Goldsmith's fair 21 September -to- 05 October 2014.

[Jasdir Singh Jaura]

Hello, everybody

Well, I was planning for IJL 2014 but couldn't be able to visit. Came to know about Goldsmith's fair 21 September -to- 05 October 2014. How about this fair ? What type of show is this ? Do anybody here exhibiting in this fair ?

Thank you all for your valuable inputs/information... IN-ADVANCE,
_/\_Jasdir.

[SteveLAO]

Goldsmiths' Fair is totally different from IJL, as it's a retail selling fair, rather than a trade buying fair. http://www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk is the link to the web page where you can see the names of those who are exhibiting. This year we're also doing some breakfast talks on a variety of subjects, including one from yours truly! We also have a mini "assay office" set up, so you can bring along an item and we can test it for you for free. We'll also set up a marking bench so you can see whats involved in hand marking, and even have a go yourself if you like! We're trying to set up a laser too, but I'm not sure if that's going to be do-able yet, but that would be quite cool if we can do it!

[Jasdir Singh Jaura]

Goldsmiths' Fair is totally different from IJL, as it's a retail selling fair, rather than a trade buying fair. http://www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk is the link to the web page where you can see the names of those who are exhibiting. This year we're also doing some breakfast talks on a variety of subjects, including one from yours truly! We also have a mini "assay office" set up, so you can bring along an item and we can test it for you for free. We'll also set up a marking bench so you can see whats involved in hand marking, and even have a go yourself if you like! We're trying to set up a laser too, but I'm not sure if that's going to be do-able yet, but that would be quite cool if we can do it!

Hello, Steve.
What do you mean by saying.. including one from yours truly! ?

[SteveLAO]

one from ME!!!!!
sorry...it's an old English expression!

[Jasdir Singh Jaura]

one from ME!!!!!
sorry...it's an old English expression!

Oh!

Steve, if am visiting this fair with the motive of seeking and sharing Jewellery-making study. Do you think this fair would be beneficial for me to visit ? how big is the fair and how much time do I need to attend this fair ? (Suppose planning for one day)

[SteveLAO]

On the website you'll see the requirements for exhibiting, and you'll get an idea of the sort of people who are exhibiting. Some of them are quite new to the trade, whereas others have been making for a long time. There is an enormous amount of talent and skill on show, and I'm sure the exhibitors would be happy to talk with you, but do bear in mind this is a selling event, and it's always very busy, so whether they would have the time to spend with you to discuss their skills I'm not sure. Anyway, have a look on the site, and also have a look at our website http://pan3sixty.co.uk/virtual_tours...staircase-hall here for example is a link to a 360 degree virtual tour of the hall, which is the location of the fair. It's not a huge venue like IJL so you can easily do it in a day, with time for lunch on site!

[JonLendrum]

What days are you doing your talks? I'm going to come along I think for the first weekend, this will be my first jewellery event and I'm very excited to browse the wonders of peoples talents. Cant wait

[SteveLAO]

Have a look on the Goldsmiths' Fair website, as it lists all the breakfast talks that are on every day of the fair. http://www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk/events/breakfast-talks
I'm talking on Sunday 28th so that's the first weekend! You need to buy a ticket to come along to the talks, which you can do through the website. The ticket also gives you entry to the fair as well.
Look forward to seeing you there if you would like to come along