Countdown to Oroarezzo, which opens the doors of its 43rd edition in a week, Saturday 11 May at Arezzo Fiere e Congressi. Organized by the Italian Exhibition Group, the event has repositioned itself on the international scene according to a new concept that rewards the business of Europe’s first gold district and enhances technologies for the supply chain and jewellery. A new concept that is the result of collaborative work with trade associations and the Arezzo-Siena Chamber of Commerce, which makes this event the international platform for Made in Italy gold and silversmith manufacturing.
“With a ratio of over one buyer hosted for each exhibitor – declares Giordana Giordini, president of Confindustria Federorafi Toscana –, Oroarezzo is returning to the numbers of 2019. Italian Exhibition Group has based its work on the growth of Oroarezzo, starting from the profiling of buyers carried out together with Ice Agenzia and companies: there are already appointments set with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, the United States, the Europeans and the organic arrivals. Finally, great attention to the young people on whom Federorafi has been working for some time in the area. The Career Day is an important event for this objective, as is the opportunity that the Première di Beppe Angiolini competition gives to talents under 30 to see their creation created for the Jewelery Summit in December”.
“Oroarezzo is the fair of the Arezzo people and we are proud of it – he adds Mauro Welcome, president of the Cna goldsmiths of Arezzo and Tuscany – and Ieg provides the event with an excellent staff to help it continue to grow. I am confident that the results will come. The world knows Arezzo as the first European goldsmith production hub, buyers know that here they can purchase goldsmithery with the elegance of “Made in Italy” and the most modern technology. So we set off enthusiastically. It will be during the days of the fair that we will understand how the market will have reacted to the fluctuation in the price of the raw material in the last period and whether the increases will be absorbed”.
“Oroarezzo – states the president of the Arezzo-Siena Chamber of Commerce, Massimo Guasconi – confirms itself as one of the most relevant sector fairs on the international calendar. Heartfelt thanks go to all those who contribute to the creation of the most important event for Arezzo Fiere e Congressi, starting with the Italian Exhibition Group, the most important Italian company in the exhibition sector. A fruitful collaboration that is due to the figure of Lorenzo Cagnoni, to whom we are fondly remembered. I hope that the 2024 edition can confirm the positive trend that has characterized the health of the Italian jewelery sector in the last two years, despite the difficult global geopolitical context and the resulting commercial tensions”.
“Both for the orders and for the shipments of orders in progress, we are not fearful – states Luca Parrini, national and provincial president of Confartigianato Orafi –. Of course, a geopolitical normalization of the ongoing conflicts, as well as being beneficial for the populations involved, would help certainly the market too. We hope for a surprise from the Middle Eastern market. We know that they move when they can find it an important bouquet of exhibitors. The hope, therefore, is for a greater international presence of exhibitors in the future”.
