VANNI EMBRACE by Elisa Alberti wins Love Eyewear Award.
The frame design, which is part of their Artist’s Sunglasses Collection, has been crowned “Women’s Sunglasses Frame of the Year” at 100% Optical for the prestigious 2025 Love Eyewear Award.
This striking collection is the result of a creative collaboration between VANNI and Elisa Alberti, featuring two acetate models in two bold color variations: white/black and black/blue.
The design plays with contrasting shades that shift with perspective, converging at the front of these “embracing” sunglasses. Adding to their artistic appeal, the temples are sculpted like a true piece of art, making each pair a statement of craftsmanship and creativity.
In the EMBRACE collection with VANNI, the signature elements of Elisa Alberti’s artistic vision come to life: the masterful treatment of shapes, the bold use of color, and the tactile richness of the surface. The temples of these sunglasses are meticulously crafted with Alberti’s characteristic soft, curved forms, seamlessly flowing from the sides to the front, where the lenses take center stage. This harmonious, sculptural design transforms each pair into a wearable piece of art.
About Vanni Eyewear
VANNI Eyewear is an eyewear brand from Turin, Italy, that specializes in creating artisanally crafted frames with a focus on innovative design, vivid colors, and unparalleled Italian craftsmanship. Since its founding in 1990, VANNI has become a symbol of modern elegance, offering eyewear that combines creativity and technical excellence.
TRANSPARENCY is one of their founding values and for Vanni it means being able to tell and trace every step of the production process, which of course all takes place in Italy.
This choice allows them to enhance and export the concept of Made in Italy and Italian 'savoir-faire' all over the world, as well as to significantly reduce our carbon footprint.
Thinking and producing in an eco-compatible way means prioritizing the protection of our relationship with nature, today and in the future. Translated into industry chain terms, this means controlling every phase of the production process, responsibly.
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