Penelope
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters
$790
LAPIMA Glasses and Sunglasses
Sculptural Brazilian frames, cut from Italian acetate and finished by hand in the brand’s own atelier in Campinas, near São Paulo.
- Founded
- 2016
- From
- Campinas, Brazil
- Made in
- Brazil
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Alice
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 18 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Luca
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Carlota
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 22 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Filipe
Eye size 43 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Penelope
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Fit guide
Which LAPIMA glasses fit you
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Tessa Petit
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 21 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Leo
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 22 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Nina Petit
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Ines
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Guga Petit
Eye size 45 millimeters, bridge 25 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Leo
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 22 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Guga Petit
Eye size 45 millimeters, bridge 25 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Filipe
Eye size 43 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Filipe
Eye size 43 millimeters, bridge 23 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Stella
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 21 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Gal
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 21 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Nara
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Julieta
Eye size 49 millimeters, bridge 22 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Violeta
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
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Lisa
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 25 millimeters, temple 145 millimeters$790
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Violeta
Eye size 52 millimeters, bridge 20 millimeters, temple 150 millimeters$790
About LAPIMA
LAPIMA eyewear comes from Brazil: sculptural acetate glasses and sunglasses, designed and made in the brand’s own atelier in Campinas, outside São Paulo. The independent brand was founded in 2016 by the couple Gisela and Gustavo Assis, and a creative team led by Gustavo develops each model there. A frame starts as a sheet of Italian cellulose acetate and passes through more than thirty steps: machines cut, hands refine, and cotton wheels polish. The brand says some models take up to a year to complete.
LAPIMA draws its colours from Brazil’s landscapes and its angular shapes from the country’s architecture and art, and it cuts the acetate generously, so the rims are deep. The models carry names rather than numbers, and some colours keep their Portuguese names: Abacate is the olive green of an avocado, and Acai, named after the açaí berry, is a deep berry red. Beside them are Caramel, a translucent orange-brown, a marbled Forest green, translucent reds, Havana tortoise and black. The cat-eyes include the Violeta, the Penelope and the Julieta, and the rounds include the Filipe and the Guga Petit.
LAPIMA sunglasses
The sunglasses here are the Carlota, a round frame with a 52mm eye and lenses 49mm deep; the Stella, a geometric shape at 51mm with lenses 48mm deep; the Lisa, a square at 47mm with lenses 38mm deep; and the Ines, an oval at 51mm with lenses 37mm deep. The deep lenses are why the Carlota and the Stella read as full sun frames. The brand calls the Carlota the first frame it launched.
Eye sizes here run from 43mm to 52mm, and each tile gives the eye, bridge and temple. The Filipe is a small round at 43mm, also on our narrow frames page. Most LAPIMA frames here are one of a kind. Each ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze. A full acetate rim of this depth usually hides a thicker lens edge well, and our lens guide explains the options.
Where are LAPIMA glasses made?
In Brazil. LAPIMA makes its frames in its own atelier in Campinas, outside São Paulo, rather than contracting production out, and its artisans are trained there. The brand was founded in 2016 by Gisela and Gustavo Assis, and each model is imagined, sketched and developed in the atelier, so design and making stay in the same place.
What are LAPIMA frames made of?
Italian cellulose acetate, every one here. LAPIMA cuts it generously, so the rims are deep, and a frame passes through more than thirty steps: machines cut, hands refine, and cotton wheels polish. The brand does all the polishing by hand. An optician can warm acetate to adjust the fit, and it holds the new shape once cool.
Can I get prescription lenses in LAPIMA frames?
In most cases, yes. The eyeglasses ship as frames for your own optician to glaze, and a full acetate rim of this depth usually hides a thicker lens edge. With a strong prescription, a smaller eye size tends to keep the lenses thinner. The sunglasses can often take prescription sun lenses too; ask your optician about the frame you choose. Our lens guide explains lens materials and coatings.
What sizes do LAPIMA frames come in?
Small to medium. The frames here run from 43mm to 52mm across the eye, with bridges from 18mm to 25mm and temples of 145mm or 150mm. Lens heights run from 35mm to 49mm, the deepest on the Carlota and Stella sunglasses. The Filipe is a small round at 43mm; the Violeta, Penelope and Carlota are 52mm. Across its whole range, LAPIMA lists models from 42mm to 55mm across the eye. The frame frame size guide explains the three numbers inside the arm.
What do Petit and X mean in LAPIMA model names?
They name versions of a model, in a different size. On the brand’s own list, the Carlota Petit is a 48mm version of the 52mm Carlota, and the Lisa X is a 50mm version of the 47mm Lisa, with wider temples. The Carlota and the Lisa here are the full-name models, sized 52-22-145 and 47-25-145. The Tessa Petit and Nina Petit here are both 47mm. The name is only a guide, so go by the three numbers on each tile.
LAPIMA at Eye See Optique
Lapima was launched in 2016 in Campinas, outside São Paulo, by Gisela and Gustavo Assis. It makes its frames in its own atelier there, with artisans it trains itself.
Each frame moves through more than thirty steps: machines cut, hands refine and cotton wheels polish, and the brand says some models take up to a year to complete. The colours come from Brazil’s landscapes and the angular shapes from its architecture and art, often in generous proportions.
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- Frames
- 22
- Eye sizes
- 43–52 mm
- Made from
- Acetate
LAPIMA models here
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| Model | Colours | Size | Lens height | Shape | Material | Fit |
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| Alice | Abacate | 51-18-145 | 42 | Geometric | Acetate | Average |
| Carlota | Yellow | 52-22-145 | 49 | Round | Acetate | Average |
| Filipe | CaramelGreenBright Red | 43-23-150 | 41 | Round | Acetate | Narrow |
| Gal | Abacate | 50-21-145 | 45 | Square | Acetate | Average |
| Guga Petit | RedHavana | 45-25-150 | 38 | Round | Acetate | Narrow |
| Ines | Red | 51-20-145 | 37 | Oval | Acetate | Average |
| Julieta | Dark Tortoise | 49-22-145 | 36 | Cat-eye | Acetate | Average |
| Leo | HavanaBlack | 50-22-150 | 36 | Rectangular | Acetate | Average |
| Lisa | Caramel | 47-25-145 | 38 | Square | Acetate | Average |
| Luca | Caramel | 47-24-150 | 42 | Round | Acetate | Average |
| Nara | Natural Black | 51-20-145 | 42 | Square | Acetate | Average |
| Nina Petit | Forest | 47-23-145 | 35 | Cat-eye | Acetate | Average |
| Penelope | ForestAcai | 52-20-145 | 39 | Cat-eye | Acetate | Average |
| Stella | Black Vintage | 51-21-145 | 48 | Geometric | Acetate | Average |
| Tessa Petit | Black | 47-21-145 | 35 | Cat-eye | Acetate | Average |
| Violeta | CaramelBlack | 52-20-150 | 42 | Cat-eye | Acetate | Average |
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Own atelier
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Italian acetate
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Brazilian palette
