With a considerable increase of over 70% in the number of trade visitors compared to last year’s event, the 33rd ‘KOSMIMA’ International Exhibition for Jewellery, Clocks and Watches, Precious Stones, Machinery and Equipment ended on 22 October.

Foreign visitors came from Bulgaria, Albania, Cyprus, Turkey, South Korea, Great Britain, Romania and Afghanistan.There were 95 direct and indirect exhibitors, including direct participations from Germany, India and Turkey, at KOSMIMA where all the latest international trends in the jewellery sector were presented.

Indian exhibitors participated in KOSMIMA in the context of the increased Indian participation in TIF-Helexpo events, which will culminate at the 84th TIF in September 2019, where India will be the Honoured Country.

It should be noted that there will also be an Indian participation at the 3rd Art Thessaloniki, to be held from 22 to 25 November at Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre.

Greek jewellery had a special place at this year’s event and was promoted not only through exhibits but also through the creation of Greek artists who participated in the 29th Pan-Hellenic Jewellery Design Competition, its subject being ‘kinetic art’. The competition, which featured 27 works by 25 students and professionals, was organised by the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Craft Silversmiths, Jewellers & Watch Sellers (POVAKO) and TIF-Helexpo.

The next major international ‘appointment’ for the jewellery industry is at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition centre in Athens from 1 to 4 March 2019 at the 32nd Hellenic Jewellery Fair, which has been renamed as ‘Athens International Jewellery Show’ and is being organised by TIF-Helexpo and POVAKO.

01/11/2018 – 12:15

This year’s KOSMIMA, where Greek creations will hold a special place, will feature glamorous items and all the latest international trends of the jewellery sector. From 20 to 22 October, the 33rd International Exhibition for Jewellery, Clocks and Watches, Precious Stones, Machinery and Equipment will serve as a meeting point for the jewellery industry in view of the winter season, with important Greek and international participants.

More specifically, 95 direct and indirect exhibitors will be participating in this year’s KOSMIMA, to be held in Pavilion 13 of Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, with direct participants from Germany, India and Turkey.

Manufacturers, workshops, designers, importers, representatives & wholesalers of jewellery, clocks and watches & precious stones, as well as companies selling silverware, packaging materials and machinery, will be participating in the 33rd KOSMIMA.

In view of KOSMIMA, the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Craft Silversmiths, Jewellers & Watch Sellers (POVAKO) and TIF-Helexpo jointly held the 29th Pan-Hellenic Jewellery Design Competition, which aims at the growth and promotion of Greek jewellery. The theme of this year’s competition was “kinetic art in jewellery”, with contestants being called upon to be inspired by movement for the creations. A total of 25 students and professionals participated in this year’s competition with 27 creations. The winners will receive their awards during KOSMIMA and visitors to the Exhibition will have the opportunity to see the award-winning works at the Exhibition.

17/10/2018 – 12:34

With internationally renowned sculptor Takis as the honoured artist and major galleries from Greece and abroad participating, the 3rd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair is preparing to open its doors to the public. This year’s event, which is being held for the third time and is becoming an institution, will take place between 22 November and 25 November, being held at Pavilions 8, 9 and 10 of Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair is being organised by TIF-Helexpo and its Artistic Director, Mr Pantelis Tsatsis.

With the slogan “Circulation-Information-Entertainment”, the Fair is being held under the auspices of the Ministries of Culture, Tourism, Interior (Macedonia-Thrace), the Region of Central Macedonia and other city agencies, operating at the level of artistic expression as well as the level of commercial, cultural and economic growth.

Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair is a ‘meeting place’ for art galleries, investing in the strategic and geographical position of Thessaloniki, its multi-cultural identity, its long history

and its strong ties with the Balkan countries, the USA, Russia, Israel and Turkey.

In the context of this year’s side events and on the occasion of the participation of the USA as the Honoured Country in this year’s 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair, exhibitions will be held featuring works by Greek-American artists from the collection of Zacharias Portalakis, works by the American artist Sol LeWitt and works from the collection of Efi Piplikatsi-Andreadou.

This year’s Fair will also include exhibitions dedicates to Design and Virtual Reality, a special exhibition concerning ‘ARTI’, the historic art journal published by Antonis Bouloutzas, an Honorary Wall consisting of an ‘egg’, a wall installation featuring works by 42 acclaimed artists, as well as numerous partnerships with cultural institutions. The Research Centre for Art and Science (KETE), Takis’ foundation, will also participate in the 3rd Art Thessaloniki International Fair.

Given its educational character, the 3rd Art Thessaloniki Fair will welcome secondary school students on Friday, 23 Nofember, from 09:30 until 15:00.

15/10/2018 – 11:21