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November 18, 2014

Hush Grandpa, a new brand from Australia

Hush Grandpa is the name of a freshly launched independent eyewear brand hailing from Sydney, Australia. Here’s an excerpt from their press release: Based in Sydney’s eastern beaches, Hush Grandpa is the baby Read More

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November 17, 2014

Dzmitry Samal presents a skeleton-inspired frame

France-based Belarussian designer Dzmitry Samal presents his new design “Orphee” glasses  for “eternal love” imprint. The frame is inspired by skeleton articulations and made with 3D printing technology, made in cellulose acetate with Read More

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November 14, 2014

Lunettes Kollektion Lookbook 2015

Berlin-based brand Lunettes Kollektion released their new look book for 2015: Our latest looks muse on the allure of Marrakesh – the mysteries of the Souk, the explosions of color, Read More

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November 10, 2014

Flyeye: Fine Looking Eye’s New Collection

The Danish company revealed new styles in their handmade glasses collection combining wood, buffalo horn and beta-titanium. Annette Estø, chief designer at FLEYE says “I am drawn towards classic 50s Read More

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October 15, 2014

Welcome to the new We Love Glasses!

Introducing our redesigned website…

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September 18, 2014

Felix + iris, personalized eyewear shopping experience

Felix + iris is announcing the launch of their eyewear brand which will allow customers to choose & order a customized frame through their website. By following a nice step-by-step wizard, Read More

  • Interviews
October 2, 2013

Interview with Theo

“One frame that fits all is not for us, for that there is contact lenses” – Wim Somers We Love Glasses met the founder of Theo, Wim Somers, and Theo’s Read More

  • Trends
October 1, 2013

Trend report SILMO 2013

Silmo 2013, one of the worlds most important fairs for eyewear lovers is over for this year leaving us full of inspiration for the coming season. There is a will Read More

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September 30, 2013

We Love Glasses at Silmo 2013 – Day 4

Last day at Silmo. We are preparing our Awards as well as our luggage for depart. We’re a bit sad for leaving Paris, but we hope we will be back soon! Read More

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September 29, 2013

We Love Glasses at Silmo 2013 – Day 3

Third day at Silmo Mondial de l’Optique 2013. We met some really interesting designers, interviewed them and tried some frames made with new surprising materials… Among others, we met Papper Read More

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September 28, 2013

We Love Glasses at Silmo 2013 – Day 2

After attending the gala night for the Silmo d’Or Awards, today we had lots of lovely chats with interesting designers and professionals from all around the globe. Also, we have Read More

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September 27, 2013

Silmo d’Or awards 2013 Winners

Here are the winners of Silmo d’Or 2013, announced at the stylish gala night on the Seine.   FRAMES DITA EYEWEAR with « Thom Browne TB-011» SUNGLASSES FACTORY900-AOYAMA with « Read More

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September 19, 2013

Silmo d'Or 2013 Nominees

Below are the nominees for Silmo d’Or Award 2013 We Love Glasses will be part of the Jury, too! Stay tuned.   Nominees – Silmo d’Or 2013 CATEGORY – VISION » Verre Read More

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Designer Mathieu Lehanneur President of the Jury at Silmo d'Or Awards 2013

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur will be President of the jury of this year’s Silmo d’Or Awards.

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September 17, 2013

Vinylize: eyeglasses made from recycled vinyl records

Vinylize was founded 10 years ago in Seattle by Zack and Zoltan Tipton, when they managed to blend vinyl with cellulose acetate. The result is an interesting collection of stylish Read More

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September 11, 2013

3D-printed, custom tailored eyeglasses by Protos

Protos Eyewear, San Francisco based startup founded in 2011, has just completed a crowdfunding process that will allow them to produce 3D-printed, custom fitted eyeglasses. The 3D printing process technology employs a layering Read More

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September 7, 2013

Silmo 2013, Mondial de l'Optique

Silmo 2013  Mondial de l’Optique will take place from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September 2013 at Hall 5A-6, Parc des Expositions Paris (Nord Villepinte – 95970 Roissy).  Silmo is the world’s biggest business trade fair for Read More

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August 25, 2013

Interview with Hapter founders

HAPTER, exclusive brand of eyewear inspired by a pair of glacier military goggles from the Second World War found on a summit within the Dolomite mountains in 2009. In the Read More

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June 27, 2013

Interview with Dieter Funk

I met Dieter at Mido 2013 in Milan and we had a quick talk about our projects and his brand. I was particularly impressed when he told me about the Read More

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March 3, 2013

Weloveglasses selected brands: Jacques Durand

Weloveglasses introduce la sezione Brand del portale con uno dei più interessanti brand francesi: Jacques Durand. Puoi visitare la pagina brand a questo indirizzo. Jacques Durand é uno storico designer Read More

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September 30, 2012

Weloveglasses partner di Silmo 2012 a Parigi dal 4-8 ottobre

Mancano pochi giorni all’apertura ufficiale di Silmo 2012, il salone parigino dedicato al mondo dell’eyewear e con grande onore weloveglasses sará presente come partner ufficiale della manifestazione. Silmo é l’appuntamento chiave Read More

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September 26, 2012

Il 2012 è l'anno degli occhiali in legno

Naturali, fatti a mano, colorati, brevettati…. Ultimamente c’è solo l’imbarazzo della scelta per chi vuole un occhiale da sole in legno. Ogni designer ha scelto il suo tratto distintivo, un Read More

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May 29, 2012

Capital – Wood Sunglasses handmade in California

Everyone wants to be different and original. Capital can help you with that!  Toda a gente quer ser diferente e original. A Capital pode ajudar nesse departamento! Born in San Read More

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May 22, 2012

Philip Karlberg: Pin Art – Celebrity Portraits for Plaza

I was browsing the on-line world when I came across a super interesting project done by swedish photographer Philip Karlberg. The project’s base looks quite simple. Known faces wearing their Read More

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February 22, 2012

New glasses designers: Ralph Anderl and Ic! Berlin

He is german, stylish and fashion… In my opinion he is a “genius at work”! Ralph Anderl is one of the founder of Ic-Berlin, the brand famous for its screwless Read More

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Cats have style

skifcha/sky from xgabberx on Vimeo. or in Dubstep version stereo skifcha from xgabberx on Vimeo.

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February 19, 2012

Studio Swine S/S 2012

  Last year Studio Swine gave us the fabulous hair glasses, and this year they are keeping up their cutting edge profile with this new collection for S/S 2012. The Read More

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February 12, 2012

Avant-garde

Loving glasses it’s pretty impossible not admiring the great work of Pierre Cardin. The french fashion designer started his career in 1945 working for Elsa Schiaparelli and later for Christian Read More