Yes, I know. Things take time in my world. It is more then a week ago that I came back but I have been to the IJL together with co-worker Remy Bugge.
The IJL was this year from 4 till 7 September at Earls Court exhibition centre. We decided to have a look and go back and forth within 48 hours.
I must say that the fair presently surprised me. I only have been to the Copenhagen jewellery fair last year so no expert at all but this one had more variety and seemed less messy then Copenhagen.
The fair had a reasonable big part reserved for small independent designers. Good to see that they are not completely run over by the big brands and that the promoter of the fair makes it affordable to have a small stand. After all it is the independent designer who creates the trends, it’s just the big brands jumping on top of the trends and make it theirs.
Special area’s where reserved for “Kickstart” and “Bright young gems”. Both focused on the upcoming new designer and the commercial launch of their brand. A lot of interesting pieces here and very inspiring to see all the different styles. As I like big and bold pieces myself my favourite was without a doubt Imogen Belfield. Check out her website. ;)
Of course there were a lot of stones on the fair as well. From the smallest topaz to big multiple carat diamonds. Water was running out of my mouth to be honest and I could easily spend a small fortune! I bought some rubies and a beautiful fire opal as well on the fair, looking forward to get started with those. The quality and price was very good so I think I found myself some new suppliers as well. I keep you updated on were they will end up in my collection. ;)
Warm regards,
Werner Hilberink
The IJL was this year from 4 till 7 September at Earls Court exhibition centre. We decided to have a look and go back and forth within 48 hours.
I must say that the fair presently surprised me. I only have been to the Copenhagen jewellery fair last year so no expert at all but this one had more variety and seemed less messy then Copenhagen.
The fair had a reasonable big part reserved for small independent designers. Good to see that they are not completely run over by the big brands and that the promoter of the fair makes it affordable to have a small stand. After all it is the independent designer who creates the trends, it’s just the big brands jumping on top of the trends and make it theirs.
Special area’s where reserved for “Kickstart” and “Bright young gems”. Both focused on the upcoming new designer and the commercial launch of their brand. A lot of interesting pieces here and very inspiring to see all the different styles. As I like big and bold pieces myself my favourite was without a doubt Imogen Belfield. Check out her website. ;)
Of course there were a lot of stones on the fair as well. From the smallest topaz to big multiple carat diamonds. Water was running out of my mouth to be honest and I could easily spend a small fortune! I bought some rubies and a beautiful fire opal as well on the fair, looking forward to get started with those. The quality and price was very good so I think I found myself some new suppliers as well. I keep you updated on were they will end up in my collection. ;)
Warm regards,
Werner Hilberink
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