A brief introduction for jewelry fairs

Jewelry fair is an important platform for the people in the industry to communicate and exchange information. The most prestigious jewelry fairs so far are Hong Kong International Jewelry and Gem fair, America JA international jewelry fair and Switzerland Basel international jewelry fair. These three trade fairs are regarded as big three in the world. In Mainland China, the three fairs are Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen Jewelry fairs. In terms of development level, there is a long way for domestic jewelry cards sponsors and exhibitors to go.

September is peak season for the jewelry trades thus it comes as no surprise that tens of thousands of professional jewelry buyers flock to the September Hong Kong Jewelry & Gem Fair to do business. The September Fair celebrates 30 years of serving the world’s jewelry industry this year, a laudable triumph for a show that started humbly in a hotel ballroom in Hong Kong with 100 exhibitors. The manufacturers which produce jewelry cards can also take part in it. With the host city of Hong Kong being a duty-free port, there are no duties or restrictions imposed on precious jewelry products or materials. This has proven to be advantageous for international jewelries; it encourages worldwide trade with the region and makes the prices of goods more competitive.

Now recognized as the world’s No. 1 business-to-business marketplace for the gem and jewelry sector, the September Fair gathers more than 51,000 buyers and more than 3,500 exhibitors from around the world in two world-class venues:  the Asia World-Expo (AWE) and the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The Fair at Asia-World Expo (AWE) will feature around 1,600 exhibitors from the globe. They will exhibit jewelry raw materials, including loose diamonds, gemstones, pearls, and packaging, tools & equipment, jewelry cards.

Jewelry Cards: A Finishing Touch for Your Luxurious Jewelry

Jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewelry normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to look appealing, but humans have been producing and wearing it for a long time – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewelry.

Jewelry may be made from a wide range of materials, but gemstones, precious metals, beads and shells have been widely used. Depending on the culture and times jewelry may be appreciated as a status symbol, for its material properties, its patterns, or for meaningful symbols. Jewelry has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings. But have you heard about jewelry cards?

With the rise of jewelry, customers not only pay attention to jewelry itself, but also the outer packaging like pattern and design. Then jewelry cards come into being in the market, which are considered to be the most potential product in garment accessory industry. Don’t look down upon such a tiny card, however, it can bring unexpected result for jewelry. As the saying goes, “good horse out of the saddle”, remarkably attractive jewelry must be of high quality material and unique packaging card.

Delicate jewelry cards lie in their premium quality material, extraordinary design, color combination and intricate technique. In general, there are various materials and techniques that can be used for manufacturing jewelry cards. Those specialized in making jewelry cards will first talk to you and discover how they can help you make a lasting impression. A complete range of materials can be used such as glossy white paper, holand board, black cardboard, etc. Commonly used techniques include die cutting, gold foil stamping, round corner, cutting holes. Manufacturers will assist you to achieve the perfect look for your jewelry needs in accordance with your individual requirement.

Dubai International Jewellery Week and GIA

With a world as diverse as the glittering jewellery industry, Dubai International Jewellery Week benefit from 17 years proven track record to grow your business whose lines are in jewelry and jewelry accessories of jewelry packagings,jewelry cards from all over the world.

Each year there are more than thousands of jewelry producers representing 30 countries take place in Dubai International Jewellery Exhibitions. And they exhibit noble luxury of jewelry through extraordinary designed jewelry cards on display. The exhibitons maximise the potential for growth in the Middle East & Africa at the region’s leading Gold & Diamond trading hub. This unrivalled opportunity promises to be even bigger and better for 2012 with new categories, new supporting partners and a critically acclaimed panel of leading industry judges. In addition, Dubai International Jewellery Week is proud to present the Jewellery Design Awards, the most prestigious jewellery design competition in the Middle East. Since 2008, the competition has rapidly grown, attracting amateur and professional designers from across the world; each competing to be rewarded for excellence in the field of jewellery design and jewelry cards design, innovation and creativity.

An independent nonprofit organization, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology which is the partner with Dubai International Jewellery Week. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading System which, today, is recognized by virtually every jeweler in the world. This helps Dubai International Jewellery Week attract more trade buyers of jewelry and jewelry cards.

GIA Middle East, headquartered in Dubai, is strategically located in the Dubai Airport Free Zone. This Regional Branch comprises of an In-Take window and a fully functional classroom equipped with state-of the-art gemological testing equipment. The Regional Branch in Dubai will act as the hub for the remaining GCC jewelry market where stones from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, etc. will be collected in Dubai and then shipped to any of GIA’s International Laboratories for Grading and Certification. GIA has laboratories in New York, Carlsbad, Bangkok, London, Mumbai, Johannesburg, Gaborone and Hong Kong.

Deflating the bubbly: The global economy is in recession

NEW Year’s Eve may be a rather sober affair this year. Capping off a season of bad news, undoubtedly jewelry is no exception to it and champagne is the latest casualty of the recession, with sales on the decline over the past few months. After all, it’s hard to make a toast when there is little to celebrate. The drop in demand for champagne keeps with the general trend of luxury good sales, which appear to be falling off of a cliff and have an impact on those who get involved in manufacturing jewelry cards. Just last week, the Wall Street Journal reported:

Luxury goods, once considered immune from economic turmoil, were hardest hit, with sales falling 21.2%, compared with a jump of 7.5% a year ago, when the economy had just begun to sputter. Including jewelry sales, the luxury sector plunged by a whopping 34.5%. Inevitably, those jewelry card suppliers are hit tremendously for they offer a wide range of jewelry cards but with little market demand.

While some remain committed to preserving the lifestyle of the rich and famous, jewelry, once standing for luxury and elegance, now has to depreciate to cater for market demand. Besides, the depreciation of jewelry will seriously affect jewelry cards in bulk production and future prospect. But decadence largely seems to have fallen out of favour due to pragmatic reasons and a social stigma now attached to gross consumerism. The CEOs of Detroit’s carmakers learned this the hard way after incurring public ire for flying private jets to beg for financial assistance. The wife of former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld is now stealth shopping, having extravagant purchases placed in unmarked bags in an attempt to avoid attention. Excess is out; frugality is chic; and the myth that luxury goods are recession-proof is officially debunked.

Mega Show Part 2

Mega Show Part 2 will take place in HK in at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, lasting for three days from 27^th-29^thOctober. It is an exciting venture for the Gifts & Handicrafts industry. It has a very special place in the Hong Kong buying calendar due to its mass appeal amongst the traders in Hong Kong and Asia. In addition to displaying some of the most exquisite jewelry and gifts, the exhibition will also showcase quality home décor solutions, textiles and household products. It is a platform where new ideas and innovations will be promoted. Mega Show Part 2 is a one stop show for over 950 suppliers from 11 countries and is a chance to start new collaborations and tie ups with other players in the industry. You can launch new products such as new items such as Jewelry cards one the exhibition.

MEGA SHOW PART 2 has established itself as the essential final sourcing dateline in Hong Kong every October, commencing as Phase 2 of the Canton Fair closes. It is the final opportunity to source GIFTWARE AND HOUSEWARES, and new in 2012. Many buyers were attracted by our fabulous jewelry cards layouts and stopped to make a detailed study to the bracelet cards, necklace cards,earring cardswhich were made from various textured art paper. Some visitors even fly from the opposite pole of the earth to source the new items for the coming year.

Last year, many people in the industry attended the Show and changed information with each other. Among the crowds, a visitor from North Ireland is extremely impressive; he was very professional and asked the techniques of jewelry cards. Obviously, people came here are in sincerity and great interest, hope there will be bright prospect for this fair and fashion industry.

Creative jewelry cards showed in HK International Jewelry show

2012 Hong Kong International Jewelry Show is the world’s largest jewelry exhibition. It has been the industry around the world admired, annually attracts thousands jewelry industry to come to participate in the show. In 2012, this important exhibition event in the industry will move towards the thirtieth anniversary, and continue to use Hong Kong’s business advantages for the buyer to collecting jewelry raw materials, finished jewelery, and jewelry package products. Like jewelry cards, jewelry box and so on.

In this September 2012 Hong Kong jewelry exhibits range is as below: 

The polished diamonds and colored stones, different types of pearls, jewelry table, packaging and display products, and jewelry manufacturing equipment, tools and machinery. Each products have quite much varies. The jewelries are quite many. If you see all the booths. Your eyes will be dazzled. And also your will discover the jewelry cards are also varies. Many visitors have never seen such many design for it. Many of them are out of visitors imagining. The jewelries are not quite many, the designs are so innovative. Big size, small size, regular shape, irregular shape, white color or black color or colorful color.

This September Hong Kong jewelry show was showed at a right time.It is the time that Hong Kong each big jewelry commercial owner will purchase much jewelry in all their shops as stock. Those much jewelries are for the coming National Day Holiday, Middle Autumn, Christmas, and Chinese New Year those festivals. In each festival, there will have many new lovers to get married. So the jewelry could saled well in those periods. Almost each exhibitor will have a fruitful show. After the show the jewelry manufacturer also the package manufacturer will be quite busy. The jewelry cards, package boxes, ribbons, stickers, those products also come to its busy season.