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    Tom Davies is launching 48 new nose-fitting templates for opticians...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    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,...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Citroën, the French car manufacturer, partnered with Boarding Ring, a...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Citroën, the French car manufacturer, partnered with Boarding Ring, a French start up, to launch a new pair of glasses designed to eliminate motion sickness, for adults and children over 10. According to BVA, a French research company, motion sickness affects 39 percent of the passengers on the road and ...

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    Denmark's Design Eyewear Group is introducing a new brand, called...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Denmark's Design Eyewear Group is introducing a new brand, called Nifties, specifically designed for people with a small inter-pupillary distance and fine facial features

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    Two Microsoft researchers, Christian Holz and Edward J. Wang, have...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Two Microsoft researchers, Christian Holz and Edward J. Wang, have filed a patent for a pair of glasses that can monitor the wearer's blood pressure. Called Glabella, the device incorporates optical sensors, processing, storage and communication components. According to the tech giant, Glabella continuously measures and stores the user's pulse ...

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    Maui Jim is launching a new dual-mirror treatment for a...

    2018-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Maui Jim is launching a new dual-mirror treatment for a new style of sunglasses called Kami

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    Abom is partnering with Essilor Prescription Safety Eyewear to provide...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Abom is partnering with Essilor Prescription Safety Eyewear to provide an anti-fog goggle with an RX solution for the user. Based in Portland, Oregon, Abom claims to be the first company in the world to have developed a heated anti-fogging goggle with integrated rechargeable batteries. It is now proposing to ...

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    Marcolin has announced the early renewal for an additional five...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Marcolin has announced the early renewal for an additional five years of its licensing agreement with Tod's, which began in 2008, through the end of 2023

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    Marchon Eyewear is going to market again the eyewear collections...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Marchon Eyewear is going to market again the eyewear collections of Donna Karan under a new long-term licensing deal with the G-III Apparel Group, which bought the American fashion brand from LVMH two years ago. It will start with a line of sunglasses and prescription frames under the Dkny sub-brand ...

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    De Rigo Vision has announced the early renewal of a...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    De Rigo Vision has announced the early renewal of a global license agreement for eyewear with Tous, described as a leading Spanish brand of accessible jewelry and other accessories that wants to expand internationally. The two companies have been working together since 2000. The eyewear collection developed by De Rigo ...

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    EBlock has announced the launch of the Service Kit EBlock,...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    EBlock has announced the launch of the Service Kit EBlock, a new kit which is designed to enable the assembly of lenses without screws, in an intuitive way and with a smaller margin of error, according to the company's description. Eblock is the Italian brand best known for Easy Block, ...

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    De Rigo Vision will launch a line of sunglasses and...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    De Rigo Vision will launch a line of sunglasses and optical frames under the Mulberry brand name in the spring of 2019. The licensing deal is part of a program to turn this British label of leathergoods, run by Thierry Andretta, into a global luxury brand. For this purpose, Mulberry ...

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    Kering Eyewear has entered into a new partnership with Montblanc...

    2018-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Kering Eyewear has entered into a new partnership with Montblanc for the development, production and worldwide distribution of Montblanc sunglasses and optical frames. The new deal follows Montblanc's decision not to renew its 17-year partnership with Marcolin, which will come to an end in January 2019. The Montblanc Eyewear spring/summer ...

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    Abom has announced the release of an advanced anti-fog technology...

    2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Abom has announced the release of an advanced anti-fog technology optimized for augmented and virtual reality. The Abom Heet AR/VR goggle anti-fog solution features the second generation of Abom's heated goggle technology, improving upon the brand's patented Abom technology. Improvements have been made specifically for the integration and optimization for ...

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    The Marcolin Group has announced the signing of an exclusive,...

    2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The Marcolin Group has announced the signing of an exclusive, global license agreement with Bally, the Swiss high-end producer of leathergoods whose eyewear was previously licensed by L'Amy. The contract with Marcolin will take effect in early 2019 and last for an initial period of five years, with an option ...

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    Wires Glasses has announced a seed investment from True Ventures,...

    2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Wires Glasses has announced a seed investment from True Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, which will help launch an innovative, modular eyewear collection. The amount of the investment has not been disclosed. Wires Glasses was founded in 2017 by Yair Neuman, a London-based designer. The company ...

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    Som Eyewear has announced the signing of an exclusive global...

    2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Som Eyewear has announced the signing of an exclusive global license agreement for the production and distribution of the eyewear collection of Aeronautica Militare, the iconic brand of Italy's Air Force, which is already widely sold as a sportswear label in the country. The collaboration is set to last ten ...

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    Tipton, the Hungarian eyewear manufacturer that creates frames from vinyl...

    2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Tipton, the Hungarian eyewear manufacturer that creates frames from vinyl records under the Vinilyze brand, has signed an interesting and original partnership with the rights holder of AC/DC, the famous Australian rock band. It is the first licensing deal for the Hungarian company and the first AC/DC merchandise in the ...