All Trade fairs & Events articles – Page 8
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As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As in previous years, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its trend Forum in Berlin. This year's trend Forum, the 17th edition, is scheduled for Nov. 11 and will be addressing the subject of courage. Participants are invited to present their new and innovative ideas in three categories: ...
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CooperVision has invited 30 students and three lecturers from the...
CooperVision has invited 30 students and three lecturers from the Ernst-Abbe University of Jena, Beuth University of Berlin and the Higher Technical School for Ophthalmic Optics of Cologne to the “Center of Innovation” in Budapest on Oct. 31. The one-day event aims to draw students' attention to contact lenses, informing ...
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The Silmo show, scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at Paris Nord...
The Silmo show, scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at Paris Nord Villepinte, will feature the first Silmo Hackathon, in which five international, multidisciplinary teams of five people will spend 24 hours imagining “tomorrow's retail world.” The Hackathon is open to professionals in optics, distribution, merchandising, design, social sciences, marketing and production, ...
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DaTE 2019 will celebrate the Orient, with exhibition areas featuring...
DaTE 2019 will celebrate the Orient, with exhibition areas featuring such names as Yin, Yang, Tao and Zen. This will also recall the origins of the event. Founded in 2013, the trade show was indeed named for a movement that was gaining in popularity in Japan at the time, called ...
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Mykita has won the Red Dot award in the product...
Mykita has won the Red Dot award in the product design category for the “Elgard” frame of its Mykita Lite eyewear collection, which combines two materials, acetate and stainless steel
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100% Optical, the optical trade show in the U.K., has...
100% Optical, the optical trade show in the U.K., has announced further improvements to its newsfeed service, which provides the latest news about the optical industry, product releases, new technology and more. Thanks to a recent upgrade, the service is now said to be easier to browse. A readily accessible ...
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The traditional MAFO-Conference took place on the eve of the...
The traditional MAFO-Conference took place on the eve of the Mido show in Milan in the NH Hotel, across from the fairgrounds. Thirteen speakers offered to the 60 attendees insights into their daily work and the development of production processes in the ophthalmic optic industry under the motto “Technologies of ...
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The organizers of the DaTE designer show in Florence have...
The organizers of the DaTE designer show in Florence have shelved the project of a trade show in Los Angeles due to their failure to attract a sufficient number of exhibitors
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Hoya is planning to come back to the Silmo show...
Hoya is planning to come back to the Silmo show in September to introduce a new line of progressive lenses
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The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced...
The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced at Mido a partnership with Copenhagen Specs, a small six-year-old Danish show that resembles the Hall of Frames in Zurich, DaTE in Florence and others in Europe and elsewhere. Copenhagen Specs was held in Copenhagen on March 2 and 3, ...
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Attendance was up by 2.6 percent overall and by 5...
Attendance was up by 2.6 percent overall and by 5 percent among optical buyers at Vision Expo East 2019, held at the Javits Center in New York City on March 26-29. Of the 14,800 eyecare professionals on hand, about one-third were representing new practices and stores. Meanwhile, on social media, ...
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This year's edition of the Vision Expo East, scheduled for...
This year's edition of the Vision Expo East, scheduled for March 21-24, is adding a new “central networking and learning destination.” The Bridge, as the organizers call it, will connect the Galleria and Underground pavilions to the Eyewear + Accessories pavilion. The spot will have comfortable places to sit, music ...
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The Mido trade show in Milan will break a new...
The Mido trade show in Milan will break a new record in the next three days by hosting a total of 1,323 exhibitors, including 110 first-timers. The seven halls of the fair have been fully sold out. The More! pavilion and the Lab Academy have been expanded. Pre-registrations by visitors ...
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Okia, the Hong Kong-based eyewear company best known for its...
Okia, the Hong Kong-based eyewear company best known for its High Definition Acetate (HDA) patented technology, has announced the schedule of two events that it will hold at Mido 2019, in partnership with WGSN. The “SS20 Eyewear Key Trends” and the “Sustainable Future of Eyewear” workshops will take place on ...
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ic! Berlin introduced a new trade show concept at Opti...
ic! Berlin introduced a new trade show concept at Opti 2019, incorporating into its stand the Onono brand of titanium and buffalo-horn glasses, made at the brand's new production site in Berlin. ic! Berlin reported stable sales in 2018. Last autumn was the launch of its first Asian fit collection. ...
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On March 20-24, Vision Expo East and Retail Store Tours...
On March 20-24, Vision Expo East and Retail Store Tours will be offering three guided tours, each in a different neighborhood, of retail eyewear stores in New York City, overlapping with the trade show itself, scheduled for March 22-24. The Madison Avenue tour, in eastern Midtown, is titled “Bespoke Luxury ...
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Taking place in New York at the same time as...
Taking place in New York at the same time as the International Vision Expo East exhibition at the Javits Center, the more luxury-oriented Loft Eyewear Shows will spread to two extra locations on March 21-24. Besides its traditional Hudson Mercantile site, the show will also occupy the adjoining Mercantile 37 ...
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The 6th edition of Silmo Istanbul, which took place on...
The 6th edition of Silmo Istanbul, which took place on Dec. 13-16, 2018, welcomed 10,784 visitors, representing a 16 percent increase as compared to 2017. The number of international visitors jumped by 27.5 percent as the show's sphere of influence is expanding to the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia ...
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This year's edition of 100% Optical, the British optical trade...
This year s edition of 100% Optical, the British optical trade show, took place in London on Jan. 12-14 with some 200 exhibitors, 500 brand debuts and 100 product launches. The show drew 9,115 visitors, 2 percent more than one year ago, and boasted its largest-ever equipment hub, with more ...
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Fleye, the Danish eyewear manufacturer, has won the German Design...
Fleye, the Danish eyewear manufacturer, has won the German Design Award for excellent product design in the lifestyle and fashion category. The German Design Awards are held by the German Design Council, the authoritative German body for branding and design. Fleye Copenhagen's “Fox” eyewear frame, one of more than 5,400 ...
