Eyestylist

A dance for the eyes

6th April 2011 During a meeting in Milan, l.a. eyeworks (www.laeyeworks.com) introduced me to the books of the American author and illustrator Remy Charlip, of which Arm in Arm is a true classic for children, and most often cited. Remy is now in his eighties, and rather wonderfully he has collaborated with the Los Angeles eyewear designers to produce a design for their lens cloths this year (image above). The commission brief was for a design that would be a “dance for the eyes”.  This is one of the first drawings that Remy has created since he suffered a stroke some years ago, making it all the more incredible; it is likely to become a highly sought after accessory.

For anyone who is lucky enough to be close to Parma in Italy in the next weeks, there is an exhibition about Remy’s amazing designs and illustrations entitled “Remy Charlip, danzare il mio libro” which is on until 25th April (Galleria San Ludovico). Some of Remy’s original editions are on display, as well as drawings and the many books that he has written and illustrated. The exhibition is part of the Festival Minimondi. For more information visit www.minimondi.com CN

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Boudoir, Venice

1st April 2011

Launch on the web

4th April, 2011 One of our favourite stores in Venice, which sells frames by brands like Reiz, TD Tom Davies, l.a. eyeworks and Lindberg but also jewellery and other interesting accessories and furnishings, has launched a new website at www.boudoir.venice.it

One of the reasons we have been following this store is that the owner, Alessandro De Lorenzo has launched a project to find a young eyewear designer called the DES-EYE-N Award, organised by LAB30100. Collaborating with prestigious stores around the world (see list below) the competition, which is designed for MA students studying fashion, product or industrial design, is open until end of April (30th) this year and entry is free of charge. For more information visit www.lab30100.com.

The ten optical stores collaborating in the project LAB30100 are:

Boudoir Venice; Optic Extrascharf, Berlin; Nathalie Bladt, Leuven; Oliver Goldsmith store, London; Optika Eclectic Eyewear, Saskatoon, Canada; Gogosha Optique, LA; Bruce Eyewear, Vancouver; Visual Culture Optical, Hong Kong; Loonen Brillenmakers, Oosterhout, the Netherlands; and Optica Toscana, Madrid.

 

 

With so much on colour blocking in grown-up fashion, I’ve been looking around for how this trend is coming into its own in childrenswear. It has filtered in to some of the coolest kid’s clothing and sunglass collections. Go totally mono colour if you dare! We think it’s a great choice for Spring/Summer. CN

YUMMY YELLOW 1. Leather Ballet Flats (buttercup) from Boden, from £26, www.boden.co.uk 2. Stella McCartney Henry T-shirt, in sunshine from £21.00  www.stellamccartneykids.com 3. Ruffle Jersey Dress (sulphur flower) by Boden, from £24.00 www.boden.co.uk 4. Daisy 3 by Zoobug with CR39 UV 400 cat 3 lens, from £25, www.zoobug.com

BOLD BLUE 1.Oscar coat (sharp blue), 100 euros, from Finger in the Nose www.finegerinthenose.com 2. Sunglass model VL1071 by Vuarnet, www.vuarnet.com 3. Dalton Sharp Blue Shark Short Sleeve Tee from Finger in the Nose www.fingerinthenose.com 4. Canvas shoes from Bensimon, www.bensimon.com

HOT RED 1. Icon slim fit jeans, Finger in the Nose, from 75 euros, www.fingerinthenose.com 2. ZB4 by Zoobug, from £29, www.zoobug.com 3. Trainers by Veja, www.veja.fr 4. FC72 T-Shirt £12 to £14, French Connection, www.frenchconnection.com