The prestigious Silmo d’Or Awards, organized by the Silmo Paris Optical Fair, announced this year’s winners. In this event, where the most innovative and creative products of the optical world are awarded, many brands stood out in different categories.

• The winner in the children’s category was Lafont. The French brand’s Roudoudou model attracted attention as the first pediatric eyewear model specially designed for premature babies.
• In the sports category, the award went to Out Of for its Acuity model. In the Vision category, Transitions Optical’s Transitions Gen S was awarded.
• In the Vision Optical System category, Accessolutions’ Voisee was awarded for its advanced visual aid technology for the visually impaired.
• In the Materials & Equipment category, Eyesoft, a French company that uses virtual reality and eye tracking to provide innovative visual inspection solutions, was recognized for its Check Lenscape & MicroUnit – Lona 5.
• In the Optical Frame – Brands & Labels category, the award went to Nina Ricci’s iconic design Snr403 couleur 7G6.
• In the Sunglasses – Brands & Labels category, Zilli won for its ZI65109 C01 frame with gold titanium details.
• In the category of Technological Innovation in Eyewear, OOmade was awarded for its OOmade Sav 3D software, which allows a broken frame to be repaired in front of the customer in a few minutes.
• In the category of Technological Innovation in Eyewear – Connected Products, EssilorLuxottica won with their artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses with Ray-Ban Meta avec IA.
• In the Optical Frame – Eyewear Designer category, Pierre Eyewear won the award with its My Lady model. Pierre Eyewear’s My Lady model reinterprets the elegance of the 70s with a decisive and modern touch.
• In the Sunglasses – Eyewear Designer category, Prodesign was awarded with the Censur model. Censur stood out with its structure that sets aside the rules and allows creativity to push the boundaries of traditional eyewear design.

This year’s Special Jury Award at the Silmo d’Or went to Parasite Design for its Morph Alpha model.

October 2024