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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 ...
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Ioves is launching a line of five models of magnetic...
Ioves is launching a line of five models of magnetic sun clips polarized lenses, entirely made in Italy, to go with its frames in Swiss grilamid, steel and acetate
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Tom Davies is launching 48 new nose-fitting templates for opticians...
Tom Davies is launching 48 new nose-fitting templates for opticians affiliated with its “bespoke” service to customize frames based on the customers' facial measurements and preferences
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Safilo renewed its license agreements with Fossil and Kate Spade,...
Safilo renewed its license agreements with Fossil and Kate Spade, which were both due to expire at the end of this year. Fossil has been extended to the end of 2023 and Kate Spade to the end of 2020. Kate Spade was taken over last year by Coach, which in ...
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Altair Eyewear, a division of Marchon Eyewear, has announced an...
Altair Eyewear, a division of Marchon Eyewear, has announced an exclusive global licensing agreement with Draper James for the design, manufacturing and distribution of Draper James optical eyewear. Draper James is the brand of clothing line founded by Reese Witherspoon. Draper James' first optical collection will be available from March ...
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Essilor has been awarded the Janus de la Santé label...
Essilor has been awarded the Janus de la Santé label by the French Design Institute for its Eye Protect System. This innovative solution is said to allow all types of materials to selectively filter blue light onuntinted glasses, without any unsightly blue-violet or yellow residual reflection. This is made possible ...
