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27th May 2014 Coppe+Sid in England and Carter Bond in Australia have launched striking sunglasses with flair and style. St. Bart’s by Sid Firoozkoohi and Coppe Gualtiero put the wearer in the right mood for summer activities – or just elegantly chilling out in the sunshine. Silky acetate is sculpted into a sophisticated shape in chic grey. All Coppe+Sid frames are handmade in Italy to exacting standards, with beautiful crafting and details. www.eyedesignclub.com

Daimon Downey is a multi-faceted, multi-talented Australian musician and painter. In his collaboration for a Limited Edition with Carter Bond, Downey puts his artistic energies into bold, strong acetate sunglass shapes, accented with a mix of fluros, primaries and pastels. www.carterbond.com JG

23rd May 2014 As well as the resurgence of sun-clips (Eyestylist Exclusives, May 2014) look out for a trend where acetate layering creates the illusion of a frame with a clip. Summer releases by Italian artisan label Res/Rei include the Giulio and Luciana, frames that play with this concept, with layers of classic acetate in contrasting colours.

Using Mazzucchelli acetate materials with a taste for classic vintage – find crystal, tortoise, silky black, honey and havana, all on-trend, and unique in the combinations selected – each of these handmade styles – produced in the Italian mountains, balances grace and style with functionality and precision.  www.resrei.com CN

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19th May 2014 This season’s subtle blocked pastel shades are a highlight of the accessory collections and mesh beautifully with the clothes we’d all like to be wearing. Alongside the much featured teal and turquoise, find an array of soft nudes and pale pinks. Perfect this look with pretty, pale sunglasses, and their 50s, 60s or 70s retro flourishes – whatever shape suits you best. Face à Face Idols 2, with its gentle 50s cat eye design, combines see-through crystal acetate with a smooth “icing-like topping”, defining the brow, in creamy latte. www.faceaface-paris.com

Greek designer Bela Louloudaki launched her Jewellery for the Curious C0llection during Milan Design Week and showcased glorious treats of colour with specialised geometric patterns – created using ceramic tubes, and coated with on-trend pastel-toned layers or gold-dipped elements. Each piece is made by hand, and each one is slightly different and therefore unique.  www.belalouloudaki.com

You could also choose a style classic for your sunglass statement this summer – such as this aviator, transformed with an unexpected wash of soft colour. Oliver Goldsmith model Glyn is a sunglass design dating back to 1971. Named after the gentleman in the OG workshop who had worked for OG for over 30 years, and retired at 75, Glyn actually designed this frame for himself before he left the studio for a cruise around the world with his wife!  www.olivergoldsmith.com  CN

Thirty Years of Eyewear Excitement from Christian Roth

16th May 2014 When Christian Roth and Eric Domège emerged on the eyewear scene three decades ago, eyewear and the world were very different. Eyewear was yet to be recognised as a desirous fashion accessory. The brand’s superb designs expressed the unique fusion of style, innovation, sexy silhouettes, modern design, and meticulous handcrafting in Italy. They still do, along with vibrant energy and elegance.  Domège says, “we create a language through our designs that stand the test of time.”  Christian Roth was the first label to be inducted into the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), founded by New York style doyenne Eleanor Lambert, thus legitimizing eyewear as a fully fledged fashion accessory.

Thirty years on, Roth and Domège  have the same enthusiasm for creating gorgeous glasses as they did at the beginning. No doubt their early experiences with eyewear set the foundation for their life’s passion. “Our biggest influence for designing frames was our stylish mothers, wearing chic sunglasses when picking us up at school on a sunny day in the late 60’s and early 70’s. And this brings us to an influential period (for us) which ‘bridged’ to the modern lifestyle and popular culture of the 21st century,” the design duo observed from their studio in Miami Beach, Florida.

www.christian-roth.com JG

 

Götti – That Special Eyewear Effect

13th May 2014 It happens while waiting at the checkout counter, when passing someone in the street, catching a glance in the rear-view mirror. There are faces that stand out and leave you wondering. People with stories. People you’d like to have the opportunity to look at more closely. ‘I Wonder Who You Are’ is a stunning new campaign by Götti Switzerland, photographed by Christian Grund, who is recognised for his sophisticated lighting and his careful, highly esthetic productions. Black and white photos were chosen as a homage to classic portrait photography. Above – Kitty in luminous acetate.

The new campaign illustrates how eyewear can have a multifaceted effect on the face of the wearer. By choosing a specific design, we make a statement about our personality – we choose an effect. Who am I? Who would I like to be? How would I like to be perceived by others? Eyeglasses are an aspect of our individual persona – and with Sven Götti’s innovative designs, Götti Switzerland sets the stage for memorable, personal eyewear interpretations. www.gotti.ch www.christiangrund.ch JG