By Anthony DeMarco,Senior Contributor

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Karen Suen Paraiba Necklace

The 2025 Vicenzaoro September jewelry trade fair saw a modest 2% year-on-year increase, according to the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), which owns and operates the biannual event.

The fair is held annually in Vicenza, about an hour’s drive south of Venice, one of at least four jewelry manufacturing areas in Italy that are of vital importance to global jewelry trade. Because of this 60% of the more than 1,200 exhibitors were from Italy, although exhibitors came from 30 countries. These exhibitions showcased their goods and services to approximately 650 buyers from 63 countries.

It’s a massive undertaking. Remarkably, this is the smaller of the two trade shows held in Vicenza each year. Vicenzaoro January is the larger fair as it hosts Italian firms that produce jewelry manufacturing equipment. Italy is known not only for its Italian style and jewelry craftsmanship, but also for its innovative jewelry-making technology.

Among the 1,200 exhibitors this is a short list of the jewels that stood out.

The Cammilli Hypnose ring

Fine jewelry brand, Annamaria Cammilli, has rebranded and is now known as Cammilli. The name change and new logo were unveiled in August. The company, since its founding in 1983, is known for jewels featuring innovations in the gold textures and colors. It also is known for its signature designs. This has all remained the same with the rebranding.

At Vicenzaoro September, the brand unveiled two new jewelry collections: Cherry Bloom, which keeps in line with its longstanding savoir-faire in floral creations. It features both matt and shiny finishes. Inside, the brand’s iconic satin Aetherna finish creates a play of light and shadow, On the outside, a polished gold edge accentuates the three-dimensionality of the shapes, which embrace a luminous diamond.

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The second collection is Hypnose, which features sweeping sculptural curves and enveloping shapes along with its trademark gold innovation with a velvety, silky texture.

Antonini Milano Cortina Collection in rose gold and champagne diamonds
Antonini Milano

Antonini Milano

Antonini Milano is known for its streamlined, minimalistic, contemporary gold jewelry designs with touches of precious gems. Its newest collection is “Cortina,” inspired by the snow-capped mountains of the Dolomite Mountain range, where the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held. The new collection pairs diamonds with white gold and champagne diamonds with the warm glow of rose gold. The two variations reflect the sparkling purity of snowy peaks and the shades of the mountains. The rings are designed with an internal spring mechanism that makes the pieces more comfortable when worn.

Carrera y Carrera Carmen pendant necklace
Carrera y Carrera

Carrera y Carrera

Spanish fine jewelry brand, Carrera y Carrera, is celebrating its 140th year of producing jewels that combine art, culture, craftsmanship and romance. This is most evident in its Carmen pendant necklace from its Eternal Collection. It is inspired by the famous opera of the same name. The pendant features a finely crafted depiction of the fiery gypsy charmer in 18k yellow gold with her outstretched arms holding an 8.55-carat tanzanite. Her outfit is paved with red sapphires that continues throughout the heart-shaped pendant further enhanced with diamond pavé. More sapphires and diamonds appear on the chain above the pendant.

Karen Suen Cushion Shaped Paraiba Ring

The Hong Kong high jewelry designer creates classic well-executed jewels with exceptional colored gems and diamonds. Among the creations she offered was a collection made with paraiba tourmaline that included an elaborate three-strand necklace loaded with green and blue paraiba gems enclosed in tear-shaped settings paved with diamonds. In addition, the collection included a classic cushion-shaped paraiba ring.

Marina B Livilla Ring

Marina Bulgari (1930 – 2024) is considered by many to be one of the most important women jewelry designers in 20th century. She left her family’s famed jewelry brand, Bulgari, to form her own company in 1976 creating her own line of distinctive and recognizable bold, geometric and colorful jewels that were favored among celebrities and royalty. Marina Bulgari retired in the 1990s and the brand underwent several ownership changes until in 2017 when it was acquired by veteran jewelry designer Guy Bedarida, an Italian-born French jewelry designer who worked his way up the ranks in esteemed Paris landmark, Place Vendôme, to become the head designer for Van Cleef & Arpels. In the 1990s he was the head designer and creative director of John Hardy. Under Bedarida’s leadership, Marina B has largely returned to its original glory creating new variations of Marina B jewels based on her original designs. The brand recently opened a boutique in New York’s Madison Avenue.

Among the pieces on display was the Livilla Ring centered with a 12.30-carat aquamarine, further enhanced with London blue topaz, bufftop blue sapphires black onyx and diamonds set in 18k yellow gold.

Picchiotti Diamond Rhombus Necklace

The Italian family-owned brand produces jewels that embody all the best in Italian style, jewelry technology and traditional craftsmanship. Among the Valenza-based company’s offerings was the Diamond Rhombus collection featuring a geometric motif of a diamond rhombus as its central element set in 18k white gold. It includes an elaborate necklace with more than 18 carats of diamonds.

The Nanis versatile Reverse Baby jewelry collection
Nanis Italian Jewels

The Italian jewelry brand known for its versatile 18k gold jewels presented Reverse Baby, a lightweight recreation of one of the brand’s most iconic collections. First launched in 2012, this iteration is more compact and delicate but with the same double-sided mechanism that made Reverse known for its elegance, innovation, and versatility. The collection includes rings, necklaces and earrings. On one side is a series of colored gems such as ruby, Australian opal, London blue topaz and labradorite; while the reverse side is paved with diamonds. The wearer can choose which side to wear for any given day or occasion.

Alessio Boschi Montipora Coral Necklace
Alesio Boschi

Alessio Boschi

Alessio Boschi, the extremely talented and highly popular high jewelry artist presented numerous one-of-a-kind pieces based on multiple themes. Among them is a collection inspired by the colorful Montipora coral where Boschi used the organic forms to create a sculptural, ocean-themed piece.

De Simone turquoise necklace

DeSimone Fratelli

The southern Italian city of Torre del Grecco is known for its coral and cameo jewels and other materials that get its inspiration from the sea. Among the oldest and best-known firms from this coastal region of Italy is DeSimone Fratelli. Amid the coral and cameo pieces from this family-owned jewelry firm was a turquoise and multi-colored gem necklace that presents an artful and romantic depiction of the sea.

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