All Products articles – Page 62
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Oakley is teaming up with the U.S. Olympic Committee to...
Oakley is teaming up with the U.S. Olympic Committee to release a Team USA branded eyewear collection. Oakley has the licensing rights for protective, active, lifestyle and corrective eyewear under the Team USA brand, including glasses, sunglasses, goggles and accessories. Oakley will provide products for the U.S. delegation at the ...
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Lunettes Grasset has launched a new line of prescription frames...
Lunettes Grasset has launched a new line of prescription frames made of magnesium alloy as part of its Eden Park collection
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Charmant has received the Good Design Award 2011 from the...
Charmant has received the Good Design Award 2011 from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion for its Charmant Z collection of premium eyeglasses
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The TWC/L'Amy group has a new licensing agreement to design...
The TWC/L'Amy group has a new licensing agreement to design and distribute prescription eyewear and sunglasses worldwide for the French fashion brand Carven. Buyers will be able to get their first glimpse of the new collection at next year's Mido.
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Rodenstock aims to remind people that it is a manufacturer...
Rodenstock aims to remind people that it is a manufacturer of both lenses and frames. The “System of Vision” program is part of the 100-day action plan launched by the new chief executive, Oliver Kastalio, who joined the company at the end of last year. The program intends to unify ...
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Rolf already produces exclusive hand-made eyewear using wood, but at...
Rolf already produces exclusive hand-made eyewear using wood, but at this year's Silmo show Roland Wolf, the Austrian craftsman who launched this type of wooden frame together with Marija Iljazowic, showcased frames made of stone. In reality, fine sheets of slate are applied to either side of a wooden frame. ...
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Flair cooperated with Swarovski for its new Art Couture collection,...
Flair cooperated with Swarovski for its new Art Couture collection, which is available in three different models. The frames are decorated with Swarovski jewels and are sold in a golden box together with a matching Flair ring with Swarovski crystals. The Art Couture collection was presented for the first time ...
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Nigura Metzler presented the first Aston Martin collection at Silmo...
Nigura Metzler presented the first Aston Martin collection at Silmo after signing the license agreement at the beginning of this year. Also during Silmo, the company announced that it has signed additional agreements with Jacques Lemans and with the Dutch brand Oilily. Both collections are scheduled to be launched at ...
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Italia Independent is seeking to attract a young clientele with...
Italia Independent is seeking to attract a young clientele with some rather fancy technology, gleaned from its collaboration with the Fiat Style Centre. The result is velvet-smooth, phosphorescent frames, with mirror-effect lenses. Research on materials developed for automobile interiors has been adapted for the miniature scale of eyewear frames, resulting ...
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Cione, the Spanish retail cooperative of opticians, has launched a...
Cione, the Spanish retail cooperative of opticians, has launched a special ultralight progressive lens for women for sale in affiliated stores. The lens was developed after checking out the specs of more than 5,000 women for pupillary distance, reading distance and other parameters. At the same time, another Spanish chain, ...
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Oko, a Paris-based company that produces the Oko by Oko...
Oko, a Paris-based company that produces the Oko by Oko and My Muse brands, is now also distributing a number of other brands, beginning with two Australian collections of sun and prescription eyewear called Le Specs and Ksubi, distributed by Oko in Europe and Canada. The French company has also ...
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Marcolin has renewed its licensing deal with Montblanc whereby it...
Marcolin has renewed its licensing deal with Montblanc whereby it designs, produces and distributes Montblanc optical frames and sunglasses worldwide. The companies have worked together for 10 years; the new deal runs through December 2016.
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Oftalmica Galileo Italia has just introduced its Galileo Ettorino lenses,...
Oftalmica Galileo Italia has just introduced its Galileo Ettorino lenses, designed especially for children. Done as part of a partnership with its distributor Moa Ottica, the lenses are touted as being comfortable and suitable for everyday activities. Through Dec. 31, they will be sold with an accompanying fish-shaped case.
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Oliver Peoples is now selling a new line stemming from...
Oliver Peoples is now selling a new line stemming from a collaboration with the Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita and his TheSoloIst fashion label. It includes two unisex styles, one for optical frames and one for sunglasses. The Teardrop and Round styles use stock parts (or, if not available, inspiration from) ...
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Sauflon has lauched its Clariti 1-Day contact lenses, which it...
Sauflon has lauched its Clariti 1-Day contact lenses, which it says is the first silicone hydrogel daily disposable toric lenses. Designed for people with astigmatism, the silicone hydrogel material makes them permeable to oxygen. Sauflon will offer free trial lens banks for its high street retailers; for purchase, the new ...
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Orange 21 has launched its 18-piece Spy Rx collection, its...
Orange 21 has launched its 18-piece Spy Rx collection, its first ophthalmic frame collection under the Spy Optics name. The range is targeted at enthusiasts of action sports and multi-sports aged 20 to 50. Each style comes in three colors.
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Zoobug's children's sunglasses designed for the 2012 London Olympics, reported...
Zoobug's children's sunglasses designed for the 2012 London Olympics, reported on in June (Vol. 12-No. 8, June 29), will make their debut at Silmo
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Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has...
Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has a new licensing agreement with REM Eyewear to launch Tumi Eyewear, a collection of sunglasses and optical frames. REM will distribute the lines through its worldwide network of prestigious fashion and eyewear retailers as well as in Tumi stores. The ...
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Mazzucchelli is launching a new type of eco-friendly cellulosic acetate,...
Mazzucchelli is launching a new type of eco-friendly cellulosic acetate, for which it has requested international patent rights. Called M49, it makes use of cotton and wood fibers. The new thermoplastic material uses the same manufacturing process as regular acetate, and it is compatible with other polymers, including polycarbonate.
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Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York...
Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York fashion brand Kate Spade for four years, until Dec. 31, 2015. The agreement has an option to prolong the license for n additional three years. Safilo has had worldwide rights since 2005 to design, manufacture and distribute women's sunglasses, prescription ...
