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Here comes DITA

8th December 2014

New store to open in NYC

8th December 2014 Several eyewear brands have opened in NYC in recent months (Anne & Valentin, Mykita and Oakley to name three) and now it’s time to welcome Dita, the West Coast luxury brand. The third store of its kind – the brand has one in Los Angeles and one in Tokyo – the new luxurious NYC boutique, designed by Tag Front, is located in Soho.

Opening end of January 2015, the DITA boutique will present the brand’s full collection of opticals, sunglasses and limited edition frames, including the latest statement cat eye design, the DITA Hurricane Sunglasses with multicoloured mirrored UV lenses. CN

DITA Boutique, 273 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012 www.dita.com

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Reviews

Val

1st December 2014

Salt Optics

Inspired by the tonal contrasts of a dramatic sunset, Val by Salt Optics – the American independent label – comes in a warm dual colour combination of sapphire with brown gradient lens (polarised CR39). The shape is deep and elegant, and offers a versatile style choice through the seasons. Salt Optics frames are now available in leading optical stores in Europe, including London’s Roger Pope – www.rogerpope.co.uk – and City Opticians – www.cityopticians.co.uk. For details: www.saltoptics.com CN

Boutiques

Triwa’s Swedish flagship

9th November 2014

November 2014 Opened in May this year, independent accessory brand Triwa’s new Stockholm flagship is the work of Swedish architects Elding Oscarson. Located close to the city’s fashionable centre on Grev Turegatan, a pedestrian shopping street, the boutique has been designed to present the entire range of Triwa watches and sunglasses and offers a welcoming contemporary space with neon signs, gold metal lights and creative displays.

Founded in 2007, Triwa produces luxury watches known for their quality and timeless style; they are available at leading fashion stores including Liberty’s of London. The Triwa sunglasses collection combines classic shapes with modern details such as lenses from Optics by Carl Zeiss (affordable prices from £149.00) and signature coloured temple ends. As the brand expands, we hope to take a closer look at the full collection, watches too!

TRIWA, Grev Turegatan 13, 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden. www.triwa.com CN

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Corbu

1st November 2014

Blake Kuwahara Eyewear

From a new eponymous collection by a designer who first came to optics as the creator and designer of KATA, the Blake Kuwahara line is made by hand in Japan. I first met Blake when I started as a trade journalist in the eyewear sector in 1999, and was told by senior editors he was one of the most important trendsetting designers at the time. Today he expresses his eyewear passion once again in a collection that is elegant, understated, imaginative and executed with precision and attention to detail.

Style Corbu expresses the key concept of the collection, as Kuwahara explained to Eyestylist at Silmo: “I’ve taken familiar eye shapes but encapsulate them in a nontraditional surrounding shape. By making a “frame within a frame” the juxtaposition of shapes and colours creates a design tension that is fresh and quite unexpected.” The collection launches with nine unisex optical styles and nine sunglass styles. www.blakekuwahara.com CN

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Rotary No. 50

1st November 2014

Padma Image Eyewear Design

New blood from Japan….We have our eye on Japan and a group of rising young designers who focus on specialist artisan production and innovative small collections. I have been following Padma Image for a few months as their designs are available in a large number of Japanese optical stores including ‘eyewearshop’ (Asahikawa City) and The Glasses (Imabari-city) . Created by 28 year old Yuuki Hasui the collection is only available in Japan for the moment, but the designer tells Eyestylist he expects to launch in Europe and the US shortly. Made in Kagawa Prefecture, ‘Padma’ means lotus in Sanskrit and it is the designer’s nickname. “My aim is to create glasses that are comfortable but with something unique, with a certain fashion appeal that is right for today.” Hasui uses vintage acetate he found in a factory in Fukui for its smooth and beautiful features. The elegant handmade shapes and shiny finish are very attractive yet understated. We are watching this label for the future and we have spied some wonderful shapes that are innovative and eye-catching for the eyewear connoisseur. http://padma-image.petit.cc/ CN