Inhorgenta Sees Rise in Traffic, Business

(IDEX Online News) – About 30,000 trade members attended Inhorgenta Munich this past week, as the trade fair grows in importance. Many of the 1,237 exhibitors reported an increase in business compared to previous years.

The heavy emphasis on pearls that was seen last year has waned a little, replaced by a growing presence of diamond jewelry in a wide variety of styles, materials and price points.

Visitors came from 85 countries to the show on February 22-25. A third of the attendees travel from abroad, including Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, the U.S., Russia and China.

Show organizers reported that the wide variety of trends, the new materials and forms presented underlined the trade show’s importance for the trade. 

The fair had an extensive seminar program throughout the show. One of the speakers was IDEX Online Editor in Chief Edahn Golan. His presentation was on a topic IDEX Online and Golan specialize in, Diamond Price and the Forces that Shape Them.

Inhorgenta Munich 2014 takes place February 14-17 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.