What makes a jewellery brand stand out in 2025? Consumers are no longer easily won over. They look for a story they can truly stand behind, a brand that cares about both people and planet while never losing sight of quality materials. While other luxury sectors face turbulence, the jewellery industry remains remarkably steady. The perfect moment to take a closer look at your brand and polish its sparkle. That’s how you build a brand to last.
From global market outlooks and trend forecasts to practical round-tables, this Master Lab is designed to spark ideas and give you concrete tools to strengthen your business.
Molenstraat 54
2018 Antwerpen, België
What can you expect?
This Master Lab opens with Iris Van der Veken’s state-of-the-industry keynote and a panel discussion. Trend forecaster Paola De Luca then reveals upcoming creative and market directions, followed by a fireside chat.
In the afternoon, you’ll join interactive round tables on branding, sustainability and internationalisation.
This Master Lab is brought to you by Flanders District of Creativity and the City of Antwerp.
For Whom?
This Master Lab is for jewellery designers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want to sharpen their strategy. Whether you’re just starting out, already established, or simply curious about where the industry is heading, this event is for you.
Programma
Experten
More and more companies anchor their brand and business strategy in a social mission. Millennials and Gen Z are watching closely, expecting authenticity over talk. With over 20 years of global experience in the jewellery and fashion industry, Iris Van der Veken shares her take on embedding purpose. She brings expertise in public affairs, human rights, gender equality, climate and biodiversity, built as Executive Director of the Responsible Jewellery Council and as CEO of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, launched by Cartier with Richemont and Kering.
Elise Taillieu, CEO of Antwerp based jewellery brand Wouters & Hendrix, will join the panel discussion following the state of jewellery overview by Iris Van der Veken.
Nawal Ait Hocine is a Geneva‑based expert in compliance, sustainability, and corporate ethics in the luxury watch and jewellery and wider precious materials industry. Nawal takes a seat in the discussion panel following Iris Van der Veken’s talk.
Viktoria von Malottki is a Antwerp‑based jewellery designer, who launched her label in 2019 after studying jewellery Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. She will be the final voice to join the panel discussion.
Paola De Luca, founder and creative director of The Futurist, has led brands like Gucci and Swarovski to success. Paola will share insights on upcoming design directions, shifts in consumer values, and new opportunities across the global jewellery landscape, in a short but snappy trend forecast.
Lieve Gerrits is a stylist and creative director, known for her expertise in styling, show choreography, and casting within the international jewellery and fashion scene. Lieve will be one of two voices to join a fireside chat following Paola De Luca’s trend forecast.
Jochen Leën is a first generation jewellery designer and rare gem collector. The gems are excavated in self-contained mines and entrusted to expert gemstone cutters to ensure the highest quality. Leën uses these stones for unique jewellery pieces, which are forged in his antwerp-based atelier, from design to finish. Jochen Leën hosts a round table about branding: rethinking design, storytelling, and the emotional value of a jewellery brand.
David Gotlib creates 18k gold and diamond cufflinks, made to last and to inherit. The cufflinks are modern heirlooms, carrying stories of elegance and legacy. David will share his view on business development: from sourcing to scaling. In this roundtable conversation we focus on how to develop your business for the future.
Julie works as Head of sales at Justine Clenquet and fashion wholesale consultant. She broadens your horizons, literally. In order to take your brand global, you’ll require an international brand strategy that works with foreign audiences.
Danielle Keller lives and breathes sustainability. She has found a match between high quality luxury jewellery and care for our planet. As a former jewellery designer and a sustainability consultant she can pinpoint the weaker links in the supply chain and hand you the tools to transform them into strong and sustainable connections. Danielle is our last
More and more companies anchor their brand and business strategy in a social mission. Millennials and Gen Z are watching closely, expecting authenticity over talk. With over 20 years of global experience in the jewellery and fashion industry, Iris Van der Veken shares her take on embedding purpose. She brings expertise in public affairs, human rights, gender equality, climate and biodiversity, built as Executive Director of the Responsible Jewellery Council and as CEO of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, launched by Cartier with Richemont and Kering.
Elise Taillieu, CEO of Antwerp based jewellery brand Wouters & Hendrix, will join the panel discussion following the state of jewellery overview by Iris Van der Veken.
Nawal Ait Hocine is a Geneva‑based expert in compliance, sustainability, and corporate ethics in the luxury watch and jewellery and wider precious materials industry. Nawal takes a seat in the discussion panel following Iris Van der Veken’s talk.
Viktoria von Malottki is a Antwerp‑based jewellery designer, who launched her label in 2019 after studying jewellery Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. She will be the final voice to join the panel discussion.
Paola De Luca, founder and creative director of The Futurist, has led brands like Gucci and Swarovski to success. Paola will share insights on upcoming design directions, shifts in consumer values, and new opportunities across the global jewellery landscape, in a short but snappy trend forecast.
Lieve Gerrits is a stylist and creative director, known for her expertise in styling, show choreography, and casting within the international jewellery and fashion scene. Lieve will be one of two voices to join a fireside chat following Paola De Luca’s trend forecast.
Jochen Leën is a first generation jewellery designer and rare gem collector. The gems are excavated in self-contained mines and entrusted to expert gemstone cutters to ensure the highest quality. Leën uses these stones for unique jewellery pieces, which are forged in his antwerp-based atelier, from design to finish. Jochen Leën hosts a round table about branding: rethinking design, storytelling, and the emotional value of a jewellery brand.
David Gotlib creates 18k gold and diamond cufflinks, made to last and to inherit. The cufflinks are modern heirlooms, carrying stories of elegance and legacy. David will share his view on business development: from sourcing to scaling. In this roundtable conversation we focus on how to develop your business for the future.
Julie works as Head of sales at Justine Clenquet and fashion wholesale consultant. She broadens your horizons, literally. In order to take your brand global, you’ll require an international brand strategy that works with foreign audiences.
Danielle Keller lives and breathes sustainability. She has found a match between high quality luxury jewellery and care for our planet. As a former jewellery designer and a sustainability consultant she can pinpoint the weaker links in the supply chain and hand you the tools to transform them into strong and sustainable connections. Danielle is our last
