FLASHNEWS N. 7		JUNE 2008
		Piazza dei Mercanti: registrations for the 2008 edition are coming in thick and fast
				A lot of anticipation is building up for this exhibition. Reserve your space now!
				Registrations for the third edition of Piazza dei Mercanti are coming in thick and fast. The market show shall take place at fieramilanocity from November 6th through 9th. Five months from the coming edition, promoted by Fiera Milano EXPOCTS in cooperation with O.N.E. – Publifiere srl, subscriptions are still coming in at a brisk pace. Join in for the only scheduled event in Milan that shall be devoted to collectibles, brocantage, antiques, vintage, and modernism. To register and download the forms to be filled out and faxed back to 02 804186.
		For further information, please visit www.lapiazzadeimercanti.fieramilanoexpocts.it
		Cose Antiche: a free service available at the exhibition to appraise your items The prestigious magazine is offering the opinion of specialists in different sectors to exhibitors and visitors
		Experts shall be available to exhibitors and visitors to offer their advice on furniture, jewels, costume jewellery, silverware, watches, bijoux, and carpets. This service is offered to Piazza dei Mercanti by “Cose Antiche”, the first monthly magazine publishing ads for antiques, for 15 years a valuable tool for anyone who wants to be up-to-date in this sector. From November 5th through 9th, specialists in the various sectors, registered with the Lombardy board of appraisers, shall receive visitors and companies at the fairgrounds and offer them highly qualified advice for free. Visitors may bring their items (or pictures of them) from home and shall be received in a private meeting room set up in the exhibition area.
		Dana Camerini, a multi-faceted artist In Milan, she will present miniature jewels and a collection by Jacob Bengel
				“I am a painter, an illustrator, an art director, an architect, and also a bit of an engineer. For twenty years, I have been working with book and magazine publishers, I design textiles and furniture, paintings and comics, jewels and graffiti. In 1999, I also started exhibiting my jewels and re-interpretations and combinations of ancient jewels at antiques shows.” So wrote Dana Camerini, art director for Mondadori from 1980 to 1983, illustrator for several magazines until 1989, creative consultant for Happy Books from 1993 to 1999 in charge of redesigning and launching books for children to be co-published in Italy and worldwide. “My drawing have been used for magazines, books, textiles, greeting cards and school books, posters and games by Arnoldo Mondadori, Rizzoli, Domus, Giorgio Mondadori, GruppoUniverso, San Paolo Editore, La Nuova Italia, De Agostini, Naj Oleari, Regione Lombardia, Oxford University Press, Gruner und Jahre, Random House and others...”. What is Dana Camerini going to exhibit at Piazza dei Mercanti? “Miniature jewels, which is my basic production. The evolution goes hand in hand with my research, which is more oriented to the construction of costume jewellery in the art deco period. In line with this approach, I shall present a collection of jewels by Jacob Bengel, which manufactured jewels for only few (10) years in the 1930’s using designs by Bauhaus artists, and in 2000 became a museum located in the historical factory site that was shut down in 1992 after 150 years of operations.
		Another area of research and offering is art Deco jewels and small furniture decorations in aluminium which were manufactured in the 1940’s in small series by prestigious brands in America.”
		Duemme: watches by the most prestigious brands From classical vintage items to the most sophisticated modern pieces, but also jewellery and precious stones
				Duemme was set up in 1999 as a young and dynamic company thanks to the 30-year experience of its founding father and sole director, Mr. Maurizio Bosio. Born in a family of watchmakers (his father Gianfranco Bosio and great uncle Amedeo Leorati), at the age of 14 he started to disassemble his first watches in his father’s laboratory. The company’s core business is wristwatches, ranging from classical vintage to highly sophisticated modern pieces of the most prestigious brands such as "Audemars Piguet, Baume&Mercier, Breguet, Breitling, Cartier, Daniel Roth, Franck Muller, Grahm. Jaeger LeCultre, IWC, Longines, Omega, Panerai, Patek Philippe, Roger DuBuis, Rolex, Tudor, Varcheron Constantin, Zenith", but at the same time it also keeps an eye on the magnificent world of jewellery and precious stones. The main goal of Duemme is to be as close as possible to its customers and meet their requirements. This is why the company opted for an “Internet shop window” instead of a traditional one. --> to be continued
		A.N.G.E.L.O., the broadest selection of vintage items can be found at Lugo Over 80,000 items, accessories and a historical archive with pieces from all over the world
				A three-storey building in the city center of Lugo (Ravenna) is entirely devoted to vintage clothes with over 80,000 used items, thousands of accessories, all of them selected, sorted, and cleaned, and an archive – accessible only upon appointment – with a collection of original vintage garments, dating back to a period ranging from 1890 to 1980, available for viewing and hiring, mainly offered to fashion design studios, but also to exhibitions, movie and TV productions, and photo services. This is A.N.G.E.L.O., a paradise on Earth for vintage fans, created by Angelo Caroli. --> to be continued