Attire Accessories - Seo/Oct 2019 (Issue 78)

IJL PREVIEW 45 Shimme r and shine The jewellery industry’s most revered buying event, International Jewellery London focuses on everything from watches and diamonds to high street products Why visit? Established in London in the 1950s, IJL enjoys a heritage of showcasing the best of luxury materials, design and craftsmanship, and is the annual destination for the best of British fine jewellery, as well as leading brands from around the globe. Keen to bolster awareness of new brands to market, the company pays close attention to its emerging talent programmes and works with strategic partners to ensure that both new and established designers’ work is exhibited each year, with trends unveiled and the jewellery industry meeting in the creative capital of the world. This year will see the 10 th anniversary of IJL’s Kickstarter Awards and the 15 th anniversary of the influential Bright Young Gems. Who will be there? Retail buyers from more than 70 countries visit IJL to check out the array of fine, bridal and demi-fine jewellery. Many of the show’s visitors have direct responsibility for introducing new brands and ranges to their businesses. The show offers a great opportunity for the international jewellery trade to network and find out about the latest industry trends and market developments, which will help retailers and suppliers to make the right commercial decisions. For buyers, the show is the chance to shop a range of gems, jewellery, packaging and services and to find out about the most topical issues in the industry. Katie Morris, event director, said, “IJL 2019 will be a showcase of international jewellery with exhibitors and visitors from over 70 countries. There will be a big feature on watches at this year’s show, and we are delighted to welcome back Calvin Klein and to launch the new Watch District. The events programme was hugely successful last year, and we look forward to a bigger and better programme this year.” Who: International Jewellery London, jewellerylondon.com Where: Olympia London When: 1 st –3 rd September, 2019 WHAT’S ON? • IJL Watch District Visitors to IJL in 2019 will have a great opportunity to shop for leading watch brands at the Watch District, positioned in a premium location at the front of the show. It features brands such as Elliot Brown, Calvin Klein and ICE Watch, as well as The British School of Watchmaking. • Bridal Showcase This popular feature returns for the second year and is supported by catwalk scenes celebrating bridal from Britain and beyond. • Retail Experience Experts, exhibitors and seminars will underpin the focus on the role of retail in selling jewellery. • SS20 Trends Catwalk The catwalk will give visitors an in-depth and comprehensive review of SS20 jewellery trends, brought to you by leading international trend forecaster Paola De Luca. • Kickstarter In the awards’ 10 th year, six up-and-coming designers selected by the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) and IJL, will have an opportunity to showcase their jewellery on a collective stand in the prestigious Design Gallery, gaining exposure to a trade audience of several thousand people and the leading industry experts attending the show. • Bright Young Gems (BYG) BYGs are selected from final-year students and students who have graduated from UK colleges and universities in the past two years by a prestigious judging panel of industry designers, journalists and experts. The winners in 2019 are Isla Gilham, Eloise Kramer, Lingjun Sun, Wen-Ju Tseng. They will be exhibiting in the Bright Young Gems showcase and speaking on the Inspiration Theatre on 2 nd September at 2:30pm. • Workshop Live The skills, craftsmanship and talent that goes into creating jewellery will be taking centre stage at this year’s IJL, with everything from setting and casting to original painting and high-end goldsmithing. • IJL Inspire Programme From synthetic versus natural diamonds to online versus high street, this year’s IJL Inspire Seminar Programme includes seminars and panel debates, opening the stage to discuss issues that matter and trends that shape jewellery and watches from across the industry. SHOW FACTS • IJL 2018 welcomed 550 exhibitors from 50 countries, including 15 new countries such as South Korea, Czech Republic, Peru, Colombia, Qatar and Sierra Leone. • Key brands exhibiting at IJL 2019 include Calvin Klein, Nikki Lissoni, CW Sellors, Charles Green, Domino, Obaku, Clogau, Mark Milton, Hockley Mint, PJ Watson, Wolf, and Sif Jakobs. • There is an array of exquisite gems at the show, including white and colour diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires, as well as fabulous colour stones, such as tourmalines, citrines and garnets, both in loose form and set in contemporary and vintage jewellery.