France
France is a major influence on the global jewellery industry, home to luxury houses, skilled manufacturers, and leading trade events that shape international trends. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, France represents both a source of inspiration and a key trading partner, with opportunities in sourcing, collaboration, and market expansion. Jewellery Focus provides coverage of Franceโs role in the trade, including insights into French brands, supply chain connections, and design innovations that impact the UK market.
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Sep- 2022 -16 SeptemberEvents
IEG, Vicenzaoro September: 20% more foreign visits than in 2019
Vicenzaoro September closes its 2022 edition by recovering andย surpassing pre-pandemic results. The overall number of visits was up 10% compared to 2019 with an explosionย of foreign attendances showing an increase of 20%. Over half of the total attendance was international (51%),ย rom 124 countries worldwide.ย To date, total…
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7 SeptemberEvents
VO Vintage 2022: The vintage watch community at Vicenza Expo Centre
New events,ย international exhibitors and partnershipsย will further enhance the vintage offer atย VO Vintage,ย Italian Exhibition Groupยดs watch and jewellery show to be heldย from 9th to 11th Septemberย in the foyer at Vicenza Expo Centre alongsideย Vicenzaoro September – The Jewellery Boutique Showย (9th โ 13th September). Theย third editionย of the event, aimed specifically atย the fine vintage…
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Aug- 2022 -31 AugustEvents
Vicenzaoro September: Over a thousand exhibiting brands and top industry voices
Over a thousand exhibitingย brandsย will be fromย 9thย to 13thย Septemberย atย Vicenzaoro September, the international gold and jewellery show organised byย Italian Exhibition Groupย (IEG) to be held atย Vicenza Exhibition Centreย accompanied byย VO Vintage (9thย โ 11thย September). Speakers at the next edition will include key figures from the industry. The authoritative voices ofย entrepreneurs, institutions, thought leaders and key global…
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Jul- 2022 -11 JulyRetailers
Ardazaei launches Midnight in the Persian Garden collection
Luxury womenswear brand Ardazaei has launched โMidnight in the Persian Gardenโ, an evening wear collection of red-carpet gowns and cocktail dresses, tailoring, jewellery and accessories. In what the company calls a โpoetic ode to the transcendent beauty of natureโ, โMidnight in the Persian Gardenโ aims to honour the complex systems…
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Nov- 2021 -1 NovemberAuctions
Tiaras belonging to Empress Josรฉphine Bonaparte to be offered at Sothebyโs London
Sothebyโs is set to offer two tiaras in London that are thought to have belonged to Josรฉphine de Beauharnais, the wife of Napolรฉon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Empress of France.ย The two tiaras, each part of a set of matching jewellery, are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of…
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Oct- 2021 -20 OctoberEvents
Katerina Perez collaborates with GemGenรจve on Flair project
Jewellery insider Katerina Perez has collaborated with independent trade show GemGenรจve to debut the works of Flair community artists at its upcoming event in November 2021. The Flair project is an online gallery and independent multi-media artist community for those who create โunique objectsโ and works inspired by jewellery and…
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Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberNews
e&e Jewellery opens new Covent Garden branch
Mercersโ Company has announced that independent jewellers, e&e Jewellery, has signed for a new boutique on Neal Street in Londonโs Covent Garden.ย The 500 sq ft e&e Jewellery space, located in the center of Covent Garden, is one of five in London and forms part of the brandโs European expansion…
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Sep- 2020 -18 SeptemberDesigners
LVMH set to block Tiffany’s court petition
LVMH has announced it plans to block a court petition launched by jewellery company Tiffany & Co, who is attempting to fast-track legal proceedings after LVMH exited a proposed $16bn (ยฃ12bn) merger. The Louis Vuitton owner had agreed to the merger last year, but pulled out last week due to…
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18 SeptemberUncategorized
LVMH set to block Tiffany’s court petition
LVMH has revealed plans to block a court petition launched by jewellery company Tiffany & Co, who is attempting to fast-track legal proceedings after LVMH exited a proposed $16bn (ยฃ12bn) merger. The Louis Vuitton owner had agreed to the merger last year, but pulled out last week due to โโrecent…
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11 SeptemberRetailers
LVMH plans counter lawsuit against Tiffany & Co
LVMH has announced it plans to file a counter lawsuit against Tiffany & Co after the collapse of a takeover deal. Tiffany & Co filed a lawsuit against the company after LVMH cancelled its proposed $16.2bn (ยฃ12.4bn) acquisition of the French luxury retailer earlier this week. The initial lawsuit was…
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