Kering Eyewear has kicked off work on its new headquarters in Padua. Following the opening of the logistics hub in Vescovana in 2019, this project represents a major investment in the area. Headquarters will become a state-of-the-art business hub both in terms of structure and services offered to people. Completion of the facility is scheduled for early 2025 on the land adjacent to the current offices in the 16th-century Villa Zaguri. With a total area of more than 10 thousand square meters, the architectural complex, will be able to accommodate 650 employees of the company.

February 2023

Gucci Vault, the concept store of Italian giant Gucci, and Swedish luxury sports eyewear brand Yniq have collaborated to produce a limited edition ski goggle. The collaboration has resulted in the launch of two luxury models, Nine and Four, secured with elastic straps and available in red/orange, silver, purple and blue. The advertising campaign for the new ski goggles features three-time Olympic medalist skier Lindsey Vonn in front of the cameras.

February 2023

Luxury eyewear company Peoples from Barbados and UK-based eyewear brand Linda Farrow present the first installment of their collaboration. The project, which brings together Alicia Hartman, Founder of Peoples from Barbados, which was established to honor Barbados on the fiftieth anniversary of Barbados’ independence, and Simon Jablon, Founder and Creative Director of Linda Farrow, first presents a sunglass that combines the Barbadian spirit and Caribbean color palette with Linda Farrow quality.

February 2023

Switzerland-based Götti is inspired by nature and simplicity in its new sustainable eyewear collection, which is called as Bionic, for the Spring/Summer 2023 season. The new 3D printed Götti models are crafted with eco-friendly methods from materials to design, production to packaging. “We named our collection Bionic because we were inspired by the joints in the human body for the special screwless hinges we use in the frames,” commented Sven Götti, Founder and Designer of Götti.

February 2023

Austrian Neubau Eyewear has launched the second edition of its Shape of Motion collection, featuring avant-garde designs crafted from sustainable acetate. The brand’s second release includes five optical models. The new designs are all made from plant-based materials with carefully selected colors. The series consists of Freddy and Quinn with their bold silhouettes in bright colors, Katharina and Mika with their graphic forms and transparent colors, and Michi, whose rounded form, detailed shaping, graphic accents and bright colors give it an extraordinary character.

February 2023

Police, a De Rigo Group brand, celebrates its fortieth anniversary with the launch of a new limited edition sunglasses style. This unique style has been produced in only 1983 pieces in honor of the brand’s birth anniversary. The stately square shape of the model with a thick acetate front profile is made lighter by a double bridge with adjustable nose pads, both made of titanium for a light and comfortable fit. The design of the sunglasses from the front profile to the handles pays homage to the brand’s iconic eagle wing symbol.

February 2023

Inspired by the house’s famed 1938 ‘Rainbow Shoe’ and the colourful vigour of 1980s accessories, a new sustainably minded collection of sunglasses from Salvatore Ferragamo is ready for the spring season. Available in a range of vivid colors from candy pink to blue, green and yellow, the genderless sunglasses are inspired by the colorful vibrancy of 1980s accessories. Salvatore Ferragamo’s new models feature the brand’s trademark ‘Gancini’ symbol on the thick transparent frames.

February 2023

Italian Blackfin opens a new chapter of color in its Wireframe advertising campaign for the Spring/Summer 2023 season. The background of the campaign, delimited by a minimalist three-dimensional space, creates the perfect setting for Blackfin’s new eyewear models. The geometric background serves as a literally unadorned frame for the minimalist eyewear designs. In this campaign, photographed by Giovanni De Sandre, the brand’s stylistic maturity reaches new heights. The models combine rich, metallic, gradient colors with harmonious lines.

February 2023

Following its collaboration with Disney celebrating its centennial in cinema, Givenchy now presents its brand new Spring/Summer 2023 campaign under the direction of Creative Director Matthew M. Williams. Alkaline, the world-renowned versatile Jamaican musician, was in front of the camera for the photo shoot of Givenchy’s new campaign. Posing with the Paris-based brand’s new futuristic eyewear styles and outerwear, Alkaline comments he is proud to be working with Givenchy.

February 2023