MIDO 2024 is coming back: From 3 to 5 February at Fiera Milano
At MIDO, from 3 to 5 February 2024 at Fiera Milano Rho, the entire eyewear supply chain will meet to exchange ideas, projects, prospects for the future of the industry and, above all, to do business and make trade agreements. Established in 1970 in Milan, MIDO is the leading international exhibition in terms of number […]
LODA: A magical world of handcrafted frames
In the beginning of 1950s Loda was born in Athens, one of the 7 factories that operated in Greece. Laboratorio Ottico di Athene its exact name, since Loda’s first owner, the microbiologist Athanasiades was married with an Italian woman and lived in Trieste. Consequently, Loda’s philosophy was influenced by the italian culture. Loda becomes very […]
Nicolas Fafiotte, President of the 2023 SILMO D’OR awards
A graduate of the ESMOD School of Fashion Design (First Prize in the Haute Couture category), Nicolas Fafiotte trained in Paris – particularly with Emmanuel Ungaro – before moving to Lyon in the early 2000s. He opened his design workshop, offering bespoke wedding dresses and evening gowns, just off Place Bellecour. He crafts “exceptional garments for […]
