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Von Arkel launched a special edition of its Caliber 4...
Von Arkel launched a special edition of its Caliber 4 Outline collection at the Silmo show in Paris. The collection is limited to 500 pieces. The frames consist of gold-plated temples with engravings on the outside surface. The special edition offers three shapes, each available in two colors. It is ...
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Theo launched a new limited edition of its Mille+50 collection of...
Theo launched a new limited edition of its Mille+50 collection of corrective frames, called Half and Half, at this year's Silmo show in Paris. The collection, made of titanium and metal with gold palladium, consisting of six different styles, is limited to 50 frames per style and priced at €1000 for ...
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Acep has introduced Smart Media, a dynamic shop window equipped...
Acep has introduced Smart Media, a dynamic shop window equipped with a 32-inch display, a camera and algorithms. According to reports by Acuité, Smart Media uses artificial intelligence to detect in a matter of seconds the sex, approximate age and distance of the customer. Based on the collected data, the ...
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Orgreen, the eyewear producer from Denmark, launched its first acetate...
Orgreen, the eyewear producer from Denmark, launched its first acetate collection at the Silmo show in Paris last month. The material is sourced from Italy, and the frames are made in Italy by a local production partner. The various styles are named after members of the Orgreen team. The Danish ...
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Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and...
Revo has partnered with Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and television personality, on a line of co-branded sunglasses targeting active people. The sunglasses are made of an innovative flexible material that is said to be almost unbreakable. The collection features the signature Revo lenses, which are said to offer an ...
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Marcolin and TBL Licensing have announced the early renewal of...
Marcolin and TBL Licensing have announced the early renewal of their licensing agreement for the design, production and worldwide distribution of Timberland optical frames and sunglasses. The contract, first signed in 2003, will now run for a further five years to Dec. 2023. In addition to Timberland, Marcolin's portfolio of ...
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Privé Revaux has announced that it will expand beyond traditional...
Privé Revaux has announced that it will expand beyond traditional sunglasses to include prescription eyewear. To complement the new offering, the brand will also offer online tests on its website, while extending its selection of frames to offer a full collection. Privé Revaux was launched in June 2017 by David ...
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Barberini Eyewear has announced that the tests conducted in the...
Barberini Eyewear has announced that the tests conducted in the area of dry-eye protection by Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus, following an agreement between the two entities, have been successfully completed. The tests involved the use of mineral ophthalmic lenses with selective action against infrared radiation on patients ...
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Rolf Spectacles, the family-run business of wooden eyewear based in...
Rolf Spectacles, the family-run business of wooden eyewear based in the heart of the Tyrolean Alps, recently signed an exclusive production partnership with Airbus in Munich to produce 3D-printed, titanium eyewear. Airbus will produce the 3D-printed hinges, using synthetic material, in Munich, and the glasses will be assembled by Rolf in ...
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At this year's Silmo show in Paris, ic! Berlin launched...
At this year's Silmo show in Paris, ic! Berlin launched a collaboration with Owen Davey, the British illustrator. The Cinematik collection includes five styles of sunglasses and four corrective frames. The frames are made of a newly developed acetate, which is being introduced for the first time to ic! Berlin's ...
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Blake Kuwahara, the U.S. brand of eyewear, was nominated for...
Blake Kuwahara, the U.S. brand of eyewear, was nominated for a Silmo d'Or in the category of corrective frames/eyewear design for its Johnson model, which was developed to honor the architect Philip Johnson. According to the brand, it takes about two months to laminate the inside structure of the acetate ...
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Tom Davies will launch a new product segment, called Tom...
Tom Davies will launch a new product segment, called Tom Davies luxury, at the Opti show in Munich next January. The new premium collection, made of silver, gold and buffalo horn, will consist of 40 styles at first, priced from €1,200 to €5,000 and sold to about 25 select opticians ...
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Silhouette International has launched a new collection of extravagant sunglasses...
Silhouette International has launched a new collection of extravagant sunglasses in its Neubau line, named Sigmund & Carl after the famous psychologists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
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Mykita has launched a special edition for its Mykita/Damir Doma...
Mykita has launched a special edition for its Mykita/Damir Doma line of sunglasses, including two different styles. Limited to 300 pieces per model, the collection is distributed at select opticians and in Mykita's own stores. At this year's Silmo trade show in Berlin, Mykita had a separate stand for each ...
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Obe, the German manufacturer of hinges, presented a new innovation...
Obe, the German manufacturer of hinges, presented a new innovation at the Silmo show in Paris, for which it was nominated for a Silmo d'Or. The new so-called Rivet & Bend hinges can bend in all directions. Compared with standard rivet hinges, the new hinges have an integrated inclination in ...
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Thema Optical, an Italian company founded in 1971, is launching...
Thema Optical, an Italian company founded in 1971, is launching a proprietary Virtual Eyewear Assistant (VEA) at the Silmo show in Paris, after six months of testing with individuals and at selected Italian optical retail stores. The internally designed software and hardware allow customers to choose the glasses in its ...
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L'Amy America has announced a manufacturing partnership with American Optical...
L'Amy America has announced a manufacturing partnership with American Optical Eyewear for the production of an exclusive new series of Champion branded ophthalmic frames and sunglasses made in America at AO's factory in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The launch of the line is set to coincide with the 100th anniversary next year ...
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The Marcolin Group has announced the early renewal of its...
The Marcolin Group has announced the early renewal of its license agreement with Timberland, which was first signed in 2003. The new contract will run for another five years until December 2023.
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Safilo Group and Banana Republic have announced their third consecutive...
Safilo Group and Banana Republic have announced their third consecutive licensing agreement for Safilo's optical frames and sunglass collections. The renewal is effective from Feb. 1, 2019 through Jan. 31, 2025. The contract was originally signed in 2006. Safilo said this new contract will help the brand's business in the ...
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is launching two new...
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is launching two new styles of Spectacles 2 photo-taking sunglasses, called Nico and Veronica. They contain the same features as the model first introduced in April, but look more like traditional sunglasses. Furthermore, the two new styles come with polarized black lenses and have ...
