{"id":52299,"date":"2025-07-03T13:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/?p=52299"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:42:50","slug":"paloceras-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/paloceras-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paloceras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1772902891\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1301747061\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_382156802\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paloceras_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paloceras_b.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paloceras_b-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paloceras_b-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paloceras_b-600x348.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_382156802 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paloceras<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Rising Star<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Paloceras, which prioritizes creative aesthetics over function in eyewear fashion, has begun to draw significant attention with its striking innovations in both design and production techniques.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">YThe emerging eyewear brand Paloceras has been quietly yet steadily making its mark on the global fashion map since its founding in 2022. Last month marked a major milestone for the brand with a high-profile launch in New York, showcasing two new silhouettes added to its widely admired Pebble collection, alongside a striking array of new colours and combinations across the entire range. This impressive debut further cemented Paloceras\u2019 place in the global eyewear scene. We are pleased to present an interview with Paloceras co-founders Mika Matikainen (Creative Director) and Alexis Perron-Corriveau (Design Director), where they share insights into the brand\u2019s origins, its pursuit of innovation, and the unique design philosophy that sets Paloceras apart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-903306454\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-860356622\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-706235754\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1900681042\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_293041348\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_5-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_293041348 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1022285800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:108%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_4-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1022285800 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1024060537\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What were you working on before starting Paloceras?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> I grew up in Montreal and began my career as a woodworker, creating bespoke furniture and architectural pieces. That hands-on experience led me to pursue product design at university in Montreal. After working locally, I felt the need to look beyond Canada and applied to ECAL in Lausanne to study in the Master\u2019s program in Design for Luxury &amp; Craftsmanship. That\u2019s where I met Mika. We both completed the program, and from there, Paloceras began to take shape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mika:<\/strong> My background is in digital design. I had been working as an art director at an advertising agency in Finland, and later with tech companies, mostly in digital product design. After years of working in digital environments, I started longing for something more physical. While living in London during a COVID lockdown, I took a walk with a designer friend and we spoke possible futures and a Swiss design school ECAL came up. I applied, was accepted, and that decision shifted everything. Alexis and I met there. I was coming from digital, seeking tactility, while he was coming from craft, interested in digital. Our skills were complementary, and we felt it made sense to try something together, though we had no fixed idea of what that would be. Toward the end of the programme, Alexis began exploring sunglasses in his thesis. We started prototyping and eventually committed to making eyewear. We had no idea how complex the field would turn out to be.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How did you come up with the name Paloceras and begin to build the brand?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mika: <\/strong>Once we decided to do something together, we needed a name. I was still living in Switzerland at the time and one day, while walking through a park, I saw butterflies. I started thinking about the Latin word for butterfly, Rhopalocera. I removed the \u201cRho,\u201d added an \u201cs,\u201d and checked availability. To our surprise, everything was free \u2013 domains, handles, all of it. I called Alexis immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> We met at a small African caf\u00e9 in Lausanne and decided that was it. We registered the name right there. That was even before we had thought of the Pebble collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Pebble collection quickly gained attention in fashion circles. Was that the goal from the beginning?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mika:<\/strong> We wanted to approach eyewear as a functional object with emotional and aesthetic impact. The category often views itself through a technical or optical lens. We wanted to see what would happen if we looked at it through fashion. I have always been interested in the point where design, technology and business meet. For me, staying in one of those domains would not have been enough. With eyewear, it was not just about designing something new. It was about building something with a broader creative ecosystem. We now collaborate with artists, especially through our London atelier, where we craft bespoke designs. These partnerships allow other creative visions to exist within Paloceras, which makes the brand more than a product, so it becomes a platform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> It began as a creative experiment, but always with the ambition to connect with people. My Master\u2019s thesis focused on sunglasses and their cultural significance. What I realised was that the eyewear world is full of gatekeepers. There are few independents, and it is a difficult industry to break into. That challenge pushed us further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1512241352\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1956746150\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How long did it take to develop the inflated acetate aesthetic, and where are the frames made?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> It was a long journey. We set out to make something that felt unfamiliar in a category where most designs seemed too similar. While we are not claiming to reinvent eyewear, we wanted to create shapes that would be immediately recognisable as Paloceras. We experimented with acetate and used physics software and digital tools to explore unconventional forms. That led us to inflated shapes. We reached out to manufacturers in Italy and France, both close to our base in Portugal, but the technology to produce the shapes we wanted was not available. Eventually, I travelled to Shenzhen, where we found a small, highly skilled team with the right capabilities. Their process uses a moulded approach closer to injection moulding, specifically adapted for acetate. At the time, this technique wasn\u2019t available in Europe, and even now, it\u2019s far from common. The real expertise still lives in Shenzhen, so we had to go straight to the source. The moulding process requires different machinery and skills compared to traditional acetate manufacturing. This combination of design intent and technical execution is what allows us to push boundaries. I have visited the team in Shenzhen several times. It was important for us to see the production first-hand, to understand the working conditions and ensure they met our standards. We are transparent about our partnership there because the work is excellent and the collaboration is strong.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1611233007\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1277760448\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:115%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_3-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1277760448 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1795258954\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paloceras_1-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1795258954 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You recently introduced two new shapes: VX Aviator and DX Diamond. What led to these designs?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mika:<\/strong> The collection started with one square and one round shape. That was never going to be enough. Aviators and cat-eyes are popular, but we wanted to reimagine them through our own language. Colour has been a big part of our evolution this year. Beyond classics like black and tortoise, we are introducing dual laminations and full tones based on our own experiments. Some are made using Mazzucchelli\u2019s custom laminates, others we developed ourselves by combining different magnetic colours. It is a big leap forward for the Pebble collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> There is a delicate balance between making a sculpture and making something wearable. That tension drives us. The Aviator is bold and recognisable. The Diamond has an angular, edgier character. It nods to the cat-eye but is more neutral. We want our pieces to be for everyone, so we avoided a fully feminine silhouette. These new shapes also respond to what people have been asking for \u2013 more variety, new forms, and more colour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You are based between Portugal and Finland. How does that structure work for you?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mika:<\/strong> Most of our team is in Finland now. Alexis is still based in Lisbon, where we do the biggest part of our prototyping and have the design studio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Portugal was the original home of the brand. For the first year, everything was developed there digitally. When Mika returned to Finland for family reasons, we adapted and found a rhythm that works for us both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What\u2019s the next goal for Paloceras? Should we expect any surprises?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mika:<\/strong> We are preparing to unveil our first optical collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Development is already under way. We plan to present the collection in September at Silmo in Paris. Having an optical line is important for our retail partners. These new pieces are designed for everyday wear, while keeping the same creative ethos as our sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source: Eyestylist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"alt-font\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[311],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yabanci-roportaj-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52299"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52324,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52299\/revisions\/52324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}