Henau Glasses, Made in France

Henau is a Belgian eyewear brand. Henau glasses are hand-drawn designs, assembled by specialists in France, and every Henau frame on this page is acetate. The brand’s history starts in 1986 with Michel Henau’s OBJECTS frames: limited editions in rare acetate plates, 100% handmade. In 1988 he designed a frame commissioned by Ann Demeulemeester. Since 2000, designer Marc Delagrange has continued the brand with his own view. Henau says mass production is a no-go and that every model is a unique, hand-drawn design. Its M 7 was nominated for the Silmo d’Or in 2010, and its 2018 model, the Koga, was nominated in the Best Eyewear Design category.

Colour does much of the work. Henau’s history speaks of rare acetate plates and bold colour schemes, and the frames here show it. Green Crystal, Blue Crystal and Champagne Crystal are transparent; Blue Marble and Grey Marble are veined; Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, Coral Red, Coral Pink, Indigo and Sky Blue are solid and saturated; Grey Horn, Sage Havana and Tortoise are the quiet ones. The Odorono round alone is here in several colours.

Round and geometric Henau glasses

Most are round or geometric. Henau calls its style architectural, “micro architecture in particular”, and says the hexagon has always intrigued its designer. The rest are cat-eyes, aviators and the odd oval or square. Eye sizes run from 46mm to 58mm with a median of 48mm; the widest include the Gaga aviators at 54mm, the Lanika at 55mm and the Timmy in Tortoise at 58mm. The Henau fit guide sorts every model by eye size and bridge. Most Henau frames here are one of a kind, so an Odorono in Cobalt Blue that sells is not replaced by another in the same colour. Each is in hand and ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze.