EYE WEAR GLASSES

3D printed glasses #1: a cross-stitch eyewear creation

2012-05-30T16:30:00.000+01:00

EWG was first to reveal the Colors of Birch collection of 3D printed glasses last year, but we're a few months behind on these cross-stitch spectacles. Nevertheless we're proud to feature the Tapestry Spectacle by Chloë McCormick and NODH, featured in the Send to Print / Print to Send exhibition in London in January. There's something rather cosy about these!

ID please: Lily wears black chunky frames at LFW

2012-05-29T15:38:00.000+01:00

We have done one of our unidentified frame posts for a while. Vanja in Croatia spotted this picture of model Lily Zhi on Vanessa Jackman's blog and, understandably, wants to know who they are by. Answers on a postcard please (or email, Twitter, Facebook etc...) With thanks to Vanessa Jackman for her photo and blogpost

Buy contrast, buy colour: L.G.R 2012 sunglasses

2012-05-28T23:09:00.000+01:00

L.G.R's creations for 2012 once again demonstrate that the Italian handmade frame designers are the cleverclogs of colour and contrast. Few top-end brands tick all the boxes quite like L.G.R – top to bottom: Nairobi with mirrored lenses, Tsavo in matt brown and green, Alexandria in black and dark grey, Carthago in havana and green, and Nairobi in honey and green. Yum!

Chanel 2012 eyewear ad campaign with Linda Evangelista

2012-05-22T22:27:00.000+01:00

Guess who these are by! Good colours. Modelled by Linda Evangelista for Chanel's summer 2012 ad campaign.

Cutler & Gross 2012 sunglasses: starry eyed surprise

2012-05-21T22:34:00.001+01:00

Ordinarily, anyone suggesting to make a pair of sunglasses that are star-shaped on the outside and circular on the inside, might be laughed out of a design studio. But Cutler and Gross is hugely capable and its signature piece for the summer is simply out of this world. Have a look at the Cutler and Gross Magazine for much much more...

Prada SS2012 classic American car-inspired sunglasses

2012-05-20T21:01:00.002+01:00

EWG has long held up Prada as the most exciting designer brand on the eyewear scene and 2012 has demonstrated once again that it can create something exciting every season. Along with the rest of its SS2012 collection, classic American cars provide a dominant influence on the designs...

Kuboraum Masks - chunky shades and glasses designed in Berlin

2012-05-15T22:23:00.002+01:00

Berlin has a good track record in amazing eyewear brands so when I heard about Kuboraum – literally Cubic Room – I knew it'd probably be impressive. And it is – hoorah! The 'masks' in collection K001 are chunky, bold, black frames, designed in Berlin and handmade in Italy. "Kuboraum are cubical rooms where we shelter ourselves, free to live our intimacy and look at the world through two

Oliver Goldsmith bespoke sunglasses - handmade in England

2012-05-13T18:21:00.000+01:00

Here's a little video from Oliver Goldsmith showing what goes into making a bespoke pair of sunglasses. These little beauties are handmade in England... And above that, the pyramid shades we've raved about here before, which once featured in the late Vidal Sassoon's 1960s ad campaign and currently feature at the top of Eye Wear Glasses' Facebook page. Feel free to like us there!

Standing warm against the cold: Skylark wood-stone glasses from Rolf

2012-05-07T13:44:00.000+01:00

I really do get excited about these glasses. I tried on a pair of Rolf's wooden specs with a stone finish in Paris last year and they really are incredibly comfortable: the wood makes them so light and then the stone has this dramatic cooling effect on your face. An incomparable piece of eyewear. This is Skylark 41, winner of the Red Dot design award for 2012. Congrats to Rolf

Long luscious sunglashes from Tatty Devine

2012-05-02T21:06:00.000+01:00

Welcome astonishingly cool London jewellery brand Tatty Devine to the wonderful world of eyewear. Good, eh? A simple idea, beautifully executed. The glasses are £126. Necklace £36. Handmade.

Andy Wolf: The Rosenthal Legacy (featuring handmade Austrian eyewear)

2012-05-02T08:29:00.001+01:00

Pictures from Andy Wolf latest collection soon but for now here's a video of The Rosenthal Legacy, a film featuring, as you might expect, plenty of good-quality handmade eyewear from Austria.

More Cazals make a comeback: 616, 905 and 906

2012-04-29T19:47:00.000+01:00

I like Cazal. It's such a cool brand that the German eyewear giant doesn't need to crow about who's wearing its products. So when it relaunches more original models from the 1980s, as it has this month, it doesn't mention that these are the sunglasses worn by everyone from Spike Lee to Jay-Z. Above is: at the top, Cazal 616; in the middle Cazal 905; and below that, Cazal 906. These

Paul Frank Eyewear for Summer 2012

2012-04-24T19:11:00.000+01:00

As always, Paul Frank Optometrics showing how fun glasses can be...

Res/Rei Eyewear launches limited edition frames using 1980s acetates

2012-04-23T22:04:00.000+01:00

Had a wander along Floral Street in London on Saturday and so took a peep into the recently refurbished McClintock Opticians (eye tests now available!). I knew I'd probably find something interesting and I did, Res/Rei Eyewear, a stunning collection of handmade Italian acetates. The top picture shows Res/Rei's distinctive bridge in the Tiberio, while the acetate stunner above is from limited

IF and Co x Vintage Frames Company Ultra Goliath 2 diamond edition sunglasses

2012-04-17T23:51:00.000+01:00

Okay, so we feature a fair few expensive frames on Eye Wear Glasses, but none have yet matched this. This is a diamond edition Ultra Goliath 2 from Corey Shapiro's Vintage Frame Company in collaboration with Ben Baller's Internally Flawless & Co. Using the Vintage Frames Company's Ultra Goliath 2 sunglasses as the base, the If and Co team reconstructed the frame using VS-quality diamonds and

DJ Adam Shelton in AM Eyewear Rick sunglasses

2012-04-13T13:51:00.000+01:00

Here DJ Adam Shelton wears AM Eyewear, a hip Australian brand which I've been following from a while back. Simply bundles of design talent - class A. The model above is called Rick.

Alberta Ferretti 2012 sunglasses by Cutler and Gross

2012-04-12T10:31:00.000+01:00

Alberta Ferretti has launched its first sunglass collection, in collaboration with Cutler and Gross. The six styles feature some dramatic curves inspired by Alberta Ferretti's ready-to-wear collection. We're loving the contrasting shape of the lens with the frame in this sexy white model below...

Theo by Tim Van Steenbergen launches Trees sunglasses

2012-04-11T12:07:00.000+01:00

Another terrific collaboration between Tim van Steenbergen and Theo has resulted in this sunglass collection for 2012 - "Trees". Clearly these acetates look brilliantly brown but the Trees are actually referred to in the metal detail which has trunk-like finish. Zeiss lenses, naturally.

Super Size Me: Flat Top sunglasses go large

2012-04-10T21:29:00.001+01:00

RetroSuperFuture has released a new super-sized version of its Super Flat Top sunglasses; available in small (50), regular (55) and now large (57). Price €115, including Zeiss lenses. Available as optical frames also, at least in the small size...

London Retro adds frames and Element line for 2012

2012-04-10T08:28:00.001+01:00

London Retro has released new styles for 2012, adding to the frame collection launched last year. And alongside London Retro, also available from Glasses Direct, is Element (top picture), an eco-conscious range created from acetate off-cuts and recycled metals. These fashion conscious frames won't break the bank either, priced at £99 including single-vision lenses.

Triwa 2012 sunglasses: adding colour by SupaKitch and Koralie

2012-04-04T23:44:00.000+01:00

Triwa has recruited collaborative art duo SupaKitch and Koralie to model its latest shades for summer. Left is Matte Midnight Drexel; below is Peach Thelma. All sunglasses are made of hand-cut acetate and come with Carl Zeiss lenses. Prices range from €99 to €129. Below, watch the artists in action... SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Götti get you into my life: horn glasses from Switzerland

2012-04-03T21:50:00.000+01:00

Götti is renowned for its high-quality metals and acetate frames, but now it has launched some buffalo horn specs, right and above...

Les nuits sans Kim Wilde by Laurent Voulzy - Glasses feature heavily

2012-03-30T17:54:00.000+01:00

Can anyone identify these glasses in Laurent Voulzy's very-1980s video?

Sunglasses go bi for Mykita and Bernhard Willhelm

2012-03-29T16:33:00.000+01:00

Mykita and Bernhard Willhelm continue to deliver the goods, this time in the shape of Rosi, available in bi-color (top). Also available in straight orange, white, matt black, blue, gold or silver, with mirrored lenses in the same colour.

Oliver Goldsmith round glasses remade for 2012 – as worn by John Lennon

2012-03-28T23:23:00.000+01:00

New York-based actress Emily Bennett wears Oliver Oval/Pro from Oliver Goldsmith – a titanium remake of the original Windsor-bridge spectacles worn by John Lennon. Suitable for ladies or chaps...