PM383
Eye size 61 millimeters, bridge 15 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters
$890
Piero Massaro Eyewear: Glasses Handmade near Venice
Handmade Italian frames from Mirano, near Venice, and a repeat winner at the Silmo d’Or awards.
- Founded
- 2003
- From
- Mirano, Venice
- Made in
- Italy
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PM902
Eye size 50 millimeters, bridge 21 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters$890
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PM904
Eye size 47 millimeters, bridge 24 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters$790
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PM918
Eye size 51 millimeters, bridge 19 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters$890
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PM916
Eye size 42 millimeters, bridge 29 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters$890
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PM916
Eye size 42 millimeters, bridge 29 millimeters, temple 142 millimeters$890
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Fit guide
Piero Massaro by eye size
About Piero Massaro
Piero Massaro is an Italian eyewear brand run by its designer, Piero Massaro, from Mirano, just outside Venice, where he founded the company in 2003. The frames are handmade in Italy in small numbered runs, in cellulose acetate and, on some models, metal. His designs have won the Silmo d’Or in Paris for an optical frame in 2012 and a sunglass in 2018, a special jury prize in 2014 and, for the hinge of his Diciotto line, technical innovation in 2021, plus a Japan Eyewear Award in 2019.
Each model is made in a run of 100 per colour, with the number stamped on the temple, and each frame here is the only one we have in that colour. The colours are few and strong: Red on the PM904 square and the PM918 cat-eye, and Aqua / Crystal or Red / Crystal on the PM916 rounds, where a clear crystal section is set into one rim.
How a Piero Massaro frame is built
By the brand’s own account, its range shares a few details. Piero Massaro designed its own bayonet temple fitting. The screws are set with a horizontal slot, in the manner of fine watchmaking, and the patented hinges are AISI 316L stainless steel. The acetate is cotton-based. Of the frames here, the PM902 pairs a dark blue acetate brow with thin metal rings; the PM904, PM916 and PM918 are acetate.
Small rounds, a square and a cat-eye
Most are round, with a square and a cat-eye. Eye sizes run from 42mm to 51mm. The PM916 rounds are 42mm, among the smallest frames in the store, and are also on our crystal frames page; the PM904 is 47mm, the PM902 50mm and the PM918 51mm. Each is a single piece here, so what is listed is exactly what is in stock, and the Piero Massaro fit guide sorts them by eye size.
A frame ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze, and returns are accepted within seven days of delivery, less a 15 percent restocking charge.
Where and how are Piero Massaro glasses made?
By hand, in Italy. Piero Massaro designs from Mirano, just outside Venice, and the brand describes an entirely Italian production chain, working with local artisans (pieromassaro.it, Hand Made in Italy page). Piero Massaro founded the company behind the brand, Italiana Design, in 2003 in the Venetian hinterland (pieromassaro.it, designer page). Most of ours are acetate; the PM902 pairs acetate with metal. Every Piero Massaro frame online is on our Made in Italy page at /collections/made-in-italy.
Are Piero Massaro frames limited edition?
Yes. Piero Massaro says each model is made in a run of 100 per colour, and the number is stamped on the temple (pieromassaro.it/en/limited-edition/: "That number is 100"). Each frame here is the only one we have in that colour.
Has Piero Massaro won awards?
Yes. The brand won the Silmo d’Or in Paris for an optical frame in 2012 and for a sunglass in 2018. In 2014 its PM415 won the special prize of the Silmo d’Or international jury, and in 2019 the Numerica series won the Japan Eyewear Award, Ladies category, at IOFT in Tokyo. In 2021 the cylindrical hinge of Diciotto (18) won the Silmo d’Or for technical innovation (pieromassaro.it/en/piero-massaro-designer/). The frames here are the current stock rather than the award pieces.
What is Diciotto (18)?
Diciotto, written 18, is a separate, more minimal collection that Piero Massaro designs for his company, Italiana Design. Its cylindrical hinge won the Silmo d’Or for technical innovation in 2021 (pieromassaro.it/en/piero-massaro-designer/; italianadesign.com/en/our-brands/diciotto/). The frames on this page are from the Piero Massaro line.
Do you have Piero Massaro sunglasses?
Online we list Piero Massaro optical frames. Piero Massaro also makes sunglasses, and won the Silmo d’Or for a sunglass in 2018.
Can I get prescription lenses in Piero Massaro frames?
Yes. Each frame ships as a frame, and your own optician fits the lenses. The 42mm rounds keep a lens compact, which suits a strong prescription; the eye size is the first number inside the left arm, and the frame size guide explains it. Our lens guide covers lens materials and coatings. If you are near a shop, the Eye Rx practice can glaze and adjust.
The brand in brief
Piero Massaro’s story runs from Sicily by way of Milan to the Veneto, where he founded his company in 2003; it is based today in Mirano, near Venice. Each model is made in a limited run of 100 per colour, with the number stamped on the temple.
His frames have been recognised repeatedly at the Silmo d’Or in Paris: optical frames in 2012, a special jury prize for the PM415 in 2014, sunglasses in 2018, and technical innovation in 2021 for the cylindrical hinge of his Diciotto (18) collection. His Numerica series won a Japan Eyewear Award in 2019.
In stock now
- Frames
- 6
- Eye sizes
- 42–61 mm
- Made from
- Mostly acetate
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Silmo d’Or winner
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Runs of 100
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Award-winning hinge
