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Fresh for summer days: the distinctive sculptured look of a Struktur frame, in a beautifully natural matt lemon colour, lends itself perfectly to a warmer climate

While summer is for sunglasses, your optical frame could be more playful for the summer season too: fresh and bright, a match for lighter, cooler apparel, a little bit more relaxed than darker, denser specs, a design that jumps out and feels lively and new: a frame like The Artemis at Struktur, with a structured, sculpted acetate construction and colours that feel summery and lighter in the heat. Above: the model wears The Artemis style by Struktur

The shape fuses vintage inspiration with a modern iteration of round eyeglasses; the combination of an acetate front and titanium temples ensures lasting comfort through the lightweight feel of the design.

Struktur Eyewear is a French eyewear label producing its frames at SOLF Production in Normandy, a traditional – and growing – eyewear factory that was first created in 1966. Find out more about the eyewear brand at www.struktur-eyewear.fr 

Custom-designed acetate colour blends

For Spring/Summer, Erker’s 1879 introduces eyewear models in their Roman Numeral V collection, with several designs featuring spectacular new acetate colour blends. The designs use biodegradable cellulose acetate, supported by a matte silver wire core and authentic stainless-steel rivets on the inside of the temple. Of the eight acetate models, there is one men’s style, Marlborough, which features a classic rectangular shape available in five colours, including the brand-new Tricolor acetate blend, which combines very delicate tones of light blue, and brown.  Above: attention to detail has always been a feature of the Erker’s 1879 collection

As a family-owned brand with a rich history in St. Louis, the Erkers pride themselves on the storytelling throughout their collections. Each new release features elements relating to the history of the brand and the Erker family, like the roman numeral V on the temple tips to symbolize the collection and the number of generations to run the family business, as well as their year of inception found throughout the designs. Each frame gets its name from an area throughout St. Louis, honoring the city that started it all. For more details visit www.erkers1879.com

‘Be Green’ is the new message at Woow Eyewear as the brand introduces biodegradable materials on its 10th anniversary

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, the team at Woow Eyewear has revealed to Eyestylist that its latest project is a release of iconic and quintessential concepts from the last 10 years, produced in biodegradable acetate – a first departure in this collection. The specific material – produced by Mazzucchelli – has been selected by the Woow Eyewear design team on the basis of its verifiable provenance and its content which they explain includes cellulose powder from wood, and plasticizer (with bio based content). Above: new bio acetate model – HOLD UP by Woow Eyewear is part of a 10th anniversary edition ‘BE GREEN’ for 2023

The designers Claire Ferreira and Marianne Dezes who shared a preview of the collection with Eyestylist at Mido 23, told us that they have worked hard to produce a striking display of colours and colour concepts in the new material, giving the collection radiance and style.

Trendy highlights in the colour schemes include a graduated effect for the Come On style, combinations of bright tones which transform into gradient crystals in the model Marry Me and dazzling colour blocked tones using hues of bright pink or bold blues and greens for models Roof Top and New Rules. The classy re-edition shapes include designs for men and women, well known amongst fans of Woow, and featuring their catchy names embedded in temple tips, in customary Woow style! To find out more about the French label’s latest bio-acetate collection, visit www.wooweyewear.com