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Like other big ophthalmic lens manufacturers, Carl Zeiss Vision has...
Like other big ophthalmic lens manufacturers, Carl Zeiss Vision has introduced its own iPad application to help opticians to sell its products to customers more easily
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Carrera, the fast-growing house brand of Safilo, has conceived “Pocket...
Carrera, the fast-growing house brand of Safilo, has conceived “Pocket Flag 3” and “Champion Fold,” two new series of folding glasses. The joint on the temples conceals the mechanism making it possible to fold up the frame, which can then be stored into a special case. While being extremely practical ...
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Derapage, one of the brands of Italy's Vanni Eyewear, features...
Derapage, one of the brands of Italy's Vanni Eyewear, features a new and innovative metal frame, called MoleCube, whose hinges are hidden in the temples. They are based on a simple, patented system involving a square screw and a small cube inserted into the temple.
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Courrèges is showing its first eyewear line at Silmo...
Courrèges is showing its first eyewear line at Silmo
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Vanni Eyewear shared the runway with creations by designer Cristiano...
Vanni Eyewear shared the runway with creations by designer Cristiano Burani during this year's Women's Fashion Week in Milan. Vanni had created exclusively for the fashion show a single eyewear model, in a variety of colors but with emphasis on yellow and a rectangular wraparound with a futuristic look, in ...
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Starting in November, the Ermenegildo Zegna line of sunglasses by...
Starting in November, the Ermenegildo Zegna line of sunglasses by De Rigo Vision can be fitted with polarizing lenses from Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens
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At the Silmo fair in Paris later this week, Menrad...
At the Silmo fair in Paris later this week, Menrad is unveiling a new collection of 21 styles of sunglasses signed by L'Wren Scott, the tall American designer who owes much of her fame to her long-standing relationship with the signer Mick Jagger. A former model, she has designed clothes ...
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Google has a challenger in Will Powell, a 2010 Oxford...
Google has a challenger in Will Powell, a 2010 Oxford graduate who has come up with glasses that provide real-time translations of ongoing conversations. Powell's product uses Vuzix video eyewear, Raspberry Pis, an iPhone and an iPad. With the translation help of Bing by Microsoft, a translated “caption” appears across ...
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Adlens is unveiling its Hemisphere variable focus eyewear at Vision...
Adlens is unveiling its Hemisphere variable focus eyewear at Vision Expo West, being held Sept. 6-8 in Las Vegas. Adlens is calling the new line a new category of vision correction, saying that they can be dispensed immediately and avoid laboratory expenses. Hemisphere uses fluid injection lens technology with external ...
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Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has launched her...
Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has launched her own line of unisex optical eyewear in cooperation with Cutler and Gross. The former Spice Girl told Women's Wear Daily that she had to wear glasses, but couldn't find any that suited her and made her feel confident – so ...
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Electric, the eyewear brand owned by Volcom, is said to...
Electric, the eyewear brand owned by Volcom, is said to be preparing the launch of a line of helmets for skiers and snowboarders
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Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new...
Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new in-house lens finishing system offering high-speed milling, external drilling, and a wide range of custom bevel options at an affordable market pricing. The new product line will be formally presented at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas being held Sept. ...
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Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with...
Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with Jacadi, a French brand of children's wear. The first line is set to come out in 2013. Krys, the big French chain of franchised optical retail shops, had marketed a line under this name on an exclusive basis until 2000.
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Gilmar has renewed its licensing agreement with Allison S.p.A. to...
Gilmar has renewed its licensing agreement with Allison S.p.A. to produce and distribute Iceberg brand optical frames and sunglasses worldwide. The two companies have been partnered for six years. The continuing relationship is expected to expand Iceberg's presence in emerging markets such as Russia, the Middle East and Asia, through ...
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Grimont has patented a new injection system that will allow...
Grimont has patented a new injection system that will allow a tortoiseshell effect to be printed directly on acetate. The Italian company, specializing in the design and manufacture of plastic components for premium eyewear, is planning to focus increasingly on injection technology, a process for which it has observed increasing ...
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Vision Express has teamed up with Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity...
Vision Express has teamed up with Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef and iconic spectacle wearer, to create a signature range of eyewear, alongside British designer Tom Davis and Inspecs, the Bath-based manufacturer. Blumenthal also works with Waitrose, developing food ranges with the supermarket. The new line of eyewear will be ...
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Irregular Choice, a British brand of extravagant women's and men's...
Irregular Choice, a British brand of extravagant women's and men's footwear, presented its first collection of sunglasses at the Bread & Butter show in Berlin this month. The sunglasses were sold in the company's mono-brand stores in London, Brighton, Hong Kong and Paris and on its American website this summer ...
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Cacharel has signed a licensing deal with Mondottica for the...
Cacharel has signed a licensing deal with Mondottica for the new eyewear collection, for a duration of four years. The new line will be launched during the next Fashion Week in Paris, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5. It will also be presented at the Mido trade show in Milan ...
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Coburn Technologies has introduced the True-Form high-volume production system for...
Coburn Technologies has introduced the True-Form high-volume production system for free-form and traditional prescription lenses. The True-Form system consists of the new CobaltDS high-speed digital surfacing generator and CobaltDP dual spindle soft-tool digital polisher. Customer shipments should start in August and Coburn will officially release the system at Vision Expo West ...
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Optim is presenting the first collection specifically designed for men...
Optim is presenting the first collection specifically designed for men under the name of Pedro del Hierro, the Spanish designer with which it has a license since 2004
