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J.F. Rey, often written JF Rey, is a design studio in Marseille working in graphic structure, contrast and colour.

Brand since
1995
From
Marseille, France

Fit guide: J.F. Rey by eye size

21 frames

About J.F. Rey

J.F. Rey glasses, often written JF Rey, are optical frames from a design studio in Marseille, France. The name has been a brand in its own right since 1995, after Jean-François Rey’s work with fashion labels in the 1980s. Every frame on this page is in hand, and each ships free and insured within the US, with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze.

The brand’s story begins in the Jura, the historic home of French eyewear. In the 1980s Jean-François Rey worked with Agnès B., Bensimon, Issey Miyake and Marithé + François Girbaud. Based in Marseille, he developed what the brand calls “a personal language of graphic structures, contrasts and colour”. The studio says colour is never treated as mere decoration: it emphasises a structure, reveals depth or creates tension. It treats hinges and assemblies as part of the design too, and has worked in metal, carbon, wood, layered structures and 3D printing.

Colour and construction in J.F. Rey glasses

Most frames here pair two or three colours. Some are layered acetate, where one colour sits over another, as on the Virginia in Black / Orange. Some are metal fronts with acetate temples in a coordinating colour, the brand’s own description of the JF3007. The JF1546 combines three shades of acetate, and the JF3078 has the brand’s own screwless hinge. Round leads, then geometric, square and cat-eye, with an oval, and eye sizes run from 45mm to 54mm. Named models like Virginia, Charlotte and Madison sit beside numbered ones like JF3007 and JF2995. The J.F. Rey fit guide sorts every model by eye size and bridge. Most frames are one of a kind, so a colourway that sells is not replaced by the same one.

Who is behind J.F. Rey?

Jean-François Rey. The brand says its story begins in the Jura, the historic home of French eyewear, and that in the 1980s his work entered fashion through collaborations with Agnès B., Bensimon, Issey Miyake and Marithé + François Girbaud. Based in Marseille, he developed a personal language of graphic structures, contrasts and colour, and in 1995 J.F. Rey became a brand in its own right. The brand is still based in Marseille (jfrey.fr/en/about-us/).

What are J.F. Rey glasses known for?

Colour and construction. The brand describes its work as “a culture of colour combined with a genuine engineering approach to eyewear”. It treats hinges, lines and volumes as part of the design, and the JF3078 here has the brand’s own screwless hinge. The brand says its frames have won more than twenty international awards, including the SILMO d’Or, iF Design Award, Japan Eyewear Award, V-Award and Graziella Pagni Award (jfrey.fr/en/about-us/).

What are J.F. Rey frames made of?

The frames on this page are acetate, metal, or a mix of the two. The JF3007 and JF3121 pair a metal front with acetate temples, and the JF3117 has a metal front with what the brand calls combined temples. Some acetate frames, such as the Virginia, are layered, with one colour over another, and the JF1546 combines three shades of acetate. Across its collections the brand also works in titanium, stainless steel and aluminium, and in carbon, wood and technical fibres (jfrey.fr/en/about-us/).

Where are J.F. Rey glasses made?

J.F. Rey designs its frames in its studio in Marseille, and the brand’s story begins in the Jura, the historic home of French eyewear (jfrey.fr/en/about-us/). The brand’s site does not say where its frames are manufactured, so we do not claim it, and J.F. Rey is not on our Made in France page. Each frame here carries its own model and colour code, such as JF3117 col. 9722, which you can check against jfrey.fr.

Is this the J.F. Rey x Kojima collection?

No. The collaboration between J.F. Rey and Hideo Kojima’s studio, Kojima Productions, is sold on its own e-shop, KOJIMA X JFREY, linked from jfrey.fr (kojima-jfrey.fr/en/about-us/). The frames on this page come from the brand’s optical collections.

Can I get prescription lenses in J.F. Rey frames?

Yes. Each frame ships as a frame for your own optician to glaze and adjust. A thicker acetate rim hides a thick lens edge better than a fine metal one, so with a strong prescription your optician may steer you towards the full acetate models. Our lens guide explains lens materials and coatings, and the frame frame size guide explains the three numbers printed on each frame.

Why choose a J.F. Rey frame

The J.F. Rey story begins in the Jura, the historic home of French eyewear. In the 1980s Jean-François Rey worked with fashion labels including Agnès B., Bensimon, Issey Miyake and Marithé + François Girbaud, and in 1995 J.F. Rey became a brand in its own right.

Based in Marseille, the studio works in graphic structures, contrasts and colour, and treats hinges and assemblies as part of the design.

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Frames
21

All eyeglasses

Eye sizes
45–54 mm

The first number printed inside the left arm

Made from
Acetate, metal and acetate and metal

Round, geometric and square

A few of the J.F. Rey frames here

The J.F. Rey models here

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Model Colours Size Lens height Shape Material Fit
Charlotte Yellow / Orange 5081Gradient Blue / Green 2024 52-21-143 48 Square Acetate Average
JF1546 Green / Purple 4770 49-20-138 45 Round Acetate Average
JF1567 Brown Amber / Red 9855 50-19-145 47 Round Acetate Average
JF1576 Purple Tortoise / Green 7846 46-23-140 41 Square Acetate Narrow
JF1580 Striped Brown / Blue 9772 45-23-140 41 Round Acetate Narrow
JF2832 Navy / Purple 2575 52-18-142 45 Cat-eye Metal Average
JF2935 Green Textile / Orange 4560 45-22-144 39 Round Acetate and metal Narrow
JF2978 Black Pixel / Red 0030 49-21-143 46 Round Acetate and metal Average
JF2995 Striped Green / Khaki 4540Pink / Leopard 8595 52-22-143 45 Geometric Acetate and metal Average
JF3007 Brown / Pink 9080Blue / Orange 2260 47-23-145 46 Round Metal Average
JF3078 Gunmetal / Blue 0228 54-18-145 41 Geometric Metal Wide
JF3117 Brown / Blue 9722Gradient Black / Brown / Purple 0882 51-20-145 50 Geometric Metal Average
JF3121 Black / Red 3608 50-21-140 37 Oval Acetate and metal Average
Madison Tortoise / Azure Blue 9826 54-16-143 48 Square Acetate Wide
Virginia Gradient Blue / Green / Crystal 2614Tortoise / Fuchsia 9882Black / Orange 0060 53-18-143 46 Cat-eye Acetate Wide

Size is eye, bridge and temple in millimetres, as printed inside the arm; lens height is from each listing. Only frames in stock are listed: a colour that sells leaves the table, and so does a model when its last colour goes.

  1. Marseille-based

    Based in Marseille, a brand in its own right since 1995.

  2. Own studio

    Concept, colour, material and construction are worked out in one studio.

  3. Colour and shape

    Colour emphasises a structure or creates tension, never mere decoration.

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