SILMO 2024: The momentum of the present and the future
The 2024 SILMO Paris trade fair is getting ready to welcome all of the players from the optics sector with more than 900 exhibitors participating in the event and 1,500 brands from 144 countries throughout the world on hand to showcase their offers. This key event will take place at a 75,000 m² venue (Halls […]
Winners at the 30th SILMO D’OR
ENFANT CHILDREN: ETNIA BARCELONA with «BA-BAAAANG !» /SP Introducing “Cartoons for Kids”, a fresh collection inspired by the comic world. « BA-BAAAANG ! » stands out with its explosive design while being environmentally conscious. Thanks to their innovative temple flex, « BA-BAAAANG ! » maintains high quality performance while reducing metal consumption by 20%. Additionally, […]
SILMO PARIS 2023: The pole of attraction for a dynamic industry!
The SILMO Generation was there in force. This effervescence was palpable throughout the four days of SILMO Paris: 31,337 visitor-buyers (+16.5% vs. 2022) attended, including 15,902 from abroad (+18.3% vs. 2022) and 15,535 from France (+14.7% vs. 2022). They were able to meet 929 companies, representing a total of 9,400 stand visitors – not counted […]
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 […]
SILMO Paris launches a Responsible Company Prize
More than a competition, an encouragement to emulate good CSR practices in the field of optometry. In the last few years, SILMO – the trade fair of reference in the optical and eyewear industry has begun to address corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR). With punctual actions that inform and raise awareness, SILMO hopes to […]
Interview with Amélie Morel, chairwoman of SILMO PARIS
The new advertising slogan for the 2023 edition of the trade fair is “Generation SILMO”. How did that tagline come about? A.M.: Several reasons – both rational and emotional – led us to this choice. For more than 50 years, SILMO Paris has remained the first and oldest professional trade fair to participate in the […]
OPTICAL DESIGN CONTEST 2023: Discover the selection of nominees
Launched last year, the Optical Design Contest is preparing a new opus with the same objective: to be a stepping stone for the next generation and to stimulate creative innovation in eyewear through the eyes of students from design schools around the world. Based on the highest standards, this second edition takes on an essential […]
What’s up at SILMO Paris?
Since it was founded, SILMO Paris has been committed to accompanying professionals in inventing the future of the optical and eyewear field with actions that inform and increase the industry’s potential “Amélie Morel, Chairman of SILMO Paris. So, with a new arrangement in Halls 6 and 7, the trade fair reinvents the circuit to stimulate […]
Amélie Morel
Amelie Morel, president of Silmo exhibition and Vassilis Goulielmos, Eye Magazine publisher, talk about the past and the future of Silmo Paris exhibition!
