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AYA Optical // Wind Warriors Hit the Open Road
Discover the AYA Optical Wind Warriors collection AYA Optical is taking its long-standing collaboration with Indigenous artists onto the open road with Wind Warriors, a new eyewear collection created with acclaimed Lakota and Onondaga artist Jim Yellowhawk. Launching...
Agbassio // Meet the Council of Seven at SILMO Paris
Agbassio at SILMO Paris Presenting the complete Council of Seven of Japanese luxury eyewear Following its international debut at MIDO Milano, Agbassio will bring the complete Council of Seven to SILMO Paris 2026. For the first time, all seven archetypes will be...
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DITA Lancier // LSA-433 under the Foggia sun
In the dry, unforgiving light of southern Italy, Aldo Farinola wears the DITA Lancier LSA-433 exactly where it belongs. Designed for land-based environments, this Japanese-made frame combines acetate and titanium with Land Lens technology that sharpens contrast, deepens color, and holds its ground under harsh sun. A study in restraint, precision, and purpose.
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opti // See. Hear. Next. Brings the Future into Focus
opti 2027 See. Hear. Next. Shapes the Future 3 faces, 3 perspectives and 1 clear direction for opti 2027. The future of optics is not waiting quietly in the distance. It is already taking shape through expressive eyewear, connected hearing care, intelligent technologies and a new generation of...
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Design Eyewear Group // 24 Questions with CEO Lars Flyvholm
Design Eyewear Group interview at SILMO Paris, between design and Danish gin It was day two of SILMO Paris, and the Design Eyewear Group booth buzzed with energy. A Danish beer in one hand, a frame tray in the other. Their booth has quietly become my unofficial headquarters during optical fairs....
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