VICENZAORO SEPTEMBER: MARKETS, SCENARIOS AND DESIGN IN 30 HOURS OF EVENTS

·       Friday, 5^th September at 11.30 am: opening ceremony of IEG’s international trade show

·       Industry data, export opportunities to China and the United Kingdom

·       Presentation of Trendbook 2027+, the meaning of jewellery today

·       Design excellence: Scavia tells its story. 40 years of the Italian Gemmologists’ Association

·       CIBJO’s International Jewellery Academy and the sustainable supply chain glossary

Vicenza (Italy), 26 August 2025 – Thirty hours of events. Vicenzaoro September, from 5^th to 9^th, is the Boutique Show on the world stage of jewellery exhibitions and a major platform for information on the sector. Starting with the Opening Ceremony at the Palladio Theatre (11.30 am), Italian Exhibition Group's b2b show will cover all the most strategic topics.

CLUB DEGLI ORAFI AND INTESA SANPAOLO: THE ECONOMIC SITUATION

On Friday 5^th the presentation of the economic outlook that Club degli Orafi Italy, together with Intesa Sanpaolo’s Research Department, has processed for the sector. The focus will be on internationalisation and the drive towards new markets. After a welcome address from Club degli Orafi president, Maria Cristina Squarcialupi, Intesa Sanpaolo will present the data with renowned economists. On Saturday 6^th, Club degli Orafi's agenda will once again focus on foreign trade together with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA): the focus will be on “The future of export routes: data, trends and tools for internationalisation”.

ITALIAN JEWELLERY FROM LONDON TO BEIJING

China is the largest digital market on the planet with 850 million buyers. An estimated 200 million consumers have medium-high spending power and are particularly attentive to brands and design. This also applies to jewellery. However, this scenario is not enough to be successful in the Land of the Dragon. On Saturday 6^th a meeting organised by Confindustria Federorafi on “Strategies and models for the jewellery world’s success in China”. Another hemisphere, another market for made-in-Italy jewellery is the United Kingdom. On the same day, Federorafi Confindustria and the British magazine Retail Jeweller will provide an overview of the strengths and opportunities for Italian manufacturing.

TRENDVISION: TRENDS AND STYLE FORECASTS

What is jewellery today? And what are the forecasts for future design? These two questions will be answered by Trendvision Jewellery + Forecasting, Vicenzaoro by IEG’s independent observatory directed by Paola De Luca.

On Saturday 6^th four experts and creators will discuss the meaning of jewellery today. On Sunday Paola De Luca will present the main contents of The Jewellery Trendbook 2027+ with style forecasts.

CREATIVITY, TRADITION AND INNOVATION

A historic name in Italian jewellery, with a century-old tradition that began in Valenza and arrived in Via della Spiga, Milan, Scavia is synonymous with creativity and courage. The story of these and other masterpieces will be told by Fulvio Maria Scavia and son, Alessandro Maria, in the Assogemme talk entitled “Wise Forms: a chat about creativity” on Saturday 6^th.

The competitive advantage that AI can give jewellers will be discussed by Vincenzo Aucella, deputy vice-president of Federpreziosi Confcommercio, and business coach Mauro Mazzetto, on Sunday 7^th September in the first of the retail talks. Meanwhile, the uniqueness of Assocoral and Federpreziosi cameos, together with the Italian Gemmological Institute, will be the topic of debate on Monday 8^th. Aucella, president of Assocoral, will intervene on Sunday 7^th with Vincenzo Giannotti, president of the Campania Gold District, in the talk entitled “The identity challenge: Campania jewellery between territorial culture and innovation”, a debate between experts and institutional representatives.

Federpreziosi national president Stefano Andreis will speak to jewellers on Monday 8^th with the second retail talk, “Storytelling forever. From the shop window to the customer's heart: stories that leave their mark”.

40 YEARS OF THE ITALIAN GEMMOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION

The Italian Gemmologists’ Association will be celebrating its 40^th anniversary at Vicenzaoro on Sunday 7^th with a marathon of talks covering every aspect of the profession, under the patronage of CIBJO, IGI and Assogemme.

CIBJO LAUNCHES THE INTERNATIONAL FINE JEWELLERY ACADEMY

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation chaired by Gaetano Cavalieri, in partnership with Confcommercio, Fondazione Mani Intelligenti and CAPAC - Polytechnic University of Commerce and Tourism, is launching the International Fine Jewellery Academy in Milan to meet the needs of the jewellery industry and offer training opportunities to students from all over the world. The presentation will be held on Saturday 6^th.

CIBJO, which also has ESG and sustainability events scheduled, as well as sessions on precious metal jewelry trends and the current price of gold with leading global figures, will discuss in Vicenza the latest stage of the preliminary draft of the Blue List: the first international glossary of definitions and terms used in responsible jewelry supply chains.

VIOFF IS “GOLDEN BLOOM”

Vicenzaoro will also involve the city with the ViOff calendar of events, in synergy between Vicenza’s municipal administration and IEG. This year's theme is “Golden Bloom”, dedicated to Vicenza, a city that is flourishing, reinventing itself and promoting its areas and talents.

The complete and constantly updated version of Vicenzaoro September’s calendar of events can be found here.  

PRESS CONTACT IEG / VICENZAORO SEPTEMBER 2025:

head of media relation & corporate communication: Elisabetta Vitali; press office manager: Marco Forcellini, Pier Francesco Bellini; press office coordinator: Luca Paganin; international press office coordinator: Silvia Giorgi; press office specialist: Mirko Malgieri media@iegexpo.it;

TRADE PRESS CONTACT IEG

Michela Moneta michela.moneta@iegexpo.it, trade press office coordinator jewellery & fashion division