The Morph alpha design won the Silmo d’Or – Prix Special du Jury – earlier this season – the design is remarkable for its unusual mix of avant-garde and retro influences
Clara Besnard, the Brussels-based artist and designer, designed a unique tentacle-like creation born from the archive of eyewear brand Parasite and vintage acetate frames. The design won the Prix Special du Jury at Silmo this year, a prize which is given to recognise a particularly outstanding and innovative design.
The frame is made entirely of spare parts and old frames sourced from the workshops of Parasite and the Brussels-based vintage optical shop, Bidules (www.bidules.be). The artist and designer handcrafted the design as a system of tentacles, with its main roots formed from a Parasite MORPH V01 (2003) and secondary roots made of acetate temples and fronts from the 1970s and 80s.
About Clara Besnard: A graduate from La Cambre’s Master’s program in accessory design, French designer Clara Besnard is an accessories designer who makes eyewear and jewellery creations from upcycled materials. Her newest collection – Blooming of a Face – was selected as a finalist for the Hyères International Festival of Fashion. To find out more about her work and to shop her handmade jewellery, visit www.clarabesnard.com