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Andy Wolf
Austrian, and handmade in its own workshops in Hartberg and the French Jura since 2006.
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B

Bevel
American design, handmade in Japan. Proportion first, and no logos.
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Blackfin
Italian titanium, cut and finished in Agordo, high in the Dolomites.
14 frames
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Blake Kuwahara
An American optometrist turned designer. One shape nested inside another, made in Japan.
20 frames
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C

Cartier
The Paris maison, applying its jewellery discipline to eyewear.
32 frames
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D

Derek Lam
Quiet American shapes in muted colour, from the New York fashion brand.
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Dior
Runway shapes from the Paris brand that still measure sensibly on a face.
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DITA
Founded in Los Angeles, handmade in Japan to watchmaking tolerances.
8 frames
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E

ECO
Modo's sustainable line, out of New York. Recycled and bio-based, and a tree planted for every frame.
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Etnia Barcelona
Barcelona colourists, working in saturated Italian acetate.
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F

Fendi
The Roman brand. Strong browlines, confident temples.
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Flexon
The American brand behind memory metal, and still the reference for it.
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G

Gamine
New York since 2016, handcrafted in Italy. Gender-neutral, geometric and architectural.
6 frames
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Gucci
Archive shapes reissued by the Florentine brand, with real weight to them.
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Henau
Belgian, founded in 1986 by an artist who became an optician. Sculptural, and handmade.
31 frames
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I

iGreen
Italian, ultralight, and built around temples you can change to suit your mood.
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J

J.F. Rey
French, and unapologetic about colour and asymmetry.
21 frames
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K

KUBORAUM
Dreamed in Berlin, handmade in Italy. Masks first, eyewear second.
72 frames
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L

l.a.Eyeworks
Los Angeles since 1979, making shapes nobody else would attempt.
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LAPIMA
Campinas, near São Paulo, since 2016. Hand-sculpted in its own atelier, and slow about it.
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LINDBERG
Danish, screwless, and the brand other makers measure lightness against.
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Loewe
The Spanish brand, applying its leather-goods restraint to eyewear.
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Matsuda
Tokyo, 1967. Hand-engraved in Sabae, and our benchmark for finish.
7 frames
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Maui Jim
Born on a Maui beach in 1980, and still built around glare off water.
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Modo
New York. Thin metal, minimal fittings, nothing you do not need.
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Morgenthal Frederics
New York opticians since 1913, and they make their own frames.
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O

Oakley
American sport optics, engineered for impact.
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Oliver Peoples
Los Angeles, 1987. Vintage proportion, and no logos on the front.
11 frames
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Oscar Mamooi
Italian, based in Venice. Sculpted, faceted acetate, made in Italy.
7 frames
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Osix
Italian, from Cadore, and built to be customised.
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OVVO
Hingeless surgical steel and titanium, handmade in Poland and Germany.
11 frames
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P

Piero Massaro
Handmade to order in a small atelier near Venice.
5 frames
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ProDesign Denmark
Danish, from Aarhus since 1973, and designed by opticians.
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R

Ray-Ban
American in 1937, Italian-made since. The shapes everyone already knows.
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Res/Rei
From Treviso, near Venice, since 2011. Handmade in Italy, with daring pattern and color.
18 frames
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S

Sabine Be
French, loud, and made for people who want to be noticed.
26 frames
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Silhouette
Austrian rimless, made in Linz since 1964. Famously light.
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Tom Ford
An American designer's eye, made in Italy. Weight, and a hinge you can feel.
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Traction Productions
French, made in the Jura by a family in its fifth generation.
15 frames
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W

Woodys
Barcelona, since 2013. Started with wooden temples and kept the colour.
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WOOW
Paris. The playful half of Face à Face, with a message on every temple tip.