Events

BAJ announces Alighieri competition winners

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced the winners of its design competition in collaboration with London-based jewellery brand Alighieri.  The competition’s brief challenged students to design pieces inspired by the opening lines of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy.  According to Alighieri, the quality of submissions was…

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Theo Fennell unveils award winners

Theo Fennell has announced the two winners of its annual Central St Martins award show.  The event marks the 12th year the jeweller has sponsored the BA design show, and presented the annual awards. Two students have now been awarded in two categories set by Theo Fennell, in Best Design…

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JGW organisers praise GemGenève ‘solidarity’

Jewellery and Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) organisers have praised Gemexpo SA’s decision to move GemGenève’s fair dates to 1 November – 4 November, in a bid to ensure the two industry events do not overlap.  Informa Markets Jewellery said the rescheduling would allow both events to maximise business opportunities…

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Former Baselworld organiser launches ‘HourUniverse’

MCH Group, the trade show organiser behind Baselworld, has launched its new platform ‘HourUniverse’, which will hold an event in April in Basel, Switzerland. The company said: “With Baselworld having been put to rest, the MCH teams have put all their expertise and the feedback from customers, buyers, visitors into…

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Gemworld Munich will go ahead in October

Gemworld Munich is set to go ahead this autumn, taking place between 30 October and 1 November.  The announcement comes after the Bavarian State Government confirmed that trade fairs could still go ahead from 1 September with appropriate safety and hygiene measures in place.  Organisers said they had “prepared for…

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London Design Academy launches post-pandemic forums

The London Design Academy will launch this week, alongside the first in a series of online global forums, entitled ‘East and West Dialogue: One World One Dream’.  The upcoming forums will focus on how education can provide a “better bridge between the jewellery sector and industry in the post pandemic…

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Theo Fennell unveils RCA Awards winners

Theo Fennell has announced the winners of its annual RCA awards.  Prizes are awarded to graduating students from the Jewellery and Metal MA programme, with the event now in its sixteenth consecutive year. While the awards show is typically held at the Royal College of Art, this year’s students had…

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Inhorgenta cements plans to go ahead in open letter

Inhorgenta Munich, a jewellery and watch trade show that attracts international visitors, has published an open letter in support of its event that is set to take place in February 2021. The letter was signed by 35 members from the watch, jewellery and gemstone communities across the world. The annual…

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TH March shortlisted for award

TH March, a leading insurer in the jewellery and watch industry, has been shortlisted in the 2020 UK Broker Awards.  The group has now been confirmed as a finalist under the ‘training’ category, which “recognises the investment they have made in nurturing and maintaining the technical and people skills of…

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Organisers of JGW reshuffle dates to November

Organisers of Jewellery and Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) have announced they are rescheduling the show for 9-3 November 2020 at AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE). Previously known as the September Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair, JGW was originally set for September at two venues, 13-17 September at the AWE, where precious…

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