Eyestylist

MYKITA opens store in Los Angeles, its third in the US

November 2nd 2026

The store is situated in Beverly Hills and features a light, open space designed to “engage the senses” – it features a comprehensive vision care service

Translating its signature eyewear universe into a contemporary optical space – MYKITA has created an environment “with the same material integrity and attention to detail that defines all its design” for this latest project.“We have developed a space designed to engage the senses in a deliberate way, elevating the experience beyond the transactional,” says MYKITA founder and creative director Moritz Krueger. “Every aspect of the new store concept has been considered accordingly, creating an atmosphere that feels restorative rather than overstimulating.” An integrated vision care offering complements the interior architecture, giving visitors access to advanced diagnostic technologies and comprehensive eye examinations in a single destination. Above: the new store front, MYKITA Los Angeles

MYKITA Los Angeles: sculptural “Softy” display elements, natural oak and aluminium are featured materials in the matt white interior

Central to the interior is a new interpretation of the iconic MYKITA wall, developed with Berlin studio Gonzalez Haase AAS. Formed from flowing aluminium surfaces, the display system is realised in matt white powder coating for the main showroom and anodised pure aluminium in the consultation lounge. Individual frames are presented on suspended shelves, while soft illumination shining through the slotted surface lends the structure depth and lightness.

A recurring curved geometry creates continuity throughout the space. Appearing across display systems, storage elements, mirrors and seating, the flowing radius establishes a consistent visual rhythm and softens the technical character of the materials. Pale peach serves as an identifying tone throughout the space, complementing the restrained palette of natural oak, aluminium and matt white while transforming functional elements into considered objects. Open oak structures reveal their construction, providing counter space and housing specially developed mobile storage pieces inspired by MYKITA’s signature airline trolleys. Folded aluminium high stools echo the flowing geometry, continuing the dialogue between precision manufacturing and functional design. The sculptural Softy display elements introduce an unexpected tactile dimension. Their monolithic appearance conceals a soft interior of reclaimed foam, creating a sensory interaction while offering a playful perspective on material reuse.

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MYKITA Los Angeles: an interior described as “an environment where senses can recalibrate”

Beyond the architecture, every sensory element has been carefully considered. Biodynamic lighting adapts throughout the day in response to natural outdoor conditions, supporting comfortable vision and accurate colour perception. Carefully engineered acoustics combine sustainable sound absorbers with studio-quality sound reproduction and a bespoke ambient sound composition to create a subtle sonic backdrop.

An MDC | MYKITA signature scent and a specially selected tea from Eduard/, the Berlin label founded by tea sommelier Eduardo Molina, add to the sensory experience. The MDC | MYKITA Capsule Institute extends the holistic approach with specialist skincare for the eye area selected in partnership with Berlin beauty authority MDC, founded by Melanie Dal Canton.

Find out more at www.mykita.com

Boutiques

WINK Optometrists – Australia: a colourful, contemporary transformation

October 28th 2026

The Elwood store has seen a dramatic makeover this year, to celebrate 20 years …

The brand new interior at the store in Elwood, Victoria (Australia), has been created by local designers and friends of the WINK team, Andy Kelly and Mitchell Zurek of Brud Studio. “WINK is 20 years in business this year and the current store fit was 10 years old so we saw it as a birthday gift,” the team told Eyestylist when we asked why they chose to refit this year. “We began the design conversation last year. We have been in the beautiful bayside suburb of Elwood in Melbourne for the entire 20 years. We are part of a wonderful community and the high street is a great combination of unique businesses.”

Inspired by Iris Apfel, the new interior features striking custom-made cabinets, including a bright red display unit presenting each piece as a treasured ‘objet’. Natural walnut sits alongside candy-coloured lacquer, travertine, glass and polished metal, creating a layered, lived-in environment that feels more like a home than a conventional optical practice. “The attention to detail reflects our approach to eyewear itself,” they say, “carefully curated, deeply considered and designed to create lasting connections with the people who visit us. WINK’s philosophy has always centred on combining exceptional eye care with a highly curated, design-led environment that fosters connection and individuality.” Above: the new WINK interior features custom-made fittings and unique furniture – the ‘pendant’ light is by local Melbourne artist, Cordon Salon

WINK Optometrists: “The store design has a touch of each of us Lucy – texture, Robbie – clinical clean stainless steel and Jo – colour…and “a feeling of Europe”

“I think you always love the feel and comfort of a place you have adapted to but changing that makes you change things too. It gives new direction…” Jo at WINK

WINK Optometrists: a stunning mix of shiny, natural and textured surfaces – with a bold use of colour and inspiration from Iris Apfel

Asked if the collections have changed since the new store opened, Eyestylist learnt that while new collections have not been added, there is a deeper presentation of some of the favourite brands. “We find that although there may be brand crossover with other stores no one chooses the same unique pieces that we do.” The store also stocks a new Australian-made signature WINK frame and their own chic in-house designed travel cases for storing multiple frames. Find out more at www.winkoptom.com.au

Read our first feature on WINK from September 2011: https://www.eyestylist.com/2011/09/wink-optometrists-melbourne-australia/

Reviews

Blackfin One for Autumn/Winter

October 27th 2026

All focus on precision titanium engineering, aesthetic sensitivity and chromatic experimentation

Attention to detail and a single-minded drive to achieve excellence are reflected in the new Blackfin One styles, such as Lanai (below) and Hamilton (above), frames which express the evolution of the collection and a sophisticated balance between material and design.

Trend-driven and distinctive, the aviator style Hamilton reinterprets the double bridge with a bi-level front milled from a single block of titanium. Colour combinations, such as the new satin light gold paired with black or dark brown, have been explored to emphasize the design, highlighting the interplay between surfaces and details while adding depth to the structure. Above: model Hamilton in the Blackfin One collection

For model Lanai, the generous, feminine shape is enhanced by an expertly hand-applied triple horizontal gradient front – a technique that has been mastered through years of colour application work. An expansion of Blackfin’s exploration of colour, it alters the perception of thickness and heightens the frame’s visual lightness – providing a very distinctive look for the wearer.

Blackfin One is a signature eyewear collection by the Italian company, using sheets of pure titanium with a “free and fluid” interpretation. The collection includes a wide range of shapes for different facial structures, ensuring an ideal fit that offers functionality and comfort. Colour is always innovative in the Blackfin One collection, with contrasting tones and nuanced juxtapositions. Polished and matt surfaces also feature to create unique aesthetic qualities. Find out more at www.blackfin.eu

Boutiques

Marc Le Bihan: Arcus Paris

October 16th 2026

The young jewellery eyewear brand is now available at Marc Le Bihan

Following a pop-up during Paris Fashion Week, the young independent brand ARCUS is now available at Marc Le Bihan’s exclusive boutique, “Le 39″—a space dedicated to emerging design talent.

Located at 39 Rue Étienne Marcel (Paris, 1st arrondissement), Marc Le Bihan’s concept store, “Le 39,” has established itself as a Parisian launchpad for up-and-coming designers. A key feature of this new arrangement is that customers can now visit the boutique to discover and try on the entire ARCUS collection in person.

With its “punk-chic” aesthetic, ARCUS has attracted the attention of several celebrities – Megan Fox, Sofiane Pamart, Bill Kaulitz, and the rapper SCH—who wore the “Lynx” model at the Stade de France and at Paris Fashion Week and the “Canis” model at an Audemars Piguet event. Above: ARCUS at Marc Le Bihan

Phoenix by Arcus Paris: featuring decorative piercings

About the brand / Founded in Paris by Amanda Cheng, Arcus Paris is an independent eyewear brand that wishes to redefine sunglasses as a form of art and self-expression. Handcrafted from deadstock materials and adorned with piercings, each pair reflects a balance of precision, individuality, and responsible craftsmanship. Embodying resilience, authenticity, and the beauty of imperfection, Arcus “celebrates the quiet power of personal identity and rebellion.” Find out more at www.arcusparis.com

Design + Inspiration

A visit to …..Nina Mûr : the sustainable eyewear creators of Madrid

October 13th 2026

The eyewear label’s founder, Lorena Serrano has created a unique process for the production of frames in Finnish birch wood in her home city of Madrid – developed from the ground up – through boundless persistence, passion and genuine innovation. On a special tour arranged after Silmo, Eyestylist visited the workshop and studios set up from scratch by Lorena and her team who, through the last 8 years have developed and perfected a system for making creative made-to-order sustainable frames, now sold across the world…

Eyestylist visited Nina Mûr with Kayla Heersink, @opticali_style, Kyla Skinner of Specs by Kyla in Atascadero, California, and Ana Sedes, CEO of Pinkadillac, the business development and strategic consultancy for independent eyewear.

The tour of Nina Mûr began with delicious ‘chocolate and churros’ – a Spanish speciality, and an introduction to the process of making the frames at the label’s busy studios, where the team has grown significantly since our last visit here in 2024. Nina Mûr works with just two “outside” collaborators, one, an architectural practice who have developed the cutting technique for the birchwood pieces with Lorena, and a second workshop responsible for the varnishing stage. Everything else takes place on site in the two-storey studios in Bellas Vistas barrio of Madrid. Above: Lorena Serrano, founder

Production area at Nina Mûr – for finishing stages and final touches – the studio also features a complex storage system for orders in progress as well as an archive of all the frames

Lorena described how, in 2013, they spent much time on the creation of prototypes, often giving up evenings after her day job to test different types of wood for the particular properties needed for the frames. “We really did start from scratch, working with a lot of prototypes in different woods, different resins, different curvatures…it was a lot of development…”. Working initially out of an appartment in which the bathroom was ‘converted’ for production, orders grew exponentially and a new location was soon required.

Today, more than 10 team members are working at the studios in Madrid, and an area downstairs has been equipped in the last two years with a variety of specialised machines needed to facilitate different stages of the process including the creation of the curved plywood sheets, lens edging and finishing. An abrasive blasting cabinet is used for specialist surface preparation and finishing. According to Lorena, around 85% of each frame is made by hand – requiring around 80 steps…”When an order is placed, a very precise system is now operational for the production of the frames,” explained Lorena. This system has been developed through the years to make it as efficient and precise as possible. “It is really really complex,” she told us..” It’s the things that you cannot see that are so important to the process…”

Exploring Nina Mûr with Kayla Heersink @opticali_style and Kyla Skinner of Specs by Kyla

Some of the most detailed work by hand takes place in the studio. Frames created in collaborations such as those with Okuda San Miguel have very very small parts – in this case tiny spikes – which must be added with real precision by hand. The frames in the clay collection featured tiny multicoloured clay pieces that were laid flat on to the wood surface by hand in an artistic formation, another task that could only be done by craftspeople and individuals with a real sensitivity to the creative process of the brand and the time needed to make a frame in this way.”

The architect’s studio where the frames are cut from the prepared curved sheets of layered ply wood – the brand has devised an innovative process for cutting the wood sections and small parts of the frames

We visited the architect’s studio near the main studios of Nina Mûr where a small workshop is set up especially for this precision cutting work. The frames are cut using CNC (computer numerical control) and a specially developed software to “add three-dimensionality and guarantee precision, quality and comfort.” Cutting is organised according to the colours and whatever is a priority at the time.

The *Nina Mûr* team – September 2026 – small-scale production of one-of-a-kind frames in Madrid

Wearing a pair of Nina Mûr glasses means wearing something that has been uniquely made for you through a sustainable and exacting process – in Madrid. It is rare to see so many precise stages involved in the creation of individual pieces in any eyewear material, and this innovative sustainable approach to working with plywood, combining technical precision with a signature creative freedom and commitment to slow craftsmanship and hand-finishing, is a completely awe-inspiring achievement in the production of creative, sustainable eyewear design.

Find out more about the brand at www.ninamur.com

See the latest collaboration collection with Okuda San Miguel: www.eyestylist.com/2026/06/artist-collaboration-okuda-x-nina-mur/

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