Tricks with titanium are part of the mastery and craftsmanship of Italian label Blackfin. The bas-relief effect of model Lynn Haven – achieved through a state-of-the-art micro mechanical processing technique – allows for a two-tone colour scheme. In this case the frame balances delicate pink and blue/green. Comfort is a key to the design with a lightweight construction and several special features such as tilting nose pads. Overall the styling delivers a smart, modern, clean-cut elegance that reflects our era whilst maintaining timeless aspects popular in today’s eyewear selections. This women’s frame is also created in red/blue, silver/gold, brown/magenta and silver/black. The design is recommended if you have sensitive skin as the materials are non-toxic and bio-compatible. They are free from residues of nickel or other heavy metals. To find out more about Blackfin eyewear read our latest post at https://www.eyestylist.com/2020/02/brand-storytelling-blackfin-italy/ and visit www.blackfin.eu.
Titanium eyewear / Blackfin model Lynn Haven
Accessory love: Diffuser Tokyo – Japan
The Japanese brand continues to lead the way in the production of stylish leather glasses accessories and related design pieces
Japanese accessories experts – Diffuser Tokyo – add to their collections for the coming season with new leather cases and cords for men. The Diffuser range now includes two-tone stitched leather cords which come in khaki and yellow, orange with bronze and red with dark brown with carefully finished metal details with a ‘tarnished’ like vintage effect.
The brand has also introduced a natural leather book mark, and the Horween leather eyewear case inspired by traditional natural leather spectacles cases with an envelope style lid, fastened with a popper. Diffuser Tokyo is now stocked worldwide in luxury optical boutiques. Find their products at high level optical stores and concept stores including Bromptons Opticians (UK), Lunettes Selection (Berlin), and Selima Optique SOHO (NYC). To purchase online visit https://diffuser-tokyo.com
Street art inspired: JF1494 by JF Rey
Designer Jean-François Rey plays with colour in acetate in the new JF1494 Urban Collage design. Inspired by the eye-catching tonal palette and details of famous street art in his home city of Marseille and the vibrant bohemian quarter of Cours Julien, Rey applies spectacular acetate materials with mixes of tones and patterns in designs which are literally bursting with personality and French-infused style.
The designs (of which there are 12 in the Urban Collage collection) focus on the careful selection of the materials, the asymmetrical and diagonal lamination techniques – unique signature elements in the range – and the fun and fanciful mix of colours. Various tortoiseshell shades in graphic combinations and contrasting styles add an assertive, distinctive look to the final designs. For more information visit www.jfrey.fr
Fassamano: award-winning readers
Cristiana Vannini describes her glasses concept as ‘micro architecture for the face’. The designer and art director of Fassamaneria srl – the company which owns the Milan-based reading glasses brand – has created a unique style of fast reader, worn on a chain or leather cord, specifically for instant tasks such as reading menus or text messages, with a luxurious artisan design – borne out of the Venetian craft tradition.
Created in hand polished Mazzucchelli 1849 acetate, with metal parts in laser-cut German silver, the product combines a beautifully-finished jewellery style with a practical, lightweight – yet sturdy – construction. A choice of 9 colours – including a delicate blue (Capri) and delightful spotted green havana – with variations for men and women, are available with lens strengths of +1 to +3.5 dioptres. Photochromic sun lenses have also been added to the range.
Elegant chains, charms and brooches with cabochons are available to transform the basic design, for those who wish to wear the design as an artistic piece of luxury jewellery. These chic distinctive details come to life in the sophisticated capsule collections by the talented jewellery designers Sharra Pagano and Laura B.
Fassamano was the winner of the Golden A’ Design Award and Competition 2019 in the ‘Jewellery, Eyewear and Watch Design category’, a well-known award which recognises qualities such as innovation and sustainability alongside design excellence. For more information on Fassamano readers and accessories and for the online store visit www.fassamano.com
RockOptika: classic with a twist
British design label RockOptika takes the classic forms of vintage eyewear and re-creates them with the same finesse and style of yesteryear with a delicate slant on colour and sizing for the modern spectacle wearer. Designed in the UK and produced in a small artisan factory in the Jura, the collection is featured in a new photographic series by brand owner and photographer Tom Herrington who shoots his frames on friends and family (above, Philly wears model Sinistre).
Model Sinistre, one of the signature pieces in the line, is available in several colorways including crystal, black Havana and Greengage Crumble. The art deco styling with key hole bridge was inspired by a 1930’s children’s spectacle found at a brocante in Lalinde, South West France. For more information and to find the frames from this unique British label visit www.rockoptika.com