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Silmo Istanbul attracts close to 12,000 visitors
The organizers of Silmo Istanbul have announced that the 12th edition of the trade fair welcomed 700 brands and 11,736 visitors over a 25,000-square-meter exhibition surface from Nov. 19 to 22 in the Turkish capital city. International visitors accounted for 18 percent of the total and most came from Europe, ...
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Opti 2026 to introduce hearing acoustics area
Organizers of opti have announced the launch at the next edition of the show (Jan. 16-18, 2025, in Munich) of SPHEARE, a 200 square-meter area focusing on hearing acoustics. Bellman & Symfon, Meditrend, Nuance Audio, Optimus Hearing, oton & friends PROABO and Sinfonia have confirmed their participation to the new ...
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The Hong Kong International Optical Fair welcomes 12,000 visitors
The Hong Kong International Optical Fair (HKIOF) attracted 12,000 industry professionals from 92 countries during its 33rd edition which took place from Nov. 5 to 7 according to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA), its organizers. They were 13,000 last year ...
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WOF's first ASEAN trade show gathers 5,500 industry professionals
WOF ASEAN Int’l Optics Fair, a trade show by the China Wenzhou International Optics Fair (WOF) group, took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 9-11. Organizers have announced that 230 exhibitors and over 5,500 professionals from over 30 countries (including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Australia) took part ...
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SILMO announces 2026 eyewear design contest
Aspiring eyewear designers have until June 16, 2026, to send in their projects for the SILMO 2026 Optical Design Contest, whose theme is “seeing tomorrow.” Finalists will be showcased at the next edition of the Paris eyewear trade show, in September of next year. The winner and their school will ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica launches new B2B event with focus on innovations
EssilorLuxottica has announced the launch next year of a new trade event aimed at presenting the sector’s innovations, with a focus on AI wearables, medtech and myopia, to eye care professionals in the US and Europe. Called SWITCH: Vision Innovation Summit by EssilorLuxottica, the event will take place just before ...
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ArticleSilmo Futurology round-up – Part one
Silmo Paris, held on Sept. 25-28, once again had its Silmo Next: Futurology & Tech Village, this time with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Stopping by for a chat with several brands and producers of smart glasses, we noticed what seems to be an emerging predilection for voice command. ...
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Silmo Paris attendance up 7%
SILMO Paris organizers have announced that 33,358 eyewear industry professionals visited the 2025 edition of the show, which took place from Sept. 26 to 29, representing a 6.5 percent year-on-year increase. Sligthly more than half (52 percent) of visitors came from outside France, meeting over 900 companies at the 75,000 ...
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Fukui Optical Association calls industry to unite under new trade show
The Fukui Optical Association and RX (formerly Redd Exhibitions), co-organizers of the IOFT eyewear trade show, are parting ways after the 38th and last edition of the show, held from Oct. 1 to 3 in Tokyo. In recent years, the eyewear exhibition was increasingly diluted in a larger fashion show ...
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ArticleSilmo d’Or awards remitted at the show
Silmo Paris organizers have yet to issue their final report on the 2026 edition of the trade fair that closed its doors last Monday, with attendance figures, but our impression was positive during the four days we spent at the show. We will progressively report on things that we have ...
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Relaunched DaTE draws 1,000 visitors
DaTE, the Italian trade show focusing on the designer eyewear segment, said its first edition under a new format drew 1,000 visitors. The event, held in the Cocoricò nightclub in the seaside resort town of Riccione from Sept. 13 to 15, was considered a success by organizers, who noted that ...
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ArticleSilmo Paris doubles down on technology
SILMO will be expanding its usual Futurology space at the next edition of the trade show in Paris (Sept. 26-29), rebranding it Futurology & Tech Village and putting the spotlight on artificial intelligence (AI). The area will be divided into four key zones showcasing different applications of AI in the ...
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Sergio Cereda eyewear design award for emerging student designers expands internationally
The MIDO exhibition in Milan and the Ross Viva Family Foundation announced the launch of the second edition of the Sergio Cereda Design Award, which honors the renowned Italian eyewear creator and has been expanded this year to include emerging designers from around the world. Participation in the award contest ...
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ArticleVision Expo switches to a shorter single annual event format with rotating locations from 2026
Vision Expo, the leading eyewear and optical trade show in the Americas, is switching to a single annual event format from 2026, The Vision Council and RX, which co-organize the event, have announced. Since 1988 and with only a short hiatus during the corona pandemic, Vision Expo has run two ...
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DaTE relaunch edition sold-out well ahead of event
DaTE, the Italian trade show focusing on the designer eyewear segment, has published the list of confirmed exhibitors on its website, four months ahead of the event scheduled for next Sept. 13-15 in Riccione. As previously reported, ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association organizing DaTE, is relaunching the show this ...
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Abióptica trade show attendance up 14%
Organizers of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear trade show, have announced that 22,000 visitors, or 14 percent more than in the previous year, have taken part in the last edition of the trade show that took place in São Paulo from last April 9 to 12. They added that the tally ...
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11,000 professionals attended London’s 100% Optical fair
Organizers of 100% Optical have announced that 250 exhibitors and 11,000 visitors took part in the 2024 edition of the event that took place from March 1 to 3 at the Excel Centre in London. While the number of visitors seems to have declined slightly from the previous year, the ...
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ExpoÓptica and ExpoAudio 2026 dates announced
IFEMA MADRID, the organizer of the ExpoÓptica and ExpoAudio trade show, has announced that the next edition of the event will take place from April 9 to 11, 2026, in Madrid. The move to a Thursday to Saturday schedule, from the usual Friday to Sunday schedule, is meant to increase ...
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ArticleMIDO announces 9% attendance increase to 42,000 visitors
The number of visitors from Europe, North Africa and Latin America significantly increased, while North American participation was stable. DEI and sustainability remained in focus.
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ArticleOpti hails 2025 success, announces earlier dates for 2026
Over 300 exhibitors and over 21,000 visitors took part in the 2025 edition of the show, organizers have announced.
