Brands

  • Andy Wolf

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

  • Bevel

    American design, handmade in Japan. Proportion first, and no logos.

  • Blackfin

    Italian titanium, cut and finished in Agordo, high in the Dolomites.

    14 frames

  • Blake Kuwahara

    An American optometrist turned designer. One shape nested inside another, made in Japan.

    20 frames

  • Cartier

    The Paris maison, applying its jewellery discipline to eyewear.

    32 frames

  • Derek Lam

    Quiet American shapes in muted colour, from the New York fashion brand.

  • Dior

    Runway shapes from the Paris brand that still measure sensibly on a face.

  • DITA

    Founded in Los Angeles, handmade in Japan to watchmaking tolerances.

    8 frames

  • ECO

    Modo's sustainable line, out of New York. Recycled and bio-based, and a tree planted for every frame.

  • Etnia Barcelona

    Barcelona colourists, working in saturated Italian acetate.

  • Fendi

    The Roman brand. Strong browlines, confident temples.

  • Flexon

    The American brand behind memory metal, and still the reference for it.

  • Gamine

    New York since 2016, handcrafted in Italy. Gender-neutral, geometric and architectural.

    6 frames

  • Gucci

    Archive shapes reissued by the Florentine brand, with real weight to them.

  • Henau

    Belgian, founded in 1986 by an artist who became an optician. Sculptural, and handmade.

    31 frames

  • iGreen

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

  • J.F. Rey

    French, and unapologetic about colour and asymmetry.

    21 frames

  • KUBORAUM

    Dreamed in Berlin, handmade in Italy. Masks first, eyewear second.

    72 frames

  • l.a.Eyeworks

    Los Angeles since 1979, making shapes nobody else would attempt.

  • LAPIMA

    Campinas, near São Paulo, since 2016. Hand-sculpted in its own atelier, and slow about it.

  • LINDBERG

    Danish, screwless, and the brand other makers measure lightness against.

  • Loewe

    The Spanish brand, applying its leather-goods restraint to eyewear.

  • Matsuda

    Tokyo, 1967. Hand-engraved in Sabae, and our benchmark for finish.

    7 frames

  • Maui Jim

    Born on a Maui beach in 1980, and still built around glare off water.

  • Modo

    New York. Thin metal, minimal fittings, nothing you do not need.

  • Morgenthal Frederics

    New York opticians since 1913, and they make their own frames.

  • Oakley

    American sport optics, engineered for impact.

  • Oliver Peoples

    Los Angeles, 1987. Vintage proportion, and no logos on the front.

    11 frames

  • Oscar Mamooi

    Italian, based in Venice. Sculpted, faceted acetate, made in Italy.

    7 frames

  • Osix

    Italian, from Cadore, and built to be customised.

  • OVVO

    Hingeless surgical steel and titanium, handmade in Poland and Germany.

    11 frames

  • Piero Massaro

    Handmade to order in a small atelier near Venice.

    5 frames

  • ProDesign Denmark

    Danish, from Aarhus since 1973, and designed by opticians.

  • Ray-Ban

    American in 1937, Italian-made since. The shapes everyone already knows.

  • Res/Rei

    From Treviso, near Venice, since 2011. Handmade in Italy, with daring pattern and color.

    18 frames

  • Sabine Be

    French, loud, and made for people who want to be noticed.

    26 frames

  • Silhouette

    Austrian rimless, made in Linz since 1964. Famously light.

  • Tom Ford

    An American designer's eye, made in Italy. Weight, and a hinge you can feel.

  • Traction Productions

    French, made in the Jura by a family in its fifth generation.

    15 frames

  • Woodys

    Barcelona, since 2013. Started with wooden temples and kept the colour.

  • WOOW

    Paris. The playful half of Face à Face, with a message on every temple tip.