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15 Russian companies to take part in JCK Las Vegas Show

31 may 2018
National stand ‘Made in Russia’, organized with the support of the Russian Export Center, will participate for the first time in the leading international jewellery exhibition JCK Las Vegas Show, which will be held 1-4 June, in Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, Las Vegas.

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Image credit: JCK

15 Russian companies will take part in the show – Karavaev Jewellery Factory, ‘Galereya Exclusiva’, ‘New-Art’ (Taturin), Bogarta, KU&KU, ‘Zolotie traditzii’, ‘Raduga’, Leo Totti, Art Jeweller, ‘Sever Almaz Technologii’. The works of the jewellery deigner Galina Konyaeva will be showcased at the exhibition, and ‘Kristall’ Smolensk and ‘Brilliant 24’ will be exhibited at the Diamond Plaza pavilion.
The finalists of the international contest “Russian diamond line” will get the spots at the most prestigious zones of the exhibition. Thus, the owner of Grand prix,  ‘Sasonko’, will work at Design Center, and ‘Moiseikin’ from Ekaterinburg and ‘Kabarovskih’ from Kostroma will be showcased at exquisite JCK Luxury.   
During the show, Russia will hold a campaign to promote Russian jewellery brands to the world’s largest American jewellery market.

Victoria Quiri, Rough&Polished