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Excerpts from the interview with Michael Hakimian, CEO of Yoko London and Founder of Haute Jewels Geneva; Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai primed to welcome international buyers on Tuesday
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Interviews
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Excerpts from the interview with Michael Hakimian, CEO of Yoko London and Founder of Haute Jewels Geneva
• The objective of this B2B show is to establish an event created by jewellers for jewellers. • 16 leading jewellery brands will return to Haute Jewels Geneva this March.
The first Haute Jewels Geneva show took place in 2019, what was the objective of the show and how do you assess its success?
Back in 2019 I saw a gap in the market for an intimate jewellery show with likeminded brands, to take place during the spring in Geneva. The objective of the show was to remove some of the formality and red tape associated with jewellery trade shows and create an event created by jewellers for jewellers. We had longer opening hours to allow flexibility in terms of when clients wanted to visit participating brands. The objective of the show was to bring the retailer and supplier together to do business in a relaxed and informal environment.
The show returns this year with more exhibitors (16 Vs 4 before) and a new venue. How do you intend to promote this year’s event? Is the show B2B or B2C or both?
The venue is the same, simply the name of the hotel has changed, and yes we are delighted to be bringing Haute Jewels Geneva back this year with sixteen brands participating. We are taking a multi-pronged approach to marketing this year’s event – partnering with jewellery influencers and press to promote the show worldwide. We have a dedicated Haute Jewels Geneva Instagram page (@hautejewelsgeneva) where we are sharing novelties and exciting content from each of our participating brands, as well as a new Haute Jewels Geneva website where you can find all the details about the show. The show is B2B – and with so many spectacular brands participating we hope to see a nice mix of clients attending from all over the globe.
Any new novelties to be revealed at this year’s show? Can you please shed the lights on the new collection/s?
Each of the sixteen brands participating will be presenting their novelties at the show, each offering something unique but are likeminded in their approach to jewellery creation. They are seen as artisans in their own field, combining high quality materials with superior design to create spectacular haute jewels.
Will the show become a yearly event to run in parallel to the Watch & Wonders show in Geneva? Or you intend to incorporate it with W&W should you offered an exhibiting space?
Our plan is for Haute Jewels Geneva to become a yearly event. It was initially due to return in 2020, but we had to postpone for two years because of the pandemic. We are absolutely thrilled to be able to bring the event back in person this year, and believe that the innovative and intimate format, appeals even more following the restrictions of the pandemic.
Do you have any plans to take the show to other cities around the world?- A suggested roadshow?
This is something that we have considered – watch this space!
Important Info on the show:
Haute Jewels Geneva will take place at the Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva: 30th March: 11am – 7pm 31st March – 4th April: 9am – 7pm 5th April: 9am – 2pm Register online now at hautejewelsgeneva.com. Follow @hautejewelsgeneva on Instagram |
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Market News
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Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai primed to welcome international buyers on Tuesday
Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai (JGT Dubai) is ready to welcome overseas buyers from more than 70 countries and regions when it opens its doors at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on Tuesday. Confirmed attendees include 200+ hosted wholesalers, retailers and brands from around 30 countries spanning Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South America and South Asia. The result of a groundbreaking collaboration between show organisers Informa Markets Jewellery and Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), the industry’s first international in-person B2B event of the year is set for 22 to 24 February in Halls 1 and 2 of the DWTC. Featuring more than 300 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, the fair has seven national pavilions led by Belgium, Colombia, India, Israel, Italy, Spain and Turkey. Additionally, suppliers from other major sourcing locations have a strong presence in product-focused zones dedicated to fine and finished jewellery, loose diamonds and coloured gemstones, and technology solutions and equipment. |
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Company News
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Tiffany’s legendary Vince Lombardi Trophy will be presented at Super Bowl® LVI
Tiffany & Co. announced that its iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy will be presented at the conclusion of Super Bowl® LVI, marking the 55th consecutive year that its craftspeople have created the trophy. A testament to the inimitable technical skill and artistry of Tiffany’s craftsmanship, the Vince Lombardi Trophy - as with all the House’s renowned sports trophies - is a work of art that not only symbolizes the very best in athletic achievement, but also Tiffany’s creativity and legendary savoir-faire. First designed and handcrafted by Tiffany & Co. for the inaugural Super Bowl® I in 1967, the Vince Lombardi Trophy symbolizes the pinnacle of gridiron glory.
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Product Launch
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Louis Moinet launches its first NFT collection
Les Ateliers Louis Moinet design its first collection of Space Revolution watch-themed NFTs that will be available exclusively through the Exclusible marketplace on February 27th. The first NFT collection of Les Ateliers Louis Moinet and Exclusible is aiming at allowing watch enthusiasts to access an entirely new way of experiencing Haute Horlogerie. All of the NFT timepieces in this collection are maintaining full working functionality in their virtual form, staying true to the original vision of Louis Moinet and bringing watchmaking into the new age of web 3.0.
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Presenting Slimline Ladies Moonphase by Frederique Constant
This year, Frederique Constant is reaffirming its faith in classic and classy watchmaking for women. This is the essence of its Slimline Ladies Moonphase range, whose timepieces of only 30mm purposefully ooze charm and femininity. After the success of its models with a mother-of-pearl dial and diamond markers, Frederique Constant is unveiling two new variations which celebrate a return to classic, refined, and timeless watchmaking. Each model now has an opaline dial with applied stick markers in a pearl black finish. The classic traits of fine Geneva watchmaking are found here, the city in which Frédérique Constant has its own Manufacture. |
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Exhibitions & Events
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IEG announces over 1,000 exhibiting brands already confirmed for March at Vicenzaoro
More than 1,000 exhibiting brands will be taking part at Vicenzaoro 2022, the international gold and jewellery show organised by IEG - Italian Exhibition Group, to be held at Vicenza Expo Centre from 17th to 21st March 2022 together with T.Gold, the international exhibition of technologies and machinery for the jewellery industry, and VO'Clock Privé, the contemporary watchmaking lounge (18-20 March). Vicenzaoro, which fills the IEG exhibition centre to the brim, is the event at the beginning of the year that will offer Europe the first chance to physically see the latest ideas and trends of 2022. One location and one single moment for the entire gold and jewellery industry to meet "All at Once", as the claim of this edition highlights. And the trends will be set by the creations in the ICON community which hosts luxury jewellery brands, together with the original proposals of The Design Room. |
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India Showcases its Gems & Jewellery Prowess through IIJS SIGNATURE: Piyush Goyal
Chief Guest Hon’ble Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal through a video conference inaugurated the 14th edition of IIJS Signature 2022 along with Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Govt. of India; Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles; Shri Gopal Shetty, Member of Parliament; Shri Vipul Bansal, Joint Secretary , Department of Commerce, Govt. of India; Shri Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC; Shri Vipul Shah, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Shri Shailesh Sangani, Convener, National Exhibitions, GJEPC; and Shri Sabyasachi Ray, ED, GJEPC along with others. IIJS Signature is one of the leading Gem & Jewellery Trade Exhibitions. In Asia, the show is witnessing more than 950 exhibitors occupying 1,470 booths. There are more than 14000 + pre-registered visitors, including 400 international visitors and delegations from USA, UAE, Egypt, Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Bangladesh. |
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Celebrity News
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Rihanna wears Chopard Jewelry to her Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin Event
On February 11, 2022 Global Icon, Singer, Actress, and Designer Rihanna celebrated Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin wearing jewelry by Chopard. Rihanna selected to wear earrings featuring 15.41 carats of oval-shaped amethysts, 3.26 carats of pear-shaped amethysts, 16.57 carats of amethyst and 2.87 carats of diamonds and pink colored diamonds from the Temptations collection. |
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Katy Perry wears Messika
On 10th February, Katy Perry attended the NFL Honors wearing Messika jewelries. The famous signer was radiant with the Danseurs Aériens XXL earrings, paired with the Toi & Moi pear High Jewelry ring. |
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