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CONCEPT 2023: THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE

JEWELS, MESSAGES OF LIGHT AND OF A HAPPINESS THAT LASTS OVER TIME

Light,
Light,
The visible reminder of invisible light.
T.S. Eliot

The new edition of the PREMIERE contest will welcome creations of any kind, with no limits to pure creativity, design, shapes, processes and dimensions. Thin or voluminous, irregular, rigid, multiple or single and with stones of any colour: the imagination should know no limits. Only the modern character of the piece will be essential, as well as its luminous strength.

“For our annual competition, I would like to give suggestions of absolute freedom, creativity and relationship with the contemporary world and fashion without restricting the field to a specific category and leaving each participant to choose the object to design and propose (necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches, anything that could mean jewel).

Taking interesting suggestions that come from the world of fashion – and which also represent an aspiration of the goldsmith world – we should try to create new COLLECTIONS year after year in harmony with the expectations of the public and the market.

A philosophy based on individual STYLE, similar to what happens in fashion, which is renewed with each collection, allows us to rediscover traditions and roots but always with a projection towards the future.
I think this is the current need after years of great difficulties, not only commercial but also and above all humans.

Look for imagination, value, hope, rebirth, innovation and recognition of each one, a theme as fascinating and "free" as possible: that of LIGHT.
We have materials of all kinds at our disposal, from traditional gold, silver and precious stones to the unexplored inventions of extraordinary new products and designs. Let's try to surprise and be surprised.”

Beppe Angiolini

THE COMPETITION

The PREMIERE competition is the historic OROAREZZO event that celebrates every year the best Italian goldsmiths and the original creations developed by the companies in the competition, starting from a shared theme, always new and different between tradition and contemporaneity. A praise to the goldsmith production excellences that participate to the event.

The jury, made up of insiders and experts from the jewelery, fashion, and PR sectors, presents awards for the best items, which are then exhibited during OROAREZZO in an ad-hoc context to enhance their characteristics and creative value.

Talents

The 42nd edition of the competition puts the spotlight on the new generations of goldsmiths by introducing a new category: TALENTS, reserved for young students of Italian goldsmith schools and designers under 30. The winner will be allowed to create his jewel, complimentary, thanks to the collaboration with local partner companies.

With the introduction of the new TALENTS category, OROAREZZO wishes to support the expression and creativity of young talents, promoting direct contact with the world of jewelery production and the opportunities the sector can offer to young people who intend to undertake a career path in the sector goldsmith-jeweler.