All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 19
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Kirk & Kirk, the new brand of Jason and Karen...
Kirk & Kirk, the new brand of Jason and Karen Kirk, won the Gold Newcomer Award at the recent edition of the Hall of Frames in Zurich. Silver went to Vava, a company in Berlin, and bronze to Tarian, the brand of Jeremy Tarian, who is the son of Alain ...
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The organizers of 100% Optical, the new annual eyewear trade...
The organizers of 100% Optical, the new annual eyewear trade show in London, report that it will be 30 percent bigger at next edition, scheduled for Feb. 7-9. It will feature expanded equipment and lens sections and back-to-back fashion shows, in addition to the conferences of the British Association of ...
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Morel's retrospective exhibition at the Eyewear Museum of Morez, which...
Morel's retrospective exhibition at the Eyewear Museum of Morez, which opened in April, is stretching its duration until Nov. 30 due strong interest by visitors
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Vision-X, Middle East's largest optical trade show, will have much...
Vision-X, Middle East's largest optical trade show, will have much higher participation this year in Dubai, on Nov- 25-27, as the 15th edition of the event is preparing to host 125 new exhibitors, doubling the numbers to more than 250. The increase in the number of participating companies will bring ...
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The Vision Expo West fair in Las Vegas closed on...
The Vision Expo West fair in Las Vegas closed on Sept. 30 with more than 12,500 attendees, according to preliminary figures. It featured more than 450 brands. The annual New Product Showcase picked three winners. They were, in order, Amphibia Sports, Avantek Eyewear by Hoya and Specs of Wood.
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Flair is part of the “handmade in Germany” art exhibition,...
Flair is part of the “handmade in Germany” art exhibition, which presents a selection of contemporary high-quality products manufactured in Germany. Exhibitors include world-renowned luxury brands, manufacturers, individual designers and art studios. The exhibition, which will tour around the world for two years, opened on Sept. 19 in the St. ...
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The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has announced that its...
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has announced that its Clinical Conference and Exhibition will become a biennial event with a three-day format from 2015. The association said the decision to host the event every two years instead of annually was made after listening to members and partners and after ...
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The Vision Council has announced the agenda and featured speakers'...
The Vision Council has announced the agenda and featured speakers' line-up for the 2015 Executive Summit, which will be held on Jan. 21-23, 2015 at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. More than 20 business experts, entrepreneurs and opinion leaders will take the stage to ...
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Gianpiero Masciadri, 65, is leaving as general manager of Mido,...
Gianpiero Masciadri, 65, is leaving as general manager of Mido, the international eyewear exhibition in Milan owned by Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association. His functions are being taken over by Francesco Gili, vice president of Afao in charge of internationalization. Masciadri has been connected with Mido since 36 years ...
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The organizers of the Opti show in Munich are offering...
The organizers of the Opti show in Munich are offering exhibitors free seminars, courses and workshops on how to prepare for the show, due to be held next Jan. 9-11. They will be able to book for the sessions on Opti's website, which also lists the available dates. Foreign companies ...
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The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill...
The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill on Aug. 14 about the impact of UV exposure on vision health. Justin Bazan, owner of Park Slope Eye in Brooklyn, NY, and a member of the Council's medical advisory team, told attendees about the long-term and short-term concerns related ...
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Bernard Maitenaz, inventor of the progressive lens and chairman and...
Bernard Maitenaz, inventor of the progressive lens and chairman and chief executive of Essilor from 1980 to 1991, received the prestigious Apollo Award at this year's 117th Annual American Optometric Association Congress. The Apollo Award honors individuals or organizations for distinguished service to the visual welfare of the public. In 1959, ...
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An American professor, Sarita Soni, will be one of the...
An American professor, Sarita Soni, will be one of the speakers at the Silmo Academy during the Silmo fair in Paris on Sept. 28 and 29. Together with other leading specialists in the field, she will coordinate a scientific symposium on “eye strain,” particularly among children and young adults. In ...
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Silhouette, the long-time eyewear licensee of Adidas, organized a special...
Silhouette, the long-time eyewear licensee of Adidas, organized a special event for its clients, called “Herzo Days,” at the headquarters of the German sports company in Herzogenaurach in June, inviting 400 clients to experience the Adidas brand and to take a look at the latest product innovation, which will be ...
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The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze...
The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze Award for “Creative Use of Technology” and made the shortlist in the “User Experience” category at the 2014 Cannes Lions Festival. The Glasses.com app recently won a Webby Award for “Best Use of Device Camera” at the 18th Annual Webby ...
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The first congress for contact lenses in Germany, named DCC,...
The first congress for contact lenses in Germany, named DCC, welcomed a total of 542 participants from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. The event was organized by Spectaris, the German optical industry association, in cooperation with ten companies from the German contact lens industry on May 25-26 in Munich. It was ...
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The organizers of Mido are launching a new project, called...
The organizers of Mido are launching a new project, called Pop-Eye, in connection with the Pitti Uomo show in Florence on June 17-20. It will be a dedicated eyewear section of the menswear fair, intended to persuade the more sophisticated buyers to add eyewear to their lifestyle offerings. Carolin Abram, ...
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More than 50 vision industry professionals from 11 countries attended...
More than 50 vision industry professionals from 11 countries attended the first convention of the new European Sunglass Committee of the Vision Council in Budapest last month. The convention had been previously organized directly by the former European Sunglass Association, which merged into the Vision Council in October 2012. Besides ...
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The organizers of Out of Mido described its second edition...
The organizers of Out of Mido described its second edition last April 8-13 as an enormous success. Almost 18,000 consumers and retailers visited a showroom in downtown Milan where 15 companies displayed highly creative eyewear styles during the big International Furniture Fair in the city. The exhibitors included companies such ...
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The British Contact Lens Association will hold a clinical conference...
The British Contact Lens Association will hold a clinical conference and an exhibition in Birmingham on June 6-9. The exhibition will feature more than 40 stands. An exhibition-only preview and a drinks reception will be held on the first day.
