Vicenzaoro VO Awards
Vicenzaoro Celebrates Excellence with the First VO Awards
Vicenza, 19 January 2026 – Vicenzaoro is the ultimate, international jewellery exhibition where creativity meets innovation.
The winners of the first edition of the VO Awards, the official prize awarded by Vicenzaoro, the international gold and jewellery show organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), were announced in a ceremony that stood as another great example of design and manufacturing excellence.
In a packed Palladio Theatre, the awards ceremony confirmed the winners of this first edition from among the finalist jewellery pieces displayed in Hall 7, establishing the VO Awards as a new reference point for promoting design and manufacturing on the international gold and jewellery scene.
Award Categories
- Best in Icon – One-of-a-Kind Jewellery
- Best in Icon – High End Jewellery
- Best in Look – Fashion Jewellery
- Best in Look – Fine Jewellery
- Best in Creation – Gold Manufacturing
- Best in Creation – Silver Manufacturing
- Best in Special – Chain
- Best in Special – Young (Under 30)
Best in Icon – One-of-a-Kind Jewellery
Alessio Boschi – Jubillee Ring
Alessio Boschi with his Jubillee Ring was the winner of the first category, one-of-a-kind jewellery. The ring he created honors the Catholic Holy Year, symbolizing spiritual renewal, deep devotion and heartfelt reconciliation. Its seven ornate doors recall Rome’s major basilicas and their treasured sacred relics. Combining early Christian and Renainssance artistic heritage, it features St. Eligio’s Church, Egyptian blue enamel, the four Virtues depicted by a Persian miniaturist and a delicate micromosaic of St. Peter’s magnificent dome. A miniature Sphere of Power reflects Christ’s eternal sovereignty, conveying enduring unity,peace and love.
Best in Icon – High End Jewellery
Cammilli Firenze – Hypnose Ring
Cammilli Firenze and theirvmaster goldsmiths created the Hypnose Ring, the winner of the second category, High End Jewellery. The ring is inspired by the fluid movement of water and the beauty of Florentine Renaissance and it reveals enveloping shapes that intertwine in a hypnotic play of volumes. Crafted in two refined gold tunes and enriched with a sophisticated pave-set section, its shapes echo waves in motion. Its velvety gold surfaces, achieved through the exclusive Aetherna finish-a special process developed by Cammilli’s master goldsmiths-create a mesmerizing play of light and shadow, enhancing timeless sculptural elegance, 100% crafted in Italy.
Best in Look – Fashion Jewellery
Mesh – Lisa Ring
Mesh is the winner of the third category, Fashion Jewellery with the Lisa Ring. The Knot edit reimagines the timeless knot symbol-an emblem of unity, strength and continuity-through a modern sculptural lens. Handcrafted in recycled 925 silver and optionally plated in 18K gold, the Fleur ring captures fluid, organic motion designed to flow naturally with the wearer. A contemporary tribute to heritage craftmanship and meaningful forms.
Best in Look – Fine Jewellery
Marcela Salvador – Ciuri Necklace
Marcela Salvador, the winner of the fourth category, Fine Jewellery, showcased her remarkable Sicilian heritage and craftsmanship with her Ciuri Necklace. Marcela’s collection was born in Sicily, and its stylistic research is deeply rooted in Mediterranean culture. The ‘’Ciuri’’ necklace is a piece of jewellery that celebrates the flower as a symbol of rebirth in a land rich in elegance and rare poetry. Its name encapsulates the soul of the collection: a tribute to the sensuality of nature and a fragment of roots, identity and craftsmanship. The collection is made entirely of silver crocheted using traditional knitting techniques.
Best in Creation – Gold Manufacturing
D’Orica – Elv Torchon 0141 Necklace
D’Orica, showcased their excellence in gold manufacturing with the Elv Torchon 0141 Necklace. A unique piece of jewellery that reproduces the double helix of DNA, becoming an image of existence itself: spiral forms that celebrate life, forever reborn from itself. A line inspired by the double helix of DNA, paying tribute to life, to our origins, and to who we are and we will become. Within these spiral visions unfolds an infinite, three-dimensional interplay. A jewel that embodies the beauty of regenerative force and the mystery of life’s continuity.
Best in Creation – Silver Manufacturing
Aurum – Argento 960 – Animalier Collection
Aurum is the winner of the category, Silver Manufacturing with their, Argento 960 ring. The Argento960-Animalier Collection consists of twelve models that reinterpret ANIMALIER, a fashion trend that has become a classic over time, in a discreet and refined way. These are the various pattern variations:snake,giraffe,leopard,zebra,tortoise,crocodile. Each model is available in two different widths, 5 and 8m.
Best in Special – Chain
Better Silver – Tennis Fine Precision
Better Silver, made a difference with their innovative Tennis Fine Precision in the category Chain. This piece was inspired by the idea of recreating the iconic tennis style through a fully automated process: from CNC lathes of each individual bezel to their assembly into a chain, and the automatic setting of the stones . Every step is carried out entirely by automated technology.
Best in Special – Young (Under 30)
Sebastian Plah – Guacamaya Earrings
Plah, the delightful surprise of the future jewellery designers. Sebastian Plah is the winner of the Young (Under30) category with his unique Guacamaya Earrings. Sebastian describes them like self-expression guided by exotic melodies. The Guacamaya Earrings capture the vibrant spirit of Colombia, creating a poetic synergy between the fluid movement of traditional Colombian dances and the iridescent feathers of the native macaw. Their sculptural rhythm celebrates freedom, identity and the power of color as an emotinonal language. A tribute to Latin artistry and to the joy of expressing one’s soul through movement.
The Jewellery Traveller is proud to present exclusive photos from the award-winning pieces and exclusive interviews with some of the winners in our upcoming issues.
As Mateo Farsura, Global Exhibition Manager Jewellery & Fashion at Italian Exhibition Group explained:
“The VO awards were conceived as a project deeply rooted in Vicenzaoro’s identity. They consider jewellery not only as finished product and aesthetic expression, but as the synthesis of a system of production processes, technological innovation, sustainability and artisan know-how. This is our DNA, which is the new claim, People, Product, Places. We are celebrating the people behind every creation who make this excellence possible, the product as a synthesis of creativity and manufacturing, and Vicenzaoro as a place where skills, supply cgains and market come together.”
The second edition of VO Awards will take place at VOJ 2027.
Follow @vicenzaoro. Entry applications will open in a few months.