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10 November 2022 – The organisers of the UK’s biggest optical show, 100% Optical, have set out from the start to encourage independent eyewear designers and manufacturers. The three-day show, to be held at ExCeL London from 25-27 February 2023, will feature the largest ever range of products.

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17 October 2022 – The figures for SILMO Paris 2022 exceeded expectations. A spectacular increase in international visitors and an increase in the participation of French opticians confirmed that SILMO Paris had returned to its pre-crisis level, the show said in its summary.

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10 October 2022 – From 4 to 6 February, the optical industry will meet at MIDO 2023, where the industry’s new products in terms of trends, innovation, design, sustainability and creativity will be on display. The look and the motto of the fair in Milan will also be new next year: “The Eyewear State of the Art”. Interested visitors can register now.

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6 October 2022 – For the 29th time, the SILMO d’Or was awarded on the occasion of SILMO in Paris. The winners of the ten categories of design and innovation, announced on September 24, 2022 at the exhibition center, come from all over the world. In addition, the first class prize and a special jury prize were still awarded.

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16 September 2022 – With around 1,500 professionals and buyers visiting DaTE in Florence from 10 to 12 September, 100 companies and 170 Italian and international brands, the fair was able to confirm its figures from last year at its tenth edition. The MEDD by DaTE event will follow on 17 October.

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14 September 2022 – After a two-year break, the SILMO Academy scientific symposium is taking place for the eleventh time. On Sunday, 25 September 2022, there will be new insights for those interested in the two important future topics of myopia and the importance of good vision in an ageing population.

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6 September 2022 – From 10 to 12 September 2022 at Leopolda di Firenze, 100 companies from all over the world and 170 brands will exhibit their collections, whose lowest common denominator is creativity. But DaTE is more – exchange of ideas and networking among eyewear professionals, a place to do business, an international source for all in search of inspiration, innovation and avant-garde.

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17 August 2022 – With his particular multicultural perspective and appetite for new aesthetic experiences, interior architect and designer Jun Gobron is pleased to join the jury members as President and continue writing the SILMO d’Or story.

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29 July 2022 – In less than two months, from September 10 to 12, the tenth edition of the eyewear fair “DaTE – Shaping Avantgarde” will begin at Leopolda in Florence. To date, according to the organizers, 90 exhibitors have confirmed their participation in the fair, representing more than 150 brands.

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Ochis Eyewear from Kiev has always been inspired by the richness of nature and feels closely connected to the earth as the source of life. To illustrate this, the eyewear label uses the petals of flowers from Ukrainian fields in its new Tsvit sunglasses collection.

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Kering Eyewear have announced the launch of the “Kering Eyewear Through Their Eyes” project: a series of collaborations with international artists to develop creative concepts designed to revisit the values of Kering Eyewear and its collections using new languages and different art forms.

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After EssilorLuxottica announced the death of Leonardo Del Vecchio on 27 June, the board of directors of the French-Italian group met yesterday. They paid tribute to Del Vecchio’s services and commitment and appointed a new chairman.

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In mid-April, the Luxottica Group announced its intention to acquire the company Giorgio Fedon & Figli S.p.A.. On 31 May, the acquisition of the 90.9% shareholding was completed: 1,727,141 ordinary shares of the company, at a price of 17.03 euros per share and a total of approximately 29.4 million euros, changed hands.

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Luxottica Group, part of EssilorLuxottica, has entered into a preliminary purchase agreement to acquire approximately 1.72 million shares of Giorgio Fedon & Figli S.p.A., representing 90.9% of the company’s share capital. Subject to antitrust approvals, the deal is expected to be completed by the end of June, for a total purchase price of 29.4 million Euros.

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Copenhagen Specs confirms its trade fair date of 5-6 March, making it the first eyewear trade fair in the Nordic region in 2022. Since 1 February, all restrictions have been lifted in Denmark, so the optical industry can finally meet in Copenhagen again.

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MIDO 2022 is returning to its origins – due to the pandemic – and will now take place from 30 April to 2 May instead of mid-February as planned. According to the organisers, the decision to move the show was made to give exhibitors and visitors the best business conditions, even in this global pandemic situation.

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