The exhibition “duo” Infacoma-Aquatherm Athens 2019 recorded a 20% increase in visitor numbers this year, with an upgrading in scale regarding both quantity and quality. In fact, 75% of all visitors were trade visitors, a fact that proves the great specialisation of the two exhibitions in the construction and energy sectors, and the interest they present for professionals. The international character of the two events was also intense, as 20% of visitors came from abroad. The public had the opportunity to come into close contact with all new products and services of the construction, energy, heating, cooling, ventilation, water management, water supply, sewage, and alternative energy source management and utilisation sectors, as well as equipment for spa, sauna, and pool facilities.

EnergyTech edition @ Infacoma Aquatherm 2019 attracted a lot of interest. It was organised by TIF-Helexpo, the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, and Industry Disruptors Game Changers. Innovative startups that are active in the sectors of quality optimisation and quality durability, alternative energy sources, and green construction, presented their products and services in a specially designed space. In fact, this thematic session was visited by the Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media Mr Nikos Papas, who toured both exhibitions.

Infacoma-Aquatherm Athens 2019 were co-organised by TIF-Helexpo and the Be Best company, they welcomed 210 Greek and international exhibitors, and covered an exhibition area of 6500 square metres.

The two exhibitions have renewed their “date” with their public for 2020.

18/02/2019 – 11:30

The Infacoma-Aquatherm Athens 2019 exhibition “duo” is beginning tomorrow with 210 Greek and international exhibitors at MEC Paiania. The major exhibition event for the construction and energy sectors is aimed exclusively at professionals and covers an exhibition area of 6500 sq. m., while it will welcome hosted buyers from Russia, Romania, Tunisia, and Egypt. Infacoma & Aquatherm will continue until Monday 11 February.

In the framework of the two exhibitions all the new trends in modern materials and best business solutions will be presented as regards construction, renovation, aluminium, equipment, energy, heating, cooling, ventilation, and water technologies (HVAC). Furthermore, technological innovations and new materials that have been developed with respect for the environment and sustainable growth will be promoted.

In continuation of the Digital Greece initiative, the startup theme park presented for the first time at the 83rd TIF, TIF-HELEXPO, the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, and Industry Disruptor Game Changers will present EnergyTech edition @ Infacoma Aquatherm 2019. Innovative startups that are active in the sectors of quality optimisation and quality durability, alternative energy sources, and green construction, will present their products and services in a specially designed space.

The Infacoma & Aquatherm Αthens 2019 exhibitions will be framed by a rich side-event programme, with the participation of sector agencies, specialised professionals, scientific speakers, and businesses. Informative seminars, colloquiums, speeches, new technology presentations, as well as many relevant actions will draw the attention of the audience, while the main topics of conversation will be “green” construction and energy saving. Participants in the side-events will include the Regulatory Authority for Energy, the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Aluminium and Steel Small-Industry Manufacturers, the Greek Federation of Glass Handlers and Glaziers, the Association of Greek Enterprises of Pool and Hydromassage, and the AMCO company.

In the framework of the exhibition “duo”, more than 500 scheduled B2B meetings will be held between exhibitors and hosted buyers from Greece and abroad.

Infacoma-Aquatherm Athens 2019 are co-organised by TIF-Helexpo and the Be Best company.

11/02/2019 – 13:20

The interest of sector professionals was evident and attendance reflected the 11th Zootechnia’s rich content. Apart from its broad range of exhibits, it included congresses, events, and special thematic exhibitions, such as the Horse Show and the Pet Festival.

‘Digital Greece for Animal and Fowl Farming’ proved to be a pole of attraction for visitors at the 11th Zootechnia. This event is an extension of Digital Greece, the event held at the 83rd TIF, co-organised by the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications, and Media, where 10 Greek startups presented their innovative ideas, their fresh outlook, their products and achievements, framed in a rich programme that included speeches and workshops on primary and secondary production subjects related to the exhibitions sectors.

There was also high attendance at the congresses of this year’s event, at the 6th Pan-Hellenic Congress on Meat and Meat Products, ‘From the Stable to the Plate’, which was co-organised by TIF-Helexpo and Meat News magazine, and at the Congress on the Application of Circular Economy in Farming and Livestock Farming, which was co-organised with the Success company.

At the ‘Horse Show’ more than 50 horses put on an impressive show by participating in agility shows, chariot races, and other events, while at the ‘Pet Festival’ international visitors had the chance to be informed on matters pertaining to the training, nutrition, and health of their pets. In fact, agility contests were organised for the first time in the framework of the ‘Pet Festival’.

In total, 988 exhibitors participated in the 11th Zootechnia, in comparison to 939 in 2017, while the exhibition spaces used – indoor and outdoor – covered an area of 16,663 sq. m. in comparison to 14,350 sq. m. in 2017. International direct exhibitors came from 14 countries, while overall international exhibitors (direct and indirect) represented 41 countries, in comparison to 37 countries in 2017. There was also a rich programme for hosted buyers, who reached 380 in number

TIF-Helexpo has set its next “date” with the farming sector for the 12th Agrothessaly event, which will be held from 28 February to 3 March in the Indoor Market of Neapoli, Larissa.

11/02/2019 – 13:14

The largest ever Zootechnia is starting off the TIF-Helexpo exhibition programme for 2019. The 11th Zootechnia, which will start on 31 January and last until 3 February, has recorded a record number of participations in comparison to any other event in the past, as exhibitors come to 988, in comparison to 939 in 2017, while the exhibition space – indoor and outdoor – will cover an area of 16,663 sq. m. in comparison to 14,350 sq. m. in 2017.

Zootechnia is distinctly international, as there are direct exhibitors from 14 other countries, namely the UK, Egypt, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, China, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey. Overall, international exhibitors (direct and indirect) represent 41 countries, in comparison to 37 countries in 2017, while Greek exhibitors come from all over the country.

There is also a rich programme for hosted buyers, who reached 380. Of those, 354 will arrive as group participations from Bulgaria, Albania, and FYROM, and the rest are from Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.

Zootechnia is the only specialised exhibition in the sector of food producing animals in Greece and the Balkans. All major domestic animal and fowl farming companies will be there and will present the latest developments in the two sectors, from significant species of food producing animals, to machinery, services, and research.

Participants in this year’s event include the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food, Organisations for the Control and Certification of Products, the Hellenic Veterinary Association, the Union of Young Farmers, the Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery of Greece (EKAGEM), the Machinery Importers’ – Representatives’ Association (SEAM), the Hellenic Feed Industry Association, the Hellenic Association of Biogas Producers (HABIO), the Thessaloniki Technological Educational Institute – Department of Animal Production, the Animal Product Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of AUTh, the Agricultural University of Athens, etc.

In continuation of the Digital Greece initiative, the startup theme park presented for the first time at the 83rd TIF, TIF-HELEXPO, the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, and Industry Disruptor Game Changers, present Digital Greece: Zootechnia edition. Innovative startups that are active in the sectors of approaching and managing animal production, animal raising, animal nutrition, maintenance of animal equipment, etc. will present their products and services in a specially designed space at Pavilion 16, stand 29.

The Press Conference

The great importance that TIF-Helexpo places on primary production, which will be highlighted by the 11th Zootechnia, was underlined by the President of the inational exhibition body, Mr Tasos Tzikas, at a press conference today, in view of the inauguration of the organisation, which will be carried out by the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Mr Stavros Arachovitis.

On his side TIF-Helexpo CEO Mr Kyriakos Pozrikidis noted that Zootechnia concerns both Greek animal farmers as well as farmers in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, while he pointed out that this year’s event has activated almost the entirety of the Exhibition Centre.

The President of Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery of Greece Ms Dimitria Emmanouilidou characterised the 11th Zootechnia as a key meeting point for animal farmers and

farmers with manufacturers, underlining the role of the exhibition in attracting exhibitors and visitors from the Balkans. “The central message of this year’s exhibition must be that of direct support to animal farmers and farmers”, she stressed.

The Machinery Importers’ – Representatives’ Association is participating in the 11th Zootechnia with 16 businesses-members, covering an exhibition area of 3500 sq. m., according to the Association’s President Mr Savvas Balouktsis. Mr Balouktsis underlined the need to modernise equipment and facilities in the animal farming sector, and he expressed his belief in the success of the exhibition.

The close cooperation of the Municipality of Larissa with TIF-Helexpo that led to the especially successful Agrothessaly, an important exhibition for the agricultural sector, was underlined by the Deputy Mayor of Finance and Growth of the Municipality of Larissa Mr Panagiotis Dais.

The Pet Fesitval is being held for the seventh time at Zootechnia, as mentioned by Mr Vassilis Goulielmos who is a partner in the event, who also underlined that in the framework of the festival an agility competition will be held for the first time.

The Animal Product Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of AUTh will be present at Zootechnia for the fourth time, in real stable conditions, as mentioned by Professor of the School of Veterinary Medicine of AUTh Mr Giorgos Arsenos. In fact, he stated that a bioclimatic stable that deals with the challenges of climate change will be presented in the framework of the exhibition this year.

The presence of biogas unit technology companies at Zootechnia for the first time was underlined by the head of organising for Zootrechnia Mr Vassilis Spyrou, while he also mentioned the increased interest of visitors, mainly from the Balkans, as well as the exhibition’s opening to Africa.

Lastly, the deputy general director of TIF-Helexpo Mr Alexis Tsaxirlis looked back on when Zootechnia first started, 20 years

ago, when the exhibition made its first timid appearance; the exhibition is now the second largest event of the company after Agrotica.

The events

This year Zootechnia includes, among other things, the Pet Festival and the Horse Show, as well as a number of side events:

-The application of circular economy in farming and livestock farming, in cooperation with the Success company.

-The 22nd Animal Farming Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Animal Production.

-The events programme of the special management services of the Agricultural Growth 20014 -2020 Programme.

-The established congress of the meat sector ‘from the stable to the plate’, in cooperation with Meat News magazine.

-The event on innovative applications in animal production, which is a cooperation of TIF-Helexpo with the Animal Product Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as many colloquiums on current affairs of the sector, such as biogas and agricultural growth, practical solutions for farmers through research and innovation, dairy farming, etc.

The opening hours of Zootechnia are weekdays and Sundays 10:00-19:00 and Saturdays 10:00-20:00.

30/01/2019 – 14:31

The 11th ZOOTECHNIA International Fair for Livestock and Poultry, held from 31 January to 3 February 2019 at Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, is expected to be larger than ever. It should be noted that increased demand for participation in the fair led to the coverage of two additional pavilions compared to the previous event, spearheaded by animal feed and mechanical equipment.

The 11th ZOOTECHNIA will serve as the epicentre of all the latest developments in the livestock – poultry industry of Greece, the Balkans and South-Eastern Europe. In fact, industry leaders from Greece and abroad have already booked their participation in the event, and there is great interest on the part of trade visitors from all over Greece and hosted buyers from countries in the broader region.

ZOOTECHNIA will also feature the well-established Pet Festival and the ‘Horse Show’.

ZOOTECHNIA will be accompanied by a rich schedule of side events. These include an event jointly organised by TIF-Helexpo and the Animal Husbandry Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where the latest innovations in the construction of stable facilities, animal nutrition and use of new technologies for the management of livestock holdings will be presented through demonstrations, in cooperation with related productive enterprises. Additionally, from 1 to 3 February, TIF-Helexpo and ‘Meat News’ magazine are jointly

organising the Pan-Hellenic Congress titled ‘Meat and Meat Products – From the Stable to the Plate’.

Finally, another congress will be held during the 11th ZOOTECHNIA titled ‘The application of circular economy on agriculture and livestock farming’, to be jointly organised by TIF-Helexpo and Success Consulting & Financing.

07/12/2018 – 14:58

The 3rd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, held from 22 to 25 November in Pavilions 9 and 10 of Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, achieved an 18% increase in visitor numbers compared to last year’s event.

The main reasons for which this year’s Art Thessaloniki stood out in terms of quality and quantity were the upgraded presence of galleries from Greece and abroad, as well as the attendance of numerous pupils and students during every day of the Fair.

Apart from art lovers from all over Greece and neighbouring countries, Art Thessaloniki also welcomed over 700 pupils of lower and upper secondary schools of Thessaloniki and other areas of Northern Greece, as well as fine arts students.

Collectors of artworks from Greece and abroad also visited the 3rd Art Thessaloniki and made purchases.

The charity auction of art works to support the Nea Michaniona Health Centre, with a token starting price of 100 euros, was a tremendous success. All 48 works on auction were sold for far more than the starting price.

Compared to the previous events, the 3rd Art Thessaloniki focused much more on a three-pronged approach: investing in art works, providing information on art and entertaining visitors.

In this context, art lovers flocked to all the side events of the Fair, which brought 28 galleries from Greece and abroad representing over 450 artists through 1,500 art works to Thessaloniki.

Art Thessaloniki included 5 museum exhibitions and over 20 simultaneous projects, while the Honoured Artist was the internationally renowned sculptor Takis.

Art Thessaloniki was jointly organised by TIF-Helexpo and the Artistic Director of the event, Mr Pantelis Tsatsis.

The sponsors of the 3rd Art Thessaloniki Fair were the companies Cosmote, Karavias, Kyfonidis (Catering sponsor), Zythos-Dore (Catering sponsor), while gratitude is extended to the City of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Tourism Organisation.

28/11/2018 – 15:41

This year, important galleries from Greece and abroad are participating in the Fair, while India, the Honoured Country at the 84th TIF, will also be present.

In the context of the side events of the 3rd Art Thessaloniki, museum exhibitions will be held, featuring works by Alekos Fasianos and Pavlos from the collection of Giannis Angelopoulos, as well as works by the American artist Sol LeWitt from the collection of Efi Piplikatsi-Andreadou.

This year’s Fair will hold a number of surprises for art lovers. One such surprise is the charity auction of art works, to be held on 23 November, in order to support the Nea Michaniona Health Centre, with a token starting price of 100 euros. The ‘Art Walk’ project will also be held during the 3rd Art Thessaloniki, sponsored by the Thessaloniki Tourism Organisation,

in the context of which 20 paintings have been placed at prominent store fronts in the city centre. One tour has already taken place and another, open to the public, will be held on Saturday, 17 November.

On Friday, 23 November, starting at 09:30 am, pupils from Secondary Schools from all over Northern Greece will visit Art Thessaloniki, escorted by special tour guides.

“This year’s event vindicates our partnership with Pantelis Tsatsis”, stated the President of TIF-Helexpo, Mr Tasos Tzikas, during today’s Press Conference in view of the opening of Art Thessaloniki, stressing that the participation of the national exhibition agency in the event demonstrates its historical interest in culture and the visual arts in particular.

In turn, the CEO of TIF-Helexpo, Mr Kyriakos Pozrikidis, remarked that Art Thessaloniki is a joint investment by the company and Mr Tsatsis, and invited the public to visit and further strengthen its third incarnation, which is crucial for its success.

“We are ready to face the challenge at every level and see Art Thessaloniki established as the top artistic event in South-Eastern Europe”, stated the Artistic Director of the event, Mr Pantelis Tsatsis. According to Mr Tsatsis, the slogan of this year’s Fair is ‘Investment – Information – Recreation’.

The Deputy General Director of TIF-Helexpo, Mr Alexis Tsaxirlis, also stressed the importance of this year’s event, adding that a new plan will be necessary in order for the Fair to become even more dynamic and effective in the future.

Rich schedule of events

The schedule of events – both precursor events and those to be held during the Fair – of the 3rd Art Thessaloniki also include:

-The project Group Exhibition: ‘I Fell Asleep on the Backseat’, a group exhibition by the artists Miltos Digkas, Akis Giousmis, Filippos Tatakis, Nikoleta Aggelidou and Vasilis Georgoulas,

curated by Aris Stoidis. The exhibition is open every day at the Open Art Lab of TIF-Helexpo, from 5 to 16 November.

– Homage to Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi).

– On Friday, 23 November, at 18:00, at the presentation area of Pavilion 9, Dr Yannis Fikas, Professor of Philosophy at New York College, will give a speech titled ‘Symbolic Elements in the Works of Lafcadio Hearn’. Lafcadio Hearn, who was of Irish-Greek descent and is better known by his Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi, was one of the most important Japanese writers, best known for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories.

– Earlier, at 17:00, in Pavilion 9, artist Vena Naskrecka will stage a performance on women’s hairstyles and their importance in Japanese culture, inspired by the stories of Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi). Following this performance, artist Maria Kompatsari will recount short stories by Lafcadio Hearn at the same venue. The storytelling performance will be repeated at the same venue on Saturday, 24 November and Sunday, 25 November at 12:00.

– On Saturday, 24 November, at 16:30, Mr Manos Stefanidis, an art historian and professor at the University of Athens, will give a tour of the galleries and museum exhibitions to visitors.

– On the same day, at 18:00, Mr Manos Stefanidis will give a lecture at the special presentation area on the life and work of renowned painter Vincent van Gogh.

– On Wednesday, 14 November, at 20:00, in cooperation with the Thessaloniki Film Festival, the film ‘Renoir’ by Gilles Bourdos will be screened at ‘Olympion’ Cinema on Aristotelous Square.

– On Thursday, 22 November, at 17:00, the youth music group ‘Percussionistas’ will perform using instruments made of recyclable materials. After the end of their performance on Fair premises, they will hold a musical walk throughout the central streets of the city.

– On the same day, at 19:00, internationally renowned tenor Filippos Modinos will sing popular arias from much-loved operas.

– On Friday, 23 November, at 19:00, the duet ‘Duo con senso della Musica’ (Letti Pappa on piano and Nikos Bacharidis on trumpet) will take us on a journey full of blues and tango music.

– On Saturday, 24 November, at 19:00, the youth string ensemble ‘Spira Minore’ will perform a repertoire consisting of classical works.

– On the same day, at 21:00, ‘Alma Kalma’, the International Research Laboratory of Performing Arts, will present the PIETA project, inspired by Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Winter Trees’. The performance addresses the term ‘deposition’ through a spiritual sculptural approach, at times inspired from Michelangelo’s Pietà and at times producing abstract forms.

– The events of Saturday will end with a dance music party featuring the internationally renowned DJ Dest.

– On Sunday, 25 November, 19:00, the music group ‘Passa Tempo’ (Alexandros Kallifatidis, Giannis Poimenidis, Nakis Petropoulos and Odysseas Empeirikos) will perform swing and rock’n’roll music.

– Every day of the Fair, the 40-minute film ‘Theodoros Stamos – The Irascible of Color’, an idea of Takis Efstathiou realised by director Giannis Katomeris, and the video titled ‘In the Age of the 3D Reproduction’ by Babis Venetopoulos, will be screened at the presentation hall.

– Pavilion 10 will house a construct named ‘Egg Installation’, consisting of 42 works by renowned artists.

The sponsors of the 3rd Art Thessaloniki Fair are the companies Cosmote, Karavias, Kyfonidis (Catering sponsor), Zythos-Dore (Catering sponsor), while gratitude is extended to the City of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Tourism Organisation.

There will be free parking for visitors entering the premises from the Trade Gate.

26/11/2018 – 12:43

The most important tourism exhibition ‘duo’ of the country, Philoxenia – Hotelia, held from 9 to 11 November at Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, was marked by a 16% increase in visitor numbers and a particularly boosted interest by tourism professionals, as there was a 36% increase in the number of trade visitors over last year. This year, the number of Greek trade visitors was increased by 38% and that of foreign trade visitors by 21%.

The two exhibitions were at the centre of the tourism-hotel industry, hosting 615 exhibitors from 22 countries and visitors from 47 countries and serving as a driving force for new partnerships and commercial agreements through the 4,000 business meetings held between exhibitors and the 200 hosted buyers from various countries.

With an enhanced international character, this year’s Philoxenia once again served as a ‘barometer’ for the upcoming season. Its International Conference highlighted a major issue that can have a catalytic effect on extending the tourism period: tourism for travellers over the age of 55. The conference, which was jointly organised by TIF-Helexpo and the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, with the support of the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ΕΝΑΤ), attracted great interest and was held at ‘Nikolaos Germanos’ Congress Centre, with all its sessions completely sold out.

There was considerable visitor attendance and exhibitor participation in ‘All About Café’ (The Workshops and The Cup Tasting Spot) and ‘All About Gastronomy’, the thematic sections of Hotelia, while the Latte Art Throwdown Competition, where acclaimed baristas demonstrated their skills, left a tremendous impression. Konstantinos Katsanos won first place and Emmanouil Sachtaridis won second place at the competition. The ‘All About Café’ section has become an institution and celebration of coffee, with numerous exhibitors participating every year.

A major attraction at this year’s Hotelia was ‘DPOINT SPACES’, an innovative hotel architecture and decoration event that has become an institution and featured the ‘Easy Hospitality Project’ and the ‘Glamping Concept’, a new tourism trend.

The sponsors of the Hosted Buyers programme were Zorpidis (Transport Sponsor), Prima Holidays, Grand Hotel Palace, Hyatt, Capsis Hotel and Plaisir. The sponsor of ‘All About Café’ was MEVGAL.

The Hospitality Sponsor of the Philoxenia Conference was FRAPORT GREECE, the Air Transport Sponsor was ΕLLINAIR, the Coffee Break Sponsor was Catering Samiotakis, the Transport Sponsor was Taxi Mercedes Club, and the Grand Communication Sponsor was AMNA / PRAKTORIO 104.9 FM.

26/11/2018 – 12:26

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