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Re-launched in 2022, the iconic French brand NYLOR offers a collection of eyewear created according to the brand’s traditional values – the frames are already stocked by some of the most highly regarded opticians around the world

Inspired by the iconic vintage designs that made the brand famous, NYLOR has repositioned its collection with a contemporary flavour, selecting the finest materials in the present to recreate the unique new variations of the handcrafted designs of its past. Made in Italy, the designs come in a range of materials including acetate or metal coated in precious metals such as gold or silver.  For sunglasses, the frames are fitted with Zeiss Originals tints from the 1950s, specifically reissued to fit perfectly with the style and 50s origins of the range. Above: elegant and refined, the Nylor frames of today closely observe the quality and refined details of the original collection – they frames have a particular and inimitable style

Highlights this season include the model Leopold, a tribute to the poet, Léopold Sédar Senghor. The design is all about the structure of the brow line, a thick, delicately bevelled acetate bar which curves into the temples seamlessly creating a single line which wraps around either side of the face. The frame is available in many different colours including glossy cherry red (pictured above), matt khaki, glossy dark tortoise or a very classic matt black that defines the original mood of the 1950s.

Nylor was registered as a brand in 1955 by SL, the Societe des Lunetiers cooperative based in rue Pastourelle – the Marais in Paris. The brand featured a newly patented technology at the time which allowed the lenses to be attached to the frame with an invisible nylon thread. The innovation was a huge step forward for the production of rimless eyewear – lightening the contours and allowing for new possibilities for their design and fashion appeal. Find out more about Nylor today at www.nylor.fr

The French brand has launched a collection which fuses colour with bold interpretations

The collection includes several exciting shapes with inventive sculptural silhouettes and contemporary colour ideas. The model Glitch 1 is inspired by the aesthetic of digital screen glitches. The finely crafted frame has a three-step milled design with layers in the transparency. The frame blends charisma, individuality and a modern angular fashion-focused style that will make a great eyewear statement. Above: the Glitch model from FACE A FACE

Framed is another colourful example in the range, and a true signature concept of the brand. The style is quite surprising with its blend of angles and softer lines. The designers explain the concept: “inside a very organic shape – the faceted contour of the glasses – you will be able to see a very structured rectangular shape, which draws the inner shape of the eyes, like a cookie cutter….”

The new colour palette features interesting tones of candy pink, cerulean blue grey and transparent sky blue. By fusing these colours together, the frames feel fresh and inventive with a dreamy and digital aura that expresses something magical and new! Find out more at www.faceaface-paris.com

A new handcrafted mask in the Reisen series is released as an exclusive to Kuboraum stores (in Rome, Milan, Berlin and Mexico) and Dover Street Market Ginza and London

The E21 mask – announced this month – is a handcrafted bold wraparound design in acetate, defined by a striking front structure with meticulously ‘skived’ and bevelled edges surrounding the lenses, creating a sharp, refined finish. This design also showcases thick protruding temples with spring hinges for durability and comfort. A straight eyebrow ridge accentuates the assertive character of the design.

Kuboraum has produced the third journal “We travel To Know Our Own Geography” this season, a free fanzine available to all stores and retailers who stock the collection. The journal offers a comprehensive exploration of Kuboraum’s project and its broader, multifaceted narrative bridging between eyewear, art and music. Find out more at www.kuboraum.com

Part of the new Dance release at Design Eyewear Group, the I M PERFECT sunglass style is signed by FACE A FACE and results from a creative collaboration between the French and Danish designers at Design Eyewear Group

Inspired by the concept of Wabi-Sabi, the I M PERFECT sunglasses design results from thoughts about how you can see beauty and opportunity in the accidental and unexpected. The designers wanted to explore the possibility of capturing elegance in a fractured or broken lens over which a drop of gold seems to flow towards the sculpted temple. Above: I M PERFECT by FACE A FACE, the simplicity of the design hides particular technical expertise and the know-how of Italian artisans who have produced it with so much finesse – the luxurious design is launched in a limited and numbered edition

The imperfection on the lens is transformed into a beautiful element of the asymmetrical design, and has a jewellery-like finish thanks to the gold embellishment on the “fractured edge”. The I M PERFECT frame has been released in the gold version above as well as a silver finish and a selection of lens colours from which to to choose. www.faceaface-paris.com