Latest News Briefs – Page 223
-
News briefs
Albin Paget has signed a licensing agreement with Viktor &...
Albin Paget has signed a licensing agreement with Viktor & Rolf for the European market, with an option to extend it to the Americas. It is the first eyewear license for this fashion brand. Reportedly, the company is discussing another licensing deal and planning to put out a line under ...
-
News briefs
Lunettes Grasset has announced a licensing agreement for the development,...
Lunettes Grasset has announced a licensing agreement for the development, production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Tara Jarmon brand name. The first collection will be presented at the next Silmo fair in Paris. Noted for its attention to details, Tara Jarmon is described as a contemporary ...
-
News briefs
Modo has introduced the Eco Born Biobased eyewear collection, consisting...
Modo has introduced the Eco Born Biobased eyewear collection, consisting of six styles made from plant-based materials. The new line is made of 63 percent bio-based materials, certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The collection is packaged in an envelope made of recycled materials. The flat packaging also ...
-
News briefs
iC! Berlin launched its first children's eyewear collection at Opti...
iC! Berlin launched its first children's eyewear collection at Opti ‘13 in Munich. The collection encompasses 16 different styles and it was mainly designed by children in the company's head office in Berlin. The collection will be launched internationally, with deliveries in four weeks' time. The collection is priced up ...
-
News briefs
Wagner + Kühne launched the first collection of More &...
Wagner + Kühne launched the first collection of More & More branded eyewear for men at this year's Opti show in Munich. Additionally, Wagner + Kühne expanded its Pepe Jeans and s.Oliver collections to include eyewear for children, also presented in Munich. Wagner + Kühne handles the design and production ...
-
News briefs
Zyloware Eyewear is joining with Leon Max, the department store...
Zyloware Eyewear is joining with Leon Max, the department store fashion designer, to launch the new brand MaxStudio.com. The collection will come out in April, coinciding with Zyloware's 90th anniversary. The MaxStudio.com collection is targeted at women seeking superior, sophisticated styling with a refined, minimalistic look. Featuring the MaxStudio.com globe ...
-
News briefs
REM Eyewear is introducing its V-Lites, a spinoff of its...
REM Eyewear is introducing its V-Lites, a spinoff of its Visualites line that is customizable. Customers have three lens shapes and four colors to choose from to create glasses that perfectly suit them. The V-Lites are rimless and are made from ultralight, flexible TR-90.
-
News briefs
Carl Zeiss presented a new product for its office lens...
Carl Zeiss presented a new product for its office lens product portfolio at Opti ‘13 in Munich. Compared with traditional reading glasses, the new Zeiss lens, called Book, offers an amplified focus at the reading range, but also for a maximum intermediate distance of 1 meter. The lenses will be ...
-
News briefs
Hoya is launching a special range of lenses for children,...
Hoya is launching a special range of lenses for children, called HoyaKids, for the time being only on the French market. They use special shock-resistant materials and filter UV rays.France is one of the last countries where Hoya is introducing its new Lifestyle line of lenses. The delay is explained ...
-
News briefs
BNL Eurolens is launching several new products including a sports...
BNL Eurolens is launching several new products including a sports lens that combines anti-fog and oleophobic properties. Another one combines polarizing and iridescent coatings. Among other new products, the French company, which is owned by Essilor, has also developed a nylon gradient photochromic lens, compatible with acetate and three-piece sunglasses.
-
News briefs
PPG and its key partners announced the German launch of...
PPG and its key partners announced the German launch of its Tribrid lenses during Opti ‘13. Suited to patients with higher prescriptions, Tribrid features optical clarity, lightweight comfort, thinness, impact resistance and protection. Tribrid lenses are available from Seiko Optical, AVM, Nika, Novacel and Stratemeyer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ...
-
News briefs
Google has set up a website for its Google Glass...
Google has set up a website for its Google Glass project and announced a contest related to the product, which is still to be formally introduced. Google posted a promo video for the internet-connected glasses on YouTube, and consumers can buy the product. The glasses, which will not be available ...
-
News briefs
+++ Essilor and Hoya are both launching new coatings that...
+++ Essilor and Hoya are both launching new coatings that neutralize the blue light emitted by LCD and LED screens +++ Safilo has extended its licensing deal with Banana Republic through January 2019 +++
-
News briefs
The Vision Council has launched a new website dealing with...
The Vision Council has launched a new website dealing with low vision and low vision solutions. The new site of the American industry organization, whatislowvision.org, is designed both for those with low vision – affected by macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other eye conditions associated with aging – and ...
-
News briefs
The German opticians' association, ZVA, launched a nationwide print campaign...
The German opticians' association, ZVA, launched a nationwide print campaign as well as the online brand platform 1xo.de. The new online platform is aimed at consumers and emphasizes the expertise of ZVA's members. The new consumer brand deals with consumer-related subjects around the possibilities of ophthalmic optics and aims to ...
-
News briefs
Starting last January, Carl Zeiss implemented a new common brand...
Starting last January, Carl Zeiss implemented a new common brand marketing strategy for all its product categories. The first visuals were presented for the first time during the Opti ‘13 show in Munich. The new image campaign, featuring black-and-white photographs with the blue Zeiss logo at the bottom, deals with ...
-
News briefs
Julbo launched a big TV advertising campaign this past month...
Julbo launched a big TV advertising campaign this past month of January on Eurosport and Eurosport 2. Coinciding with the winter sports races covered by these channels, the campaign is expected to reach more than 12 million impacts. The French sports eyewear company used the opportunity of the Ispo show ...
-
News briefs
Optiker Gilde, one of the major German cooperatives of independent...
Optiker Gilde, one of the major German cooperatives of independent opticians, has launched a new design for its own printed and online magazine, called Augenoptiker Umschau, and boosted its staff. The printed edition has a circulation of 400,000 copies.
-
News briefs
With regard to an article published in the 12th issue...
With regard to an article published in the 12th issue of Eyewear Intelligence in 2012, Safilens specifies the following: Safilens, a 12-year-old Italian producer of contact lenses, has been acquired by an Italian pharmaceutical group, Bruno Farmaceutici, at an undisclosed price. Bruno Farmaceutici, a research-driven pharmaceutical company, was founded in 1996 by Antonio ...
-
News briefs
Two investors have bought Albin Paget, an eyewear manufacturing group founded...
Two investors have bought Albin Paget, an eyewear manufacturing group founded in 1886 in the Jura region of France, and plan to expand the business. Thibaut Mortier and Jean-Michel Werling bought the group with the support of Réseau Entreprendre, a non-profit association that provides financial aid for interesting projects. They have the ...
