Fiera di Vicenza launches The White Book of Jewellery - Yearbook 2013

Fiera di Vicenza unveiled the 3013 edition of the annual book for the jewellery industry, 'The White Book of Jewellery - Yearbook 2013', at Milan's Biblioteca della Moda (Fashion Library). The meeting, held on Monday, 4th March at Biblioteca della Moda in Milan, saw interventions from Roberto Ditri, President of Fiera di Vicenza, Raffaello Benetti, Director of the Fashion and Consumer Goods Division at the Milan Chamber of Commerce and the person in charge of the Milano Fashion City project, and Diego Valisi, CEO of Milano Fashion Media and founder of the Biblioteca della Moda.

The Yearbook has a new look and further extensions to the past editions with over 7,000 addresses including producers, operators and traders in the jewellery business from more than 100 different countries in Asia, Africa Europe and North, Central and South America. The book also contains worldwide producers of jewellery, tools and machinery for processing metals and precious stones, creators of sales accessories like display cases, jewellery boxes or pouches, the producers of security systems, specialised publications, retailers, the creators of specific software, organisations and national and international exhibitions. Company profiles, photographs to highlight the style, image and production specialisation of each one is also included. A valuable consultation and working tool for buyers all over the world, an authentic jewellery ‘brand bible’ that lasts an entire solar year.

“This encounter between VICENZAORO and Milano Fashion City is like two Capitals merging together", said Roberto Ditri, President of Fiera di Vicenza. “Vicenza as the active and precious Capital of Jewellery, and Milan as the dynamic and cosmopolitan Fashion Capital (accessories included). The result is a perfect blend, a unique example of the taste, design, savoir faire and creativity of Italian-made products, the solid foundations on which our exports stand.”

The meeting is one of the steps in the collaboration agreement between Fiera di Vicenza and the Milano Fashion Media commercial agent established in October 2012 to manage the advertising pages of all Fiera di Vicenza's jewellery-orientated editorial products, which include a series of titles dedicated to haute couture jewellery and accessory production.

Raffaello Benetti, Director of the Fashion & Consumer Goods Division of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, said “The aim of the project is to demonstrate that Milan is a mine of ideas and lifestyles that can lead to innovation, inspiration and interest at an international level." “Fiera di Vicenza's decision to be in Milan was not a casual one since it coincided with the week of the Mipel, Micam, Mifur and Mido Shows, the top trade fairs for fashion accessories," said Diego Valisi, the CEO of Milano Fashion Media. “This is an extremely interesting and new indication of communication with a different sector, one that is not limited to specialists. It also proves that jewellery and fashion accessories are closing the gap."