The  27th edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS),  organized by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC),  called it a day on a very positive note and lots of optimistic response  from the local as well as the international visitors. All the exhibitors  present at the show feel that this year's show has been much productive  than the one last year and are looking forward to the last two days  with equal enthusiasm and hope that the response will be equally  satisfying.

According to Bhavesh Narola, manager - marketing and sales, Mumbai's  Bhavani Gems, "This IIJS has been so much better compared to the last  one and we have already received a lot of serious enquiries from  overseas and local jewelers. The first two days were more like a market  survey for the visitors but from today onwards decision making has been  taking place and we have received good response from retailers all  around".

IIJS is Asia's second largest and the world's fifth largest jewellery  show. Every jewellery house, from Tanishq to Gitanjali, Orra to Nirvana  are present under one roof. Also, famous designers like Farah Khan and  Rhea Nasta have put up their stalls at IIJS 2010.

This year, there are exclusive jewellery pieces that one can see,  like a golden 'Psychic Octopus Paul' weighing 3.3 kilograms, a 6 feet  high model of 'Eiffel Tower' weighing almost 10 kilograms, a 'Golden  Hawk' weighing around 5 kilograms and two crowns each weighing around 2  kilograms. Handcrafted in 22K gold each, the envisaged masterpieces were  crafted by 30 highly skilled craftsmen from Bengal within 60 working  days. Speaking about this, Mr. Nilesh Parekh, chairman, Shree Ganesh  Jewellery House Ltd, said: "Since the FIFA world cup has just got over,  we wanted to attract the world's attention by saying that we can make  whatever the world can think of".

There's also a golden comb, a golden carpet, a golden shoe and a  golden deck displayed by the World Gold Council (WGC) at this year's  IIJS.

Ref: GJEPC