Gemgenève returns to Palexpo for a border-crossing edition. What would it be like to discover rare gemstones, purchase antique jewels, meet emerging artists, admire craftsmen and women at work, listen to a talk about Golconda diamonds and visit an exhibition devoted to the finest jewels of the twentieth century – all under one roof ? That’s the promise of GemGenève. For its forthcoming edition, the Geneva tradeshow has selected over 200 internationally-acclaimed dealers ; traders in precious stones and coloured gemstones together with experts in vintage and antique jewellery and other historic pieces will all be at what has now become a key commercial, educational and cultural event.
GemGenève has risen to the challenge of promoting both jewellery arts and Geneva itself at the highest international level whilst preserving a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. That’s very much in our DNA ; I believe our event is one the market both wants and needs. Ronny Totah, Co-founder of GemGenève
Border(s) was the closing word at the previous edition of GemGenève as director Mathieu Dekeukelaire announced the theme for the gouache contest in 2025. On this back of this invitation to tomorrow’s talents to devise a piece of jewellery exploring this ambivalent concept, a few months’ further thought led the organisers to decide to support the emerging generation of creative artists further by also making Border(s) the overall guiding thread of the show’s ninth edition.
Founders Thomas Faerber and Ronny Totah
Since 2018, GemGenève has been juggling with borders of all kinds – from India to the USA via Brazil, Armenia, Japan, China and Ukraine, welcoming participants from all over the world.
Bringing together people keen to share and pass on their knowhow, expertise and love for jewels and rare gemstones, GemGenève is an inclusive event where industry players and professionals rub shoulders with private collectors and amateurs alongside foundations and cultural institutions. In breaking down barriers between different parts of the world of jewellery, GemGenève is also breaking down borders. Connecting nationalities, cultures and generations, the concept of the ninth edition is that of building bridges between the different worlds within jewellery : artisanal and industrial output, tradition and innovation, art and design, culture and training. Border-crossing has become a key part of GemGenève’s DNA over the first eight editions as the event has built up its identity as a commercial, cultural, artistic, scientific and educational forum.
