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The ‘Step’ concept is created through a process of stacking different elements like building blocks

Japanese designer Masahiro Maruyama has released the images of his artistic new Step models, striking designs which fully adopt the designer’s love for experimental design. For these models, each part has been stacked one by one, in titanium or acetate. Even the end pieces and bridges have been placed freely like building blocks, without adhering to the norms of classic glasses construction.

The titanium styles are also characterised by a bold hammered pattern, a new titanium texture in this collection, with a special dot pattern hand-painted by craftsmen. The acetate models such as the MM0096 pictured below, have an independent end piece and rim, secured together with visible ‘decorative’ rivet pins to complete the piece. Above: MM-0095 from the latest collection by the Japanese designer, Masahiro Maruyama – an expressive one-of-a-kind frame in titanium

The new collection by Masahiro Maruyama features a total of six models, each produced in four colour ways. For more information visit the website https://masahiromaruyama.com

The 3089 by French company J.F. Rey is part of a new series of titanium and acetate frames for men – designed for comfort and style

J.F. Rey has extended its so-called “Sledge Combi” design series with three new models, among them the 3089. The styles have titanium fronts embellished with an acetate inner rim, and temples equipped with the brand’s Combi Flex hinge: a screwless technology designed and patented by the J.F. Rey Design Studio. Carefully crafted from titanium and carbon fibers, this particular construction ensures stability and comfort, while offering refined and decorative originality. The frames are also equipped with long, adjustable temple tips, providing even more personalized comfort. Above: the 3089 by J.F. Rey has “a hybrid metal and acetate structure”

Combining minimalist inspiration with a sophisticated spirit, these versatile frames feature a masculine look that will suit different face shapes. They are available in harmonious graphic combinations, emphasizing the timeless elegance of a chic style with shades such as black, grey, blue, brown, and khaki.

J.F. Rey frames are designed in Marseille in France and are known particularly for the innovative use of materials, to create striking textures, colours and patterns to match individual style preferences. For more information visit www.jfrey.fr

An edition of bestselling sunglass frames released as opticals offers a perfect solution for winter updates – the styles fuse timeless design with signature handcrafted details and some bolder statement looks

SALT. Optics has released a capsule edition of six optical frames, all of which are well-known sunglass styles from its core collection. Worn as opticals, the designs offer bold looks which are a perfect fit with the winter season’s apparel. The frames included are Andy, Desna, Sierra, Teton, Rhine and Rockwood.  Each of the designs is featured in new images shot in the Camargue in the south of France. Above: Model Sierra by SALT. Optics – proposed in the new edition as an optical shape

Model Rhine has an oversized statement design that is fresh in eyewear right now. The style is well-known as a SALT. Optics classic with overtones of vintage classics. The style has a 1mm acetate insert that adds a new level of structure and protection around the lens whilst adding to the colour variation with bold and contrasting monochrome colourways.

Model Teton has a striking acetate structure, and comes in enticing gradient colours, another detail that has become an important reference in the current season. The coastal and desert fog variations have a particularly beautiful finish.

All frames in the SALT. Optics collection are made in Japan in 100% Japanese acetate and titanium. The brand has created an impressive number of details featured in each and every design including temple core decorations and attractive metal hardware, as well as offering exclusive nature-inspired colorations and proprietary sun lenses across the collections.

Find out more about the new styles by SALT. Optics at www.saltoptics.com 

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.

www.nylor.fr