25 Jan
Two new frames in the action eyewear collection

Arnette have released two new sunglasses to their already varied eyewear collection: the Glory Daze (above) and After Party. Packed with a large framed punch, the Glory Daze features oversized lenses and come in black, matte black with violet stems, translucent with blue mirrored lenses and the brand’s popular Havana patterns. The After Party shades […]


Twenty years worth of diligent exploration and cratedigging in auction houses, garage sales, flea markets and online led Moss Lipow, an eyewear designer and collector, to amass a massive collection of glasses and their photographs. Now he’s compiled the highest quality examples from his collection, as well as prominent collections from around the world, into a […]


23 Sep
Jan Gunneweg creates bike made from all wood, tires not included

From glasses to tables, desks to benches, Jan Gunneweg has made a career out of working with wood — the Dutch industrial designer has become known for his re-creations of everyday items using fine lumber. His newest wonder is a wooden bike unlike any before — on par with Polish designer Stanislaw Ploski’s Bonobo Plywood Bike. […]


9 Jun
John Walker & Sons $164,000 scotch celebration of Queen’s reign

Prince William may presently be the most popular royal, may just have the hottest future queen as a wife, and may be devoted to serving his country as a member of the Royal Air Force, however there might just be one other royal whose devotion to her country outweighs any other. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince […]


11 May
Limited edition 18k gold sunglasses handmade in Japan

It takes a lot to make headlines with a new pair of Aviators, one of the most iconic frame shapes in the history of eyewear. So how does Dior Homme manage to do it? Easily, just handcraft your very own pair out of solid 18k gold, and only offer these extremely limited edition glasses to […]


22 Feb
Metal and acetate sunglasses for spring & summer

The people at Ksubi have just released a preview of a few of their new eyewear styles coming this spring. The latest collection from the fashion conscious Australians consists of 18 designs, with everything from metal mesh-shielded frames (pictured above), to aviator styles and thicker acetate framed shades. Their use of other heavy metals make […]


21 Feb
Gold fingers, black crosses and white wings to shade your eyes

We all recall the shutter shades Kanye wore that were, let’s be honest, utterly useless. Well here’s another useless pair of shades clearly not shielding your eyes at all from the sun. Jeremy Scott, who can always be counted on for the outlandish, teams up with eyewear staple Linda Farrow to launch a line of […]


21 Jan
New acetate looks for Spring/Summer 2011

Danish designer Han Kjøbenhavn releases his latest line of eyewear for Spring/Summer 2011. The thick acetate-framed glasses were inspired by 1970’s welding glasses, and although bulky they sport clean Danish lines. The Union glasses will be available in transparent grey, solid black and army tortoise — all with either tinted sun or clear lenses. via […]