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Craftsmanship & Design
Engel & Co.
Tokyo, Tucson,
Idar-Oberstein
The family-run company of Engel & Co. is made up of three generations.
All agree on what they like to do best: trade fairs in Germany and abroad.
changeable clasps by moonstone, aquamarine,
sapphire and other gemstones,
the business links to Japan still exist. In
addition, the International Jewellery Tokyo
marks the beginning of the trade fair year
for the Engels, followed by the Tucson
GJX Gem Show, the Inhorgenta and the
Intergem.
“We usually all travel together on business
trips and to fairs,” says Reiner Engel.
Like his daughter Stefanie, grandson Moritz
became familiar with trade fairs at an
early age: “Moritz was born at the time of
the Basel fair and a year later he was there
Stefanie Engel with her
parents Monika and Reiner
Engel and her son Moritz
(from the left)
A
Thursday afternoon on the terrace
of Stefanie Engel: The forsythia is
in bloom, the sun is shining, the
birds singing. An inviting location with
views towards Oberstein. “We enjoy sitting
here,” says Stefanie Engel, who describes
her home region as “completely adorable”
and joined her parents’ company in 2004.
Engel & Co. was founded in 1978 by her
father, Reiner Engel.
In the early days Reiner Engel was often
in Japan, buying coral. Although in the
meantime coral has been replaced as the
main product for necklaces and interhimself,”
recalls his wife, Monika. Her
grandson is now 16 years old, attends
grammar school and accompanied the
family to Tucson in February for the first
time.
Saraj Morath
www.engelnecklace.de
Photo: Martin Glauner
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