Blake Kuwahara - Design matters

Our brand ethos is to bring to market eyewear that is ‘artful yet wearable’. The output is a distillation and highly curated colection of eyewear that reflects a soulful, tactile, and artisanal sensibility. By using laborious production techniques and a lot of handwork, an inner silhouette is encased in an unexpectedly fresh outer shape. This seamless fusion of two frames and the juxaposition of contrasting form and color create a design tension that is thoroughtly modern yet comfortably familiar.

Vava Eyewear - Contemporaneous look, subtly futuristic, conceptual and timeless

Exclusive eyewear that invites you to participate in a forward-thinking movement. The concept is closely linked to the “post-industrial” society in which we live, and the growing belief of belonging to a “post-human” age. We play around people’s imaginary and “science fiction”. Therefore, we are very much inspired by futuristic unisex characters. The unisex figure helped us to create a minimal silhouette and a monochromatic figure.

A techno product that, at same time, embodies the experience, knowledge and art of the great masters of the handmade eyewear. This approach, combined with the use of the highest quality materials, makes VAVA unique.

THEO Eyewear - One of our most popular collectinos

Theo is the Belgian eyewear brand known internationally for its distinctive and trendsetting designs. Theo eyewear, where willfulness and exclusiveness prevail, has taken glasses from an optical aid and turned them into a full-fledged accessory. The resulting frames are outrageous and edgy with bright colors that are playful, happy and quirky just like you.

Theo collections are inspired by the avant-garde, vintage and retro-looks and a lot of color and they cater to the every day, special occasions or somewhere in between. Let your unique and colorful self shine through with Theo eyewear.

PIERRE EYEWEAR

Pierre Eyewear is a French eyewear brand created in 2007. The frames are made by hand, in keeping with the tradition of quality know-how. His elegantly designed creations awaken and reveal your personality, through subtle color combinations and sophisticated design shapes.

Hand crafted wooden designs from Nina Mur

Lorena Serrano launched NINA MÛR in 2018. A new cutting technique enables Nina Mur to sculpture wooden glasses frames with unparalleled precision. Each pair is designed and finished by hand in Madrid. A sustainable product without sacrificing creativity, design, and innovation, at a reasonable price. Water, heat and cold resistant, incredibly light and comfortable. Customized wooden glasses frames. Made exclusively for you.

LAPIMA FROM BRAZIL

An authentic brand born in Campinas, in the countryside of Sao Paulo, Lapima was founded in 2016 by Gisela and Gustavo Assis. Inspired by artistic movements and the organic lines of Brazil’s landscapes, the brand’s essence juxtaposes luxury and attitude with frames sculpted by hand in Italian organic cotton acetate, with French lenses and German hinges.

Each Lapima design undergoes a careful and intricate process of 28 steps, utilizing both state-of-art machinery and handmade craftsmanship. The final products are refined pieces that play with volume, light, and shadow.

More than just a frame, Lapima is an invitation to one’s individuality, infusing modern lines and vintage elegance in an authentic look from Brazil to the world.

EMMANUELLE KHANH

With Emmanuelle Khanh, eyewear becomes a fashion accessory in its own right, the signature of a daring style, both eccentric and elegant. Traditional know-how is at the heart of the manufacture of the frames. Eva Gaumé joined Emmanuelle Khanh as Artistic and Image Director. She draws her inspiration from the women of today. Beyond the style and the thick-framed frames that have become cult, it is this character, free and feminist by instinct. The newer men’s collection imagines a strong, elegant and sensitive man. The frames are sculpted from one-centimetre-thick acetate, with bevelled edges that refine the silhouette and reflect the light, both classic and daring.

BALMAIN - Parisian eyewear couture

Balmain’s exclusive collection of designer glasses embodies the elegant and daring spirit which has characterized the house ever since it was founded over 75 years ago. Pierre Balmain’s aesthetic codes are present in each of the new designs. Each detail of Balmain’s designer eyewear reveals the extensive craftsmanship behind its manufacture. Either the top quality titanium or plastic frames ensure great durability and a lightweight design, whilst the exquisite finish gives these glasses, made by the emblematic Parisian house, a touch of elegance.

Empowerment and confidence emanate from the authentic design pieces in this collection: two of the sensations the Balmain army knows how to celebrate. Furthermore, the spirit of the emblematic fashion house Balmain remains intact in this range of designer glasses. The collection pays homage to Pierre Balmain’s legacy and it incorporates the futuristic vision of Olivier Rousteing, the Parisian house’s Creative Director. Anyone who wishes to push boundaries and go one step further will love this Balmain designer eyewear collection. For these pieces, elegance is combined with a daring sense of freshness to create a unique style. The architectural shapes, which evoke the spirit of the French capital, are the converging point between aesthetics from the past and future.

MASUNAGA

Masunaga Optical premiered the production of eyeglasses in Fukui in 1905. The company founder Gozaemon Masunaga brought in skilled craftsmen from Osaka and Tokyo with the ambition of setting the optical industry solidly in place in Fukui.

Masunaga Optical is the only company in Japan that has a factory in charge of all processes from raw materials to production and finish in an integrated way. The integrated production system improves the detail and quality.

MASUNAGA designed by Kenzo Takada is a collaboration between MASUNAGA, and Kenzo Takada, world renowned Japanese designer.

Since its launch in 2014 Paris France, the collaboration has created high-quality luxury eyewear through combining vintage inspired elements with fashion forward contemporary design.

The company’s mission statement since the establishment is “We manufacture excellent eyeglasses.”

MASAHIROMARUYAMA

All MASAHIROMARUYAMA frames are made in the Fukui prefecture of Japan. In Fukui prefecture, the history of eyewear manufacturing has developed over a century and the frames are manufactured at an old-established factory in Sabae City. They work with skilled craftsmen to bring each delicate asymmetrical design and detail to life, producing a product that computerized manufacturing methods simply cannot compete with.

There are several steps required to make a pair of titanium glasses, including making a mold, pressing, brazing, polishing, finishing the surface, and then assembling the individual parts. Pure titanium is lightweight but possesses excellent strength; it requires an advanced technique to process and polish the delicate design frames to ensure high quality. Plastic frames are constructed of Mazzucchelli’s acetate. Skilled craftsmen fill each piece by hand to create a comfortable fit and transition of thickness in an asymmetric design. They are then buffed and polished to a lustrous finish.

Each collection is an inspired artistic design with a balance and harmony combining an opposite concept. Artwork, separating original properties of materials and boldly combining with different materials to show their presence, creating something completely new and different for you.

F A C E A F A C E

Paris

MADE IN FRANCE

FACE A FACE is an audacious, non-conformist eyewear brand. It was born from Parisian artistic culture more than 25 years ago and has been evolving with it ever since. The collections draw inspiration from modern art, architecture, contemporary design and fashion trends.

With exquisite combinations of materials, unique shapes and vibrant colour palettes, FACE A FACE collections strike a perfect balance between quality, function and design.

FROM SOPHISTICATED TO PLAYFUL

Each collection has a distinctive character and emotion, making the eyewear as unique as the face wearing it.

ANNE ET VALENTIN

MADE IN FRANCE

Anne & Valentin is a brand born from the wild dream of two opticians from Toulouse, a town in the South-West of France, in 1984. The couple, looking for graphic and original frames for their friends, decided to create what they couldn’t find. Today, still driven by their fierce independence and their familial state of mind, they continue to develop a vision that embodies their research, fueled by the highest standards and their love for the object itself.

Made with only the finest quality of materials, the frames are sturdy and durable. Their high quality ensures you get to enjoy them for many years.

EXUBERANCE & PASSION

Anne & Valentin glasses are sure to get you some second glances when you are walking down the street.

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