Smart eyewear developer Innovative Eyewear and Authentic Brands Group are collaborating to launch a smart eyewear collection under the Nautica brand. The Nautica smart eyewear line will launch from this month with eight sunglass styles, two of which will feature blue light blocking lenses for indoor use. In particular, the collection features Nautica’s first ‘Global Fit’ frame, designed to accommodate consumers with a low nose bridge and facilitate expansion into additional zones.

January 2024

Neubau Eyewear launches the first rimless eyewear collection entitled Sphere and explores the visual concept of perspectives. The rimless glasses play in particular with the idea of straight lines and linearity, which are reflected in the abstract design. The stylistic highlight of the collection is the lenses in modern soft tints, which lend the eight optical glasses progressive minimalism. With Sphere, Neubau Eyewear celebrates a new interpretation of rimless eyewear in the form of minimalist aesthetics and cutting-edge design. As an exciting addition, the collection plays with geometric straight lines and interesting cut-outs that vary from extreme micro shapes to classic octagons.

January 2024

Oakley undertakes a new project that plunges into the brand’s origins, and with the theme of a better tomorrow: the platform Future Genesis. Starting from the protagonist of a 1992 video, Max Fearlight, two short films have been created that take viewers back to the world created for the original movie. To show the link between past and future, the short films concentrate on the characters of a father and daughter. These teasers are just the first in a series of videos that Oakley will publish in the next few years to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

January 2024

As part of a new eyewear release for 2023-2024 Fall/Winter, the new Motion collection by Porsche Design is described as a unique and extraordinary manifesto of the Porsche Design brand philosophy which is characterized by perfectly combining the form and function of a design object. The desired purist style has been expressed by way of modern and linear eyewear shapes, emphasized by a play of chromatic contrasts. The hinge with an air space is inspired by the wheel rim of the legendary Porsche 911 Turbo and embodies the same lightness in terms of the materials. The combination of RXP® high-performance plastic with stainless steel allows formaximum comfort, the company states.

January 2024

Vava Eyewear presents a new model exclusive to the Winter 2024 season. Vava’s new eyewear model WL0064 is made of characteristic green acetate. The new model offers good wearing comfort with clear lines. Vava’s new WL0064 model is the epitome of a contemporary spirit and timeless classicism with its soft and clear lines. With its architectural silhouette and generous proportions, the new optical frame is crafted in Vava’s signature green acetate for all-day wearing comfort.

January 2024

The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG has appointed Stefan Müller the new chief financial officer (Cfo) of Carl Zeiss AG, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Müller is currently Cfo of Paul Hartmann AG in Heidenheim, Germany. Previously, he worked at Zeiss for around 17 years in different positions, most recently as Cfo and member of the management board of the Zeiss Industrial Quality & Research segment.

January 2024

At the end of last month, eyewear brand SNOB Milano supported the Monegasque event “Beking”, which promotes charity through cycling by raising public awareness of sustainable transportation. At the end of last month, “Beking” returned to Monaco, an annual event that celebrates cycling in all its facets. The “Beking Association” and “Fight Aids Monaco”, founded by H.S.H. Princess Stephanie, are the two organizations chosen for this edition.

January 2024

Oakley revealed the return of its standout Muzm Mars X-Metal Leather frames, which were popularized by figures like Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman. Now on the heels of that standout release from the brand, Oakley has now revealed its new partnership with Fortnite. With the new partnership, Oakley deepens its foray into gaming, which first kicked off in 2020. The new collaboration sees two eyewear designs. First up is the Oakley Helux Fortnite with Prizm Gaming 2.0 lenses to reduce screen glare alongside sharp visual acuity. Coming right behind it is the Oakley Hydra Fortnite which features golden Prizm 24k lenses.

January 2024

The renowned Austrian eyewear manufacturer Rolf receives the Materialica Design + Technology Award for their Wire collection. The ground-breaking eyewear collection, made using a 3D printing process from the fast-growing castor bean, impressed the expert jury and secured first place in the Product category. The eyewear models, which impress with their lightness, robustness and durability, make an impressive statement for environmentally friendly products.

January 2024

Luxury eyewear group Kering Eyewear has unveiled travel retail-exclusive Monogram frames from Saint Laurent. The Monogram frame is characterised by an oval front and drop-shaped temples with the YSL logo. The style features a shiny black frame and grey polarised lenses. Kering Eyewear Head of Global Travel Retail Emanuele Lasagna said: “In the sunglasses category, we were the first in the industry to introduce such strong travel retail-exclusive campaigns and projects. Now it is time to innovate again. We are changing the way weperceive and offer exclusivity, tailoring our offers to best suit different consumer demographics.”

January 2024