Eyestylist

Tavat Eyewear: Pantos 18K gold

24th October 2018

Tavat Eyewear have launched their most iconic SoupCan yet, handcrafted in a limited edition of just 100 pieces, with a luxury 18K gold plating. The Pantos design is a special edition of their clever SoupCan concept, inspired by classic 1930s American goggles with an innovative one-of-a-kind sandwich design.

Features include a new and remarkable “Anti-Rotation” rimlock closing with watch-crown mechanism. Each frame undergoes over 100 production steps and can take up to 7 months to produce; with just 100 pieces launched with the gold finish, the style is already quickly selling out – since launching in Las Vegas and Paris last month.

Pantos 18K by Tavat Eyewear: an eyewear ‘icon’ with luxury finish

The frame also has the brand’s signature vintage-green melanin lenses with a rich champagne tint applied, offering the ultimate eye protection without compromising style.

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Tavat Eyewear produces its frames exclusively in Northern Italy to the highest artisan standards. The new 18K gold frame comes with its own Certificate of Authenticity. Discover more styles by this exclusive independent eyewear brand at www.tavat-eyewear.com.

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Design + Inspiration

Consummate colour

22nd October 2018

Eyewear colour has realised new heights and horizons this season with boldness, creativity and the surprisingly unexpected. Whether you favour serene and subdued, or bright and energetic colourations – the vast selection of eyewear hues affords endless possibilities for spectacle wearers. Res/Rei celebrates colour (above) with unique combinations in custom-crafted acetates, all handmade in Italy. Ortensia is the latest addition to the Res/Rei collection of stunning optical and sunglass designs. www.resrei.com

Exclusive colour tint lenses by Carl Zeiss take centre stage at Anna-Karin Karlsson with her glamorous Full Moon sunglasses, inspired by the colour of the sky where Anna-Karin lives in the Stockholm Archipelago. www.annakarinkarlsson.com

Tag from The Graffiti Collection by Serge Bracké for theo

Nowadays, Graffiti is everywhere – so why not eyewear? Theo has the solution with The Graffiti Collection designed by Serge Bracké that implements fabulous colourations that automatically stimulates the ultimate street cred. www.theo.be

Finest Seven brings spirited colour to their plated surgical stainless steel sun specs – Zero 14 – with a striking inner acetate rim in bright orange. Voluminous in shape, the frames are superbly lightweight. Visit www.finestseven.com for more sleek designs.

Soft shades of pink with a hint of rose feature in eyewear with Sandbridge by Blackfin – suggesting a delicate yet dramatic, expressive style. The unique titanium frame structure with its sophisticated colouration is totally handcrafted by Italian artisans. www.blackfin.eu JG

Design + Inspiration

SpiltMilk Eyewear (NYC): exclusive launch

17th October 2018

The New York eyewear scene continues to see a healthy surge in creativity and directional trends. This month sees the launch of yet another newcomer called SpiltMilk Eyewear, set up with the creative input from the NYC based designer Vidal Erkohen (RVS Eyewear). Made in Japan, with focus on quality standards and innovative design concepts with a global inspiration, the collection is proposing some experimental ideas “to represent the conjunction between fashion and culture” and builds from a high-energy colour palette – on point for SS19.

In the mix for the launching collections of sunnies are designs that combine two shapes in one (Bali), a super round shape with inner rim connected with an open wire mesh (Bora Bora), a detailed aviator statement piece (Maldives) and a narrow elongated trendy wire form that is slightly upswept – in chic combos such as lime with scarlet and pastel pink with black (Phi Phi).

The new brand has been under development since 2017, and is owned by Saif Ghobash (London) and Judge Khanna (NYC) – a New York based accessories designer. Spilt Milk launches its first sunglasses collection at the end of October and goes online shortly at www.spiltmilkeyewear.com. CN

Reviews

Ottovolante Readers: Mondelliani Glasses

16th October 2018

“Better foolish than boring” Ottovolante

Mondelliani’s colourful readers will be a breath of fresh air for any one who has tried to find reading glasses that offer a distinctive look and lively colour. The designs are inspired by the shapes of the “roller coaster”, and in keeping with Mondelliani’s passion for beautiful colour and original tonal combos, the frames comes in some gorgeous two-tone colorways as well as cool camo colours or distinctive black and white.

All the models in the line include high quality lenses (5 strengths available) or high quality sun lenses, and the aim is to offer a comfortable and wearable – slightly cheeky – design – at a sensible and practical price point. Mondelliani is a Rome-based eyewear brand with several collections of sunglasses and eyewear styles inspired by creative and unusual themes – including wine, birds and fish. For more information on their Ottovolante readers, visit http://mondelliani.it/ottovolante-2/?lang=en CN

Design + Inspiration

Rolf Spectacles launches Titanium Skyline

12th October 2018

The award winning Austrian label – Rolf Spectacles – excels in moving beyond barriers to create new possibilities and horizons. When the company launched, Tyrol woods were crafted into superb quality frames. Then there were unique designs in stone, and luxurious buffalo horn frames. For their latest eyewear adventure, Rolf has launched a Titanium collection with fresh innovations.

Rolf Spectacles Titanium: wafer slim and streamlined

The Titanium Skyline Collection includes sixteen designs for prescription glasses, and six sun styles. Technical engineering is evident with intricate detailing, so finely optimised, and the frames are amazingly slim and light. The glasses are made with only three major components, so therefore, highly flexible, as well as sturdy. Finishes are smooth and sleek, or beautifully textured.

Intricate engineering and detailing in the Rolf Titanium Skyline Collection

Rolf stated: “Our mission is to follow our vision, to create new things never seen before, and to set new trends while remaining true to our roots.” For more information on the distinctive Titanium Skyline Collection – visit www.rolf-spectacles.com JG

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