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New book traces Ray-Ban’s history
A new book written in Italian traces the history of Ray-Ban starting from its establishment in 1937 to provide protective eyewear for pilots of the US Air Force and showing its evolution into an icon of global style. “Ray-Ban. Storia del brand che ha conquistato cuore e occhi di milioni ...
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Marcolin and Adidas renew eyewear license
Marcolin and Adidas have announced the extension of their eyewear license agreement until 2032. As has been the case since the start of the partnership between both groups in 2020, Marcolin will design, manufacture and distribute globally eyewear collections under the Adidas Sport and the Adidas Originals brands, respectively targeting ...
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French eyewear industry association surveys glasses wearers on the ‘Made in France’ label
Ahead of its annual Manufacture Tour event, LEOO, the association of French optical products manufacturers, has announced the results of a survey on the perception of the Made in France label among glasses wearers in France. Over 1,600 people participated in the survey which was commissioned by Opinion Way, a ...
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American Optical marks 90th anniversary of aviator sunglasses
American Optical, the historical US eyewear brand, is adding two new styles – Racer and Margot – to its aviator sunglass collection in commemoration of the famous design’s 90th anniversary, which the company says it was the first to launch for the US military in 1935. The American optical brand ...
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ArticleItaly’s centuries-long eyewear tradition on display in Venice
The first eyeglasses were invented in Italy in the late 13th century and were rudimentary objects, consisting of two convex lenses held together by a rivet and mounted in frames made of wood, leather or bone. They were used to correct presbyopia and lacked the temples that are now a ...
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Marcolin adds new licensed brand to portfolio
Guess? and WHP Global, co-owners of rag & bone have announced that they have signed an eyewear license agreement with Marcolin for the New York-based fashion brand. The four-year license partnership includes the design, production and distribution of sunglasses and eyeglasses. Founded in 2002 and targeting both men and women, ...
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Mondottica enters the readers’ market
Mondottica Group has announced the launch of a range of readers under its licensed Ted Baker brand, marking its entry into the product category. Ted Baker Ready Readers collection includes three eyewear designs available with sunglass or optical lenses and in four correction strengths (+1.5 to +3.0). The ...
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ArticleGoogle kicks off smart glasses platform with multiple eyewear partnerships, including investment in Warby Parker
“As you know, we have been building glasses for over ten years. And we have never stopped,” said Shahram Izadi, Vice President and General Manager of Google’s Android XR unit, at the group’s I/O developers conference yesterday before opening its smart glasses presentation. The introductory remark was probably meant to ...
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News briefsMister Spex offering eyewear subscriptions
Mister Spex has introduced the subscription service mentioned in our report on its Q1 results. Called Mister Spex Switch, the service covers prescription glasses and sunglasses and is operative in all 65 of the stores Mister Spex operates in its home country of Germany. A monthly fee starting at €9 ...
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News briefsVSP Vision releases new ‘Oculomics’ report
VSP Vision has announced the release of “The Future of Oculomics,” its newest report exploring the connections between eye health and broader body health. While the term ”oculomics,” defining the study of the eye for biomarkers linked to systemic health issues, remains relatively unknown by eyecare providers (87 percent of ...
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Specsavers partners with Elton John on eyewear collection
Specsavers launched earlier this week an exclusive collection of Elton John Eyewear, in partnership with the British pop music star. The collection includes 12 optical frames and two limited-edition sunglasses inspired by Elton John songs or career moments. The frames are available at Specsavers stores and online shop in the ...
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SightGlass Vision announces new clinical research results
SightGlass Vision, a joint venture between EssilorLuxottica and CooperVision, is presenting new clinical research related to its Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) currently taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah. SightGlass Vision says that a recent study ...
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News briefsZeiss to release AI research platform
“The future of healthcare is in the data,” says Euan S. Thomson, head of the Digital Business Unit at Zeiss Medical Technology. In line with this belief, the German firm has collaborated with the pharmaceuticals multinational Boehringer Ingelheim to create the Zeiss Research Data Platform (Zeiss RDP). Source: ...
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ArticleAmazon-backed autofocus glasses startup raises $36m, aims for distribution in the ECP channel
The raised capital will enable IXI to continue its product development and to kickoff its commercial operations. The strategy is to distribute primarily through the optical retail channel. The company is looking to disrupt the market with its technology aimed at replacing progressive lenses.
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VSP Vision launches second eye care experience innovation challenge
VSP Vision has announced the launch of the second edition of its Innovation Challenge, in partnership with MATTER, a Chicago-based healthcare and innovation hub. The competition is aimed at global companies innovating with new technologies to enhance patients’ eye care experience. They have until June 8, 2025 to send their ...
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ArticleGoogle and Samsung to release their own smart glasses and platform
Shahram Izadi, Vice President and General Manager of Android XR, introduced Google’s most recent move in smart eyewear at TED earlier this month. Readers might recall the demise, two years ago, of a previous endeavor – Google Glass. Google has been working with Samsung and Qualcomm to develop both a ...
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News briefsNew countries, features for Ray-Ban Meta
EssilorLuxottica, owner of Ray-Ban, announced on April 23 that the Ray-Ban Meta will soon be available in Mexico, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Meta, for its part, announced on the same day that it was extending access to the smart eyewear’s AI to seven European countries: Germany, Austria, ...
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News briefsApple to compete with Ray-Ban Meta?
Apple CEO Tim Cook apparently believes the same thing as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg – that eyeglasses are the ideal “form factor” (Zuckerberg’s words) for computing. “Cook has made this idea a top priority for the company and is hell-bent on creating an industry-leading product before Meta can. ‘Tim cares ...
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Marcolin celebrates Christian Louboutin Eyewear launch
Marcolin held on April 10 a cocktail party at The Nines, a club in New York City, with celebrities and “Friends of the House” to celebrate the launch of its first Christian Louboutin Eyewear collection. The frames are fitted with exclusive ZEISS lenses, the company said. They are available from ...
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ArticleA high-end complement to the Ray-Ban Meta?
Meta has a new prototype for smart glasses in the works, according to Bloomberg, which cites “people familiar with the matter.” The code name this time is Hypernova, and the glasses are purported to have a screen, for the display of photographs and apps, and to be controllable with gestures ...
