Blake Kuwahara
Reed
Eye size 46 millimeters, bridge 26 millimeters, temple 140 millimeters
$790.00
Blake Kuwahara Eyeglasses and Sunglasses
An optometrist’s frames, built as one shape inside another and handcrafted in Japan.
- Founded
- 2015
- Made in
- Japan
- Founder
- Blake Kuwahara
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Blake Kuwahara
Valerio
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 19 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Hall
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Hall
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Platner
Eye size 49 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Stanford
Eye size 43 millimeters, bridge 26 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Nivola
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Nivola
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Nivola
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Fowler
Eye size 55 millimeters, bridge 16 millimeters, temple 140 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Mallet
Eye size 53 millimeters, bridge 19 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Mallet
Eye size 53 millimeters, bridge 19 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Haycock
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 22 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Nichols
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Bigger Blore
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Mathson
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 18 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
BK1029
Eye size 44 millimeters, bridge 26 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Loos
Eye size 48 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Loos
Eye size 48 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790.00
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Blake Kuwahara
Cobb
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 140 millimeters$790.00
About Blake Kuwahara
Twenty Blake Kuwahara frames are online. Kuwahara earned a doctorate in optometry at UC Berkeley before moving into design, first with KATA Eyewear and then on collections for names including John Varvatos and Carolina Herrera, and launched his own brand in 2015. Its signature is the frame within a frame: a classic inner shape set inside a contrasting outer one.
The two parts are milled separately in Japan, laminated together over several weeks, then polished and finished by hand. That is why 19 of the 20 frames are acetate, cut from a solid plate, and why the colour names describe two layers at once: Slate Horn, Navy Horn, Black Weave, Black / Crystal. The rest of the palette is muted and named for the outdoors, from Mist, Moss, Lichen and Forrest to Umber, Pumpkin, Bordeaux and Midnight, plus two frames in plain Crystal. The one metal frame is the Fowler in Black.
Every shape, mid-sized
The range is spread evenly: four rounds, three each of rectangular, square, oval and cat-eye, and two each of geometric and aviator. Eye sizes run from 43mm to 55mm with a median of 50.5mm; three frames are 46mm or under, 14 sit between 47mm and 52mm, and three are 53mm or more, including the two Mallet aviators at 53mm. Several models, the Nivola, Hall and Loos among them, are here in two or three colours.
Most of the 20 are one of a kind. Each ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, and your own optician fits the lenses; the size guide explains the three numbers inside the left arm if you are comparing with a pair you own.
Where are Blake Kuwahara frames made?
In Japan. The inner and outer parts of each frame are milled separately there, laminated together over several weeks, then polished and finished by hand. All 20 Blake Kuwahara frames online are on our Made in Japan page. The brand itself was launched in 2015 by Blake Kuwahara, who holds a doctorate in optometry from UC Berkeley.
What is the frame within a frame?
Blake Kuwahara’s signature construction: a classic inner lens shape set inside a contrasting outer shape, so a round can sit inside a square or a soft oval inside a sharper edge. The two are milled as separate pieces and bonded, which is why the colour names often describe two layers, such as Slate Horn or Black / Crystal, and why 19 of the 20 frames here are acetate.
Is Blake Kuwahara an optometrist?
Yes. Blake Kuwahara earned a doctorate in optometry at UC Berkeley before moving into design, first with KATA Eyewear and then on collections for names including John Varvatos and Carolina Herrera. He launched the brand under his own name in 2015. The frames are drawn by someone who has fitted glasses, which shows in the sizing: our 20 run from 43mm to 55mm across the eye.
Can I get prescription lenses in Blake Kuwahara frames?
Yes. Each frame ships as a frame, and your own optician fits the lenses. The laminated acetate rim is deep, so it hides a thicker lens edge well and holds an optician’s adjustment. Our lens guide at /collections/lens-guide explains lens materials and coatings, and the Eye Rx practice at either of our shops can glaze and fit if you are local. Most frames are one of a kind.
About Blake Kuwahara
Blake Kuwahara earned a doctorate in optometry at UC Berkeley before moving into design, first with KATA Eyewear and then on collections for names including John Varvatos and Carolina Herrera. He launched his own brand in 2015.
Its signature is the frame within a frame: a classic inner shape set inside a contrasting outer one. The two parts are milled separately in Japan, laminated together over several weeks, then polished and finished by hand.
In stock now
- Frames
- 20
- Eye sizes
- 43–55 mm
- Made from
- Mostly acetate
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Frame within a frame
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Laminated by hand
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Optometry first
