Italian gold jewellery artistry to shine at Oroarezzo in May, Under the management of the Italian Exhibition Group
The show will feature the awards ceremony of the 28th Premiere Contest for gold jewellery creation and a conference focusing on gold art and precious metals recovery
Six hundred and fifty exhibitors, representing the finest of Italy’s gold producing districts, will display the very best of “Well Made in Italy” to an international audience in Arezzo, May 5-8, 2018, when the Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG) presents the 39th edition of OROAREZZO, event on the gold, silverware and jewelry trade show calendar.
For close to four decades OROAREZZO has served as a showcase for gold jewellery craftsmanship, knowledge and expertise, assembling each year an exclusive group of Italian producers from the Arezzo, Vicenza and Valenza regions, and providing them access to the international jewellery sector's leading distributors and retailers.
More than 450 guest buyers are scheduled to attend this year’s show, with 80% of them coming from outside of Italy, representing both established and emerging markets from 60 different countries. The strong foreign attendance has been achieved with the backing of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE).
The buyers at the show will be assisted through the creation of personalized agendas, as well as by a number of innovative formats, including the Meeting Club, aimed at facilitating interactions between exhibitors and buyers, and Retail Club Italia, which is geared to meet the requirements of the Italian retail sector.
OROAREZZO exhibits unbranded Italian production in sections dedicated to jewelry, silverware, semi-processed goods and gemstones. It also features specialty areas, including Cash & Carry, a dynamic space that allows companies to sell goods that are ready go, and the Tech 3D area, which is dedicated to technology, machinery and other processing systems.
An elegant and keenly awaited highlight of the OROAREZZO show is the Premiere Contest prize-giving ceremony, which this year will be held on Sunday, May 6, at 6:00 PM. Now at its 28th edition, it recognizes excellence among participating companies, who are invited to create an item that best expresses the firm's creative style, inspired by traditional shapes and then reinterpreted in an unconventional manner, with complete freedom in the choice of materials and processing. Each year has a theme, which in 2017 was bracelets and in 2016 rings. The theme of the 2018 competition will be announced shortly. The jewellery items entered into the contest are displayed during the Show, and the winners are selected by a panel of jewellery, fashion and media personalities.
A precious metals conference will be held together with the trade show, with its two main topics being gold art and precious metal recovery, exploring the technical and scientific aspects of both current and ancient production. A wide range of presentations will be delivered by a select group of academics, professionals, collectors and other industry experts, covering subjects that range from alchemy to the study of forgeries, means of transporting materials to the history of panning for gold in rivers. The event is being organized by TCA S.p.A, a leading Italian precious metals refiner.
