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Opal has changed the brand name, image and marketing of...
Opal has changed the brand name, image and marketing of its Pola brand of sunglasses, renaming it as Henko. The product line and the price positioning remain the same, but the French company has added about 80-100 new style to the collection, which was presented for the first time at ...
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Rolf Spectacles, the pioneering Tyrolean brand of wooden glasses, won...
Rolf Spectacles, the pioneering Tyrolean brand of wooden glasses, won the Silmo d'Or in the category of technological innovation in frames for its Deville wooden frame. It features a multi-directional hinge, called Flexlock. The patent-pending technology consists of a combination of densely compressed wood and natural rubber. The metal-free hinge ...
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A British eyewear company, Eyespace, has signed a licensing deal...
A British eyewear company, Eyespace, has signed a licensing deal with Jaguar Land Rover to design, produce and distribute Land Rover and Range Rover branded glasses and sunglasses in the U.K.
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The Zeiss Sunlens Original Collection is a new range of...
The Zeiss Sunlens Original Collection is a new range of sun lenses that the sun division of the Zeiss, which is based in the Italian city of Varese, is offering to sunglass manufacturers. It's a vintage line inspired by the tradition of American Optical, a brand that Zeiss acquired ...
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Theo launched a new limited edition of sunglasses that was...
Theo launched a new limited edition of sunglasses that was developed in collaboration with Wujic Jo, a designer from South Korea, at the Silmo show in Paris last month. The collection consists of three different styles, limited to 80 frames per style and priced at €525 for retailers. The frames ...
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Optic 2000 is entering the market for smart glasses through...
Optic 2000 is entering the market for smart glasses through a commercial partnership with Ellcie-Healthy, a French start-up led by Philippe Peyrard, former managing director of Atol, another French voluntary group of independent opticians. The glasses developed by Ellcie-Healthy are intended to prevent the wearer from falling asleep while driving ...
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The Financial Times reports that Amazon is developing smart glasses...
The Financial Times reports that Amazon is developing smart glasses for a s possible launch before the end of the year. Unlike to previous projects by other internet players, the internet retail giant's device would look like a normal pair of glasses and focus on audio rather than displaying information ...
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Kering Eyewear, part of Kering Group, has announced a partnership...
Kering Eyewear, part of Kering Group, has announced a partnership with Bio-on to develop new materials based on Minerv PHA, a bioplastic naturally occurring as a result of the bacterial fermentation of sugar. Bio-on is an Intellectual Property Company (IPC) based in Bologna, Italy with the option of granting licenses ...
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CooperVision has announced that it is removing its Biofinity Energys...
CooperVision has announced that it is removing its Biofinity Energys contact lens product line from its Unilateral Pricing Policy (UPP), with immediate effect. In a letter to eyecare professionals in the U.S., the company said the move is a result of the success the lenses have achieved since their launch ...
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BoDe Design, a German eyewear producer, has a new license...
BoDe Design, a German eyewear producer, has a new license agreement with GF Ferré. From this month, BoDe Design has been distributing the first sunglass collection of the Italian luxury design brand in Germany. The first GF Ferré collection of corrective frames will be launched in April 2018.
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Bollé has enlarged its Sport Protective range of glasses with...
Bollé has enlarged its Sport Protective range of glasses with three models for adults. Initially launched in 2014, the range only included kids' glasses until now. The new products are equipped with a lateral and frontal shock absorption system, a ventilation system to prevent moisture and steam, and an adjustable ...
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The Charmant group now holds the license for the Strellson...
The Charmant group now holds the license for the Strellson fashion brand, including production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses. The first collections by the new licensee will be in stores from spring 2018. Strellson worked previously with EBM Design, a German eyewear manufacturer based in Bavaria. The license ...
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While Rossignol is teaming up with Italia Independent (see the...
While Rossignol is teaming up with Italia Independent (see the full story in this issue), Head, another sporting goods company based in Austria, will work with Wagner + Kühner, a German eyewear producer for the launch of Head's first collection of prescription frames, sunglasses and sports glasses. The first Head ...
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Aoyama Optical France has agreed to supply its 3D glasses...
Aoyama Optical France has agreed to supply its 3D glasses for use in Hoya's Yuniku system
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Safilo has announced the extension of its eyewear licensing agreement...
Safilo has announced the extension of its eyewear licensing agreement with JCPenney for the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne brands for a further five years, exercising an option. JC Penney bought the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne fashion brands at the end of 2011. Liz Claiborne has been part of Safilo's brand ...
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Sergio Tacchini has announced a license agreement with GEM Lunetterie,...
Sergio Tacchini has announced a license agreement with GEM Lunetterie, a French eyewear company, which marks its debut in the eyewear market. A preview of all the models in Tacchini's first eyewear collection will be shown at the Silmo eyewear show in Paris in October. The collection will then be ...
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Einar Italia has announced the renewal of a eyewear licensing...
Einar Italia has announced the renewal of a eyewear licensing agreement with Valentin Yudashkin, a well-known Russia fashion designer, making it last through 2021. Einar Italia launched the first collection at the Mido show in Milan last year. Einar is a new company formed by Stefano Cannicci, whose family previously ...
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Joining other lens manufacturers, Hoya Vision Care has launched a...
Joining other lens manufacturers, Hoya Vision Care has launched a new range of driving lenses, called EnRoute. The lenses are available as single vision and progressive, enhanced with a specifically developed glare filter that will reduce distracting glare and reflections while improving contrast and brightness perception, according to the Japanese ...
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Cutler and Gross will launch its first handcrafted titanium frames...
Cutler and Gross will launch its first handcrafted titanium frames at the Silmo show in Paris in October
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Luxottica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its own Persol...
Luxottica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its own Persol brand of sunglasses by launching a limited edition of two of the sunglasses brand's iconic models, 649 and 9649. The models are equipped with an 18K gold hinge and polarized lenses. The production will be limited to 200 numbered pieces.
