Latest News Briefs – Page 229
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Marc Le Bihan has inaugurated a new concept store in...
Marc Le Bihan has inaugurated a new concept store in Paris, at 39 rue Etienne Marcel. In the new shop, located just a few steps from the optician's historic boutique in the first district, a 60-square-meter case displays the new trends and creations by hip designers. The store's décor swings ...
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TD Tom Davis suffered the theft of a gold version...
TD Tom Davis suffered the theft of a gold version of its Rockstar sunglass at the Silmo fair in Paris earlier this month, according to Optician magazine. Originally created for Matthew Bellamy, the lead singer of Muse, it was said to be worth more than €1,000 at retail. Compensating for ...
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L'Amy America has signed a license agreement with Ann Taylor,...
L'Amy America has signed a license agreement with Ann Taylor, a well-known brand of women's apparel in the U.S., for its first-ever collection of sunglasses, prescription frames, high-end readers and watches. The Ann Taylor lines will be distributed first in the U.S. and Canada, but TWC-L'Amy may help the brand ...
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The French eyewear manufacturer Undostrial launched the 2nd Skin collection...
The French eyewear manufacturer Undostrial launched the 2nd Skin collection at Silmo in Paris under the its own brand name. The company also owns the Lucas de Stael brand, which won the Silmo d'Or in the Optic Frame category. The 2nd Skin collection is made of leather with a hidden ...
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The young Austrian brand Gloryfy, which exhibited for the second...
The young Austrian brand Gloryfy, which exhibited for the second time at Silmo, will be launching its first collection of prescription frames in Austria at the beginning of 2013, before introducing it to other markets. The brand, which is known for its unbreakable sunglasses and ski goggles, sells its products ...
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Binoche has signed a licensing agreement with a Belgian fashion...
Binoche has signed a licensing agreement with a Belgian fashion house, Natan, which dresses the Belgian royal family and the aristocracy of northern Europe. Itself a Belgian company, Binoche generates 90 percent of its turnover on the domestic market, so the deal with Natan, run by designer Edouard Vermeulen, should ...
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Mykita launched a limited birthday edition of sunglasses for Carl...
Mykita launched a limited birthday edition of sunglasses for Carl Zeiss' 100th anniversary. The two companies have been partnering for several years with all Mykita sunglasses being equipped with Zeiss lenses. The glasses in the corporate colors of Zeiss were presented for the first time at Silmo.
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Under the title Mykita Mylon Goes Optical, Mykita launched the...
Under the title Mykita Mylon Goes Optical, Mykita launched the first Mykita Mylon collection of prescription frames at Silmo. The polyamide-based lightweight and durable material adapts to the features of the person wearing the glasses. The new collection, encompassing eight models and priced from €495 for end consumers, will be ...
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iC! Berlin launched a limited collection of sunglasses during this...
iC! Berlin launched a limited collection of sunglasses during this year's Silmo. The Psycho collection consists of three different models that can only be bought as a package. The collection is mainly used as an eye-catcher for fashion shows and P.R. activities. Each of the 660 packages cost €666 at ...
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After cooperating with the Swiss company Eyetech for its reading...
After cooperating with the Swiss company Eyetech for its reading glass lenses, Götti will now extend the collaboration to its complete collection. Frames from Götti can now be ordered internationally with glazing fully completed. From now on, opticians can also order frames and lenses on Götti's website. The company Eyetech ...
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Brulimar says it is recording an incredible demand for its...
Brulimar says it is recording an incredible demand for its Bench and Lee Cooper branded kids eyewear, which added an additional €1.8 million to the company's turnover in the last year and a half. As kids know much more about brands and aim for adult brands, Brulimar ended its Barbie, ...
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Licefa plans to launch another private brand next year, to...
Licefa plans to launch another private brand next year, to be presented at Opti in Munich or Mido in Milan. While Licefa concentrated previously almost entirely on licensed brands, the company is now following another strategy including the launch of nice collections of its own brand, which accounts already for ...
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Vision Ease Lens and Carl Zeiss Vision have signed a...
Vision Ease Lens and Carl Zeiss Vision have signed a royalty-bearing license agreement for freeform lens technology, under Carl Zeiss Vision International's U.S. patent number 6,089,713 and Australian patent number 739,849. The patents cover certain types of back-surface freeform progressive lenses and processes that are used to make them. These ...
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Swiss Optical Group presented for the first time its Automatic...
Swiss Optical Group presented for the first time its Automatic PD Scanner for highly accurate pupillary distance measurements and the Fitting Room for self-service virtual fittings at this year's Silmo show in Paris. The scanner costs €5,995, while the Fitting Room device is priced at €1,495. The database of the ...
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Oliver Goldsmith Spectacles, the company owned by the senior Oliver...
Oliver Goldsmith Spectacles, the company owned by the senior Oliver Goldsmith, got the Grand Prix Award for “Best Ladies Frame” 2013 at the recently held IOFT show in Tokyo. Contrasting with its rather classical styles, the British company has come out with a very fresh Castle collection of acetate frames ...
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The Vision Council won two of the National Health Information...
The Vision Council won two of the National Health Information Awards in the U.S. for this year. It got a silver award for a series of booklets and flyers for its Kids Ultraviolet campaign, with the related stickers, and a bronze award in the Total Health Information program for its ...
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J.F. Rey has launched a limited edition of 200 special,...
J.F. Rey has launched a limited edition of 200 special, high-end prescription frames in the U.S. to raise at least $70,000 for the fight against breast cancer. Made in France, the model carries a suggested retail price of $450.
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The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for...
The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for next Feb. 12-14 in London, reports that Marchon has agreed to be one the exhibitors, as well as sponsor of the Champagne Bar at the fair and a participant in its catwalk show. Other important companies that are planning to ...
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Contrary to the information in the 2013 international calendar of...
Contrary to the information in the 2013 international calendar of optical trade shows sent to you, next year's edition of the Indian In-Optics fair will take place next Feb. 2-4 in New Delhi, not in Mumbai. It will feature 200 exhibition booths on 10,000 square meters. Out of these, 1,000 ...
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Registrations have opened for The Vision Council's 2013 Executive Summit,...
Registrations have opened for The Vision Council's 2013 Executive Summit, the annual event bringing together industry leaders around the latest trends in the sector. The upcoming edition of the summit will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 16-18. Organizers expect more than 250 top ...
