All Products articles – Page 55
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Pregiata Eyewear, a new Italian company based in Padua, the city...
Pregiata Eyewear, a new Italian company based in Padua, the city of Safilo, and Tom Rebl, an emerging underground fashion brand, have announced an international license deal, which expires at the end 2020, for the production and distribution worldwide of a line of sunglasses and optical frames. The first collection will be seen at ...
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Gem Lunetterie, a French company that has been specializing in...
Gem Lunetterie, a French company that has been specializing in children's eyewear, has announced signing a licensing contract for adult glasses with Torrente, a 45-year-old Parisian fashion house. The first collection will be presented at the next Silmo show in Paris.
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Okia reports on a further step in the development of...
Okia reports on a further step in the development of its patented HAD technology, which allows the creation of lifelike patterns in any colors on acetate frames. Its high-definition technology can now be applied to both sides of the temple. Okia's bold, new collection based on this technique is called ...
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Glasses.com, the American online eyewear retailer, plans to launch a...
Glasses.com, the American online eyewear retailer, plans to launch a 3D virtual try-on app that is supposed to generate an interactive photo-realistic image. For the past year it has been controlled by the same investors who own the 1-800 Contact e-commerce platform. Developed by 1-800 Contacts' founder and chief executive, ...
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Baidu, China's largest internet search engine, is reportedly working on...
Baidu, China's largest internet search engine, is reportedly working on its own smart eyeglass technology, similar to the Google Glass project. The “Baidu Eyes” project would consist of a small LCD screen attached to a slim headset. The new glasses are expected to be able to do searches on the ...
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Okia has launched an original collection of eyewear that uses its...
Okia has launched an original collection of eyewear that uses its patented HDA Technology in combination with a special “BMT” technique. High Definition Acetate (HDA) is a patented technology allowing the transformation of textures and colors into crisper and more realistic colors, including 3D effects and textures, on acetate sheets. Thanks ...
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Britain's Brulimar Optical Group has announced the extension until 2016...
Britain's Brulimar Optical Group has announced the extension until 2016 of its highly successful license with the Pineapple Dance Studios for Pineapple Eyewear for women and girls
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PPG Industries announced the launch of its new Tribrid lenses...
PPG Industries announced the launch of its new Tribrid lenses on the North American market, in partnership with Thai Optical and X-Cel Optical Company, a major American distributor in which Essilor recently acquired a controlling stake. The 76-year-old lab has already been working with another PPG monomze, Trivex, for the ...
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Ital-Lenti has launched a line of customizable progressive lenses, called...
Ital-Lenti has launched a line of customizable progressive lenses, called Premium
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Rodenstock, which did not participate in the latest Silmo and...
Rodenstock, which did not participate in the latest Silmo and Mido shows, reports on a successful presentation of its “System for Better Vision at the Shanghai International Optics Fair at the end of March, resulting in numerous orders for its spectacles in one of the German company's key development markets. ...
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Albin Paget has signed a licensing agreement with Viktor &...
Albin Paget has signed a licensing agreement with Viktor & Rolf for the European market, with an option to extend it to the Americas. It is the first eyewear license for this fashion brand. Reportedly, the company is discussing another licensing deal and planning to put out a line under ...
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Lunettes Grasset has announced a licensing agreement for the development,...
Lunettes Grasset has announced a licensing agreement for the development, production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Tara Jarmon brand name. The first collection will be presented at the next Silmo fair in Paris. Noted for its attention to details, Tara Jarmon is described as a contemporary ...
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Wagner + Kühne launched the first collection of More &...
Wagner + Kühne launched the first collection of More & More branded eyewear for men at this year's Opti show in Munich. Additionally, Wagner + Kühne expanded its Pepe Jeans and s.Oliver collections to include eyewear for children, also presented in Munich. Wagner + Kühne handles the design and production ...
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PPG and its key partners announced the German launch of...
PPG and its key partners announced the German launch of its Tribrid lenses during Opti ‘13. Suited to patients with higher prescriptions, Tribrid features optical clarity, lightweight comfort, thinness, impact resistance and protection. Tribrid lenses are available from Seiko Optical, AVM, Nika, Novacel and Stratemeyer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ...
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iC! Berlin launched its first children's eyewear collection at Opti...
iC! Berlin launched its first children's eyewear collection at Opti ‘13 in Munich. The collection encompasses 16 different styles and it was mainly designed by children in the company's head office in Berlin. The collection will be launched internationally, with deliveries in four weeks' time. The collection is priced up ...
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Modo has introduced the Eco Born Biobased eyewear collection, consisting...
Modo has introduced the Eco Born Biobased eyewear collection, consisting of six styles made from plant-based materials. The new line is made of 63 percent bio-based materials, certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The collection is packaged in an envelope made of recycled materials. The flat packaging also ...
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BNL Eurolens is launching several new products including a sports...
BNL Eurolens is launching several new products including a sports lens that combines anti-fog and oleophobic properties. Another one combines polarizing and iridescent coatings. Among other new products, the French company, which is owned by Essilor, has also developed a nylon gradient photochromic lens, compatible with acetate and three-piece sunglasses.
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+++ Essilor and Hoya are both launching new coatings that...
+++ Essilor and Hoya are both launching new coatings that neutralize the blue light emitted by LCD and LED screens +++ Safilo has extended its licensing deal with Banana Republic through January 2019 +++
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Carl Zeiss presented a new product for its office lens...
Carl Zeiss presented a new product for its office lens product portfolio at Opti ‘13 in Munich. Compared with traditional reading glasses, the new Zeiss lens, called Book, offers an amplified focus at the reading range, but also for a maximum intermediate distance of 1 meter. The lenses will be ...
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Hoya is launching a special range of lenses for children,...
Hoya is launching a special range of lenses for children, called HoyaKids, for the time being only on the French market. They use special shock-resistant materials and filter UV rays.France is one of the last countries where Hoya is introducing its new Lifestyle line of lenses. The delay is explained ...
