondi 1754; and French brand Djula, which was acquired in 2020 by Chinese group Fosun.

Design Room

The Design Room is also making a comeback in September. This beloved area will feature fresh design and craftsmanship trends, up-and-coming creative talents as well as known international designers. Celebrated British designer Stephen Webster is joining the Design Room for the first time alongside Busatti Milano, Miseno Jewelry and Antonio Cardamuro.

Alessio Boschi, a true ambassador of the Design Room, will also be at the show as well as Chilean designer José María Goñi; Netali Nissim; Pamela Hastry for Morphée Joaillerie; Salima Thakker and Marina B.

Other exhibitors include Leonori, Osi Vitoria Jewelry, Mousson Atelier, Antonini Milano and Dreamboule rings by Beniamino Crocco.

Emerging trends

An exciting slew of industry events – focusing on hot topics such as technology, traceability and the environment, among others – also awaits buyers at Vicenzaoro September 2023. Trendvision Jewellery + Forecasting, IEG’s independent observatory directed by Paola De Luca, will cast the spotlight on its new Trendbook 2025+, which explores consumption trends and consumer evolution in the luxury world alongside a preview of emerging trends over the next 18 months. 

Club degli Orafi and Intesa Sanpaolo’s Study and Research Department, for its part, will host discussions on the Italian supply chain situation and international demand for gold and jewellery. 

Meanwhile, an event organised by CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will delve on the impact of artificial intelligence on the jewellery and gemstone industry.

CIBJO will also be giving a seminar on protection of intellectual property rights for jewellery and watch companies, featuring the experience of organisations fighting against counterfeiting. Gem Talks, in collaboration with the Italian Gemmological Institute, is also making a comeback to offer informative sectoral talks. 

The Japan Pearl Exporters’ Association and the Japan External Trade Organisation, meanwhile, will hold an event focusing on the Akoya pearl market. Among the pertinent topics are pearl sustainability and business prospects, where the CIBJO Pearl Commission and Japanese group Mikimoto will share their expert opinion. 

Other discussions will delve on the natural and lab-grown diamond markets; a seminar on corals by Federpreziosi Confcommercio, Italian Gemmological Institute and Assocoral; as well as a talk focusing on the retail sector by Federpreziosi Confcommercio.

There will also be business matching sessions with 400 foreign buyers from the US, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, China and ASEAN countries, under a programme organised with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Trade Agency.