Eyewear Brand Guidelines: Independent Eyewear Houses, Sunglasses and Frame Makers
More than a hundred brand guides to eyewear — heritage houses, direct-to-consumer disruptors, avant-garde designers and the workshops of Sabae and Fukui.
Eyewear is one of the most design-led categories in retail, and its brands range from century-old family firms to start-ups selling online. These guides look at how each presents itself, with honest caveats where the record is thin.
Engineering as identity
Some houses are defined by a piece of engineering. LINDBERG is known for screwless titanium and its spiral hinge; MYKITA for its patented screwless hinge and 3D-printed MYLON; ic! berlin for screwless sheet-metal spring-steel frames; Silhouette for the screwless, rimless Titan Minimal Art worn by NASA astronauts; and Blackfin for ultralight beta-titanium.
Where frames are made
Many guides turn on where the frames come from. Several makers work in Sabae, Japan — Masahiro Maruyama, Factory900, Kame Mannen, Yuichi Toyama, Boston Club — and Masunaga and Yellows Plus make their frames in their own Fukui factories. Mr. Leight and Barton Perreira are handmade in Japan; Cutler and Gross, a British house, makes its frames in Cadore, Italy; and State Optical makes its frames in its own American factory.
Disruptors and materials
Warby Parker, named for two Jack Kerouac characters, built its brand on Home Try-On and a buy-a-pair, give-a-pair model. Others lead with materials: Bird’s Plantix bio-acetate, Vinylize’s frames made from recycled vinyl records, Rolf Spectacles’ wood, stone and castor-bean frames, and Dick Moby’s recycled and biodegradable frames.
How to use these guides
Each guide covers a brand’s visual identity — its palette, signature frame and voice — as design commentary, and notes where facts could not be fully confirmed. The table at the end gathers the essentials.
Eyewear icons
Warby Parker, Oliver Peoples, Persol, MOSCOT, Gentle Monster, Cutler and Gross and LINDBERG.
- Warby Parker — The direct-to-consumer eyewear disruptor named for two Jack Kerouac characters, its Home Try-On model, Buy a Pair Give a Pair, and honest caveats.
- Oliver Peoples — The understated LA eyewear house with a no-front-logo philosophy, a contested name legend, muted tortoise palette, and honest caveats.
- Persol — The Turin eyewear house of the Supreme Arrow and Meflecto system, the 649 and folding 714, Steve McQueen lore, and honest caveats.
- MOSCOT — The family-owned Lower East Side eyewear house behind the LEMTOSH and MILTZEN, its Yiddish-inflected voice, heritage palette, and honest caveats.
- Gentle Monster — The avant-garde Seoul eyewear house that turned stores into art, its monochrome mark, the Jentle collabs, and honest caveats.
- Cutler and Gross — The British eyewear house handmade in Cadore, Italy, its logo-free frames, Kingsman and Bond links, refined palette, and honest caveats.
- LINDBERG — The Danish eyewear house of screwless titanium and the spiral hinge, Air Titanium, deep customization, and honest caveats.
Berlin, LA and Europe
MYKITA, Garrett Leight, Jacques Marie Mage, Ace & Tate, ic! berlin, Cazal and Kirk & Kirk.
- MYKITA — The Berlin eyewear house of the patented screwless spiral hinge and 3D-printed MYLON, its industrial palette, and honest caveats.
- Garrett Leight — The Venice eyewear brand from Larry Leight’s son, its coastal palette, the Kinney frame, and honest caveats.
- Jacques Marie Mage — The LA luxury eyewear house of numbered limited editions, thick artisanal acetate, the Last Frontier narrative, and honest caveats.
- Ace & Tate — The Amsterdam direct-to-consumer eyewear brand, its playful palette, candid sustainability stance, B Corp status, and honest caveats.
- ic! berlin — The Berlin eyewear house of screwless sheet-metal spring-steel frames, its industrial palette, shared Mykita lineage, and honest caveats.
- Cazal — The Passau eyewear house founded by Cari Zalloni, its 1980s hip-hop icon status, bold gold-and-black palette, and honest caveats.
- Kirk & Kirk — The British eyewear brand of translucent Italian acrylic, its vivid jewel palette, a family firm dating to 1919, and honest caveats.
Luxury and avant-garde
From Mr. Leight and Barton Perreira to theo, Alain Mikli and l.a.Eyeworks.
- Mr. Leight — The father-and-son luxury eyewear house from Larry and Garrett Leight, handmade in Japan, its refined palette, and honest caveats.
- Barton Perreira — The LA luxury eyewear house from Oliver Peoples alumni, handmade in Japan, the No Time to Die ‘Joe’, and honest caveats.
- theo — The Antwerp avant-garde eyewear house of bold colour and wearable art, its playful palette, the “theo loves you” voice, and honest caveats.
- Anne et Valentin — The Toulouse eyewear house of bold colour and sculptural frames, its artistic palette, human-centered ethos, and honest caveats.
- Alain Mikli — The Paris eyewear house of “art for the face,” the Philippe Starck collaboration, bold sculptural colour, and honest caveats.
- l.a.Eyeworks — The pioneering LA avant-garde eyewear house, its famous portrait campaign, bold artistic palette, and honest caveats.
- Vinylize — The Budapest eyewear house that makes frames from recycled vinyl records, its retro palette, upcycling story, and honest caveats.
Technical and heritage houses
Silhouette, Vuarnet, Etnia Barcelona, Blackfin, KREWE, Andy Wolf and Lunor.
- Silhouette — The Austrian eyewear house of the screwless, rimless Titan Minimal Art worn by NASA astronauts, its minimalist palette, and honest caveats.
- Vuarnet — The French eyewear house of the Skilynx mineral-glass lens, named for an Olympic ski champion, its alpine palette, and honest caveats.
- Etnia Barcelona — The Spanish eyewear house that brought bold colour to frames, its Italian acetate and HD lenses, art programme, and honest caveats.
- Blackfin — The Italian eyewear house of ultralight beta-titanium and the screwless Shark-lock, from Agordo, its cool palette, and honest caveats.
- KREWE — The New Orleans design-led eyewear house of layered acetate and gold hardware, the St. Louis frame, its warm palette, and honest caveats.
- Andy Wolf — The Austrian eyewear house handmade in Hartberg, its design-forward frames, warm palette, collaborations, and honest caveats.
- Lunor — The German eyewear house of vintage-inspired riveted and rimless frames, the reported Steve Jobs glasses, its antique palette, and honest caveats.
The new-wave independents
Design-led modern eyewear brands, one per country.
- Cubitts — The London spectacle-maker’s King’s Cross rivet mark and REDUX repair ethos, with honest caveats.
- CHIMI — The Stockholm eyewear brand’s numbered shapes and colour-forward Scandi minimalism, with honest caveats.
- Izipizi — The Paris brand’s playful colour and its shape-and-strength “#” system, with honest caveats.
- Caddis — The Utah brand’s anti-anti-aging voice and “eye appliances” attitude, with honest caveats.
- VIU — The Zurich eyewear brand’s Swiss-minimal, gallery-like stores by studio Aekae, with honest caveats.
- Kaibosh — The Norwegian eyewear brand’s eye-chart typography and eyelash mark by Snask, with honest caveats.
- Bailey Nelson — The Bondi-born optical brand’s 2022 Accompany rebrand toolkit, with honest caveats.
Global independents
Founder- and designer-led eyewear brands.
- Masahiro Maruyama — The Sabae designer’s “unfinished art” broken-line frames, with honest caveats.
- Projekt Produkt — The Seoul optician-founded brand’s PP Sans typeface and slash monogram, with honest caveats.
- AKILA — The LA eyewear brand’s typography-led, Y2K-streetwear wordmark, with honest caveats.
- L.G.R — The Italian eyewear house’s Asmara heritage and African-city model names, with honest caveats.
- Meller — The Barcelona brand’s chameleon colour metaphor and African-named frames, with honest caveats.
- Sunday Somewhere — The Australian brand’s 70s-glamour, Japanese-made frames, with honest caveats.
- Komono — The Antwerp brand’s accessible avant-garde and designer collaborations, with honest caveats.
Made of something
Material-, sustainability- and craft-led eyewear.
- Bird — The Devon eyewear B-Corp’s Plantix bio-acetate and circular design, with honest caveats.
- Factory900 — The Sabae maker’s sculptural avant-garde acetate and “future eyewear” language, with honest caveats.
- Rolf Spectacles — The Tyrolean maker’s wood, stone and castor-bean frames, with honest caveats.
- Sunski — The San Francisco brand’s recycled resin and warm script wordmark, with honest caveats.
- Karen Walker — The New Zealand label’s no-logo arrow motif and retro-modern shapes, with honest caveats.
- Dick Moby — The Amsterdam brand’s recycled and biodegradable frames and ocean mission, with honest caveats.
- Lapima — The Brazilian atelier’s sculptural, modernist-inspired frames, with honest caveats.
Sunglasses and design frames
Design-led frames and sunglasses from Stockholm to Byron Bay.
- Monokel — The Stockholm brand’s minimalist Nordic sunglass, with honest caveats.
- Neubau — The Austrian brand’s bio-acetate frame, with honest caveats.
- RETROSUPERFUTURE — The Milan brand’s bold acetate sunglass, with honest caveats.
- Vava — The Porto brand’s architectural Bauhaus frame, with honest caveats.
- Theo — The Antwerp brand’s avant-garde colourful frame, with honest caveats.
- Valley — The Australian brand’s brutalist high-fashion eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Ørgreen — The Copenhagen brand’s titanium-and-colour frame, with honest caveats.
More design frames
Studios and houses from LA, Montréal, Luxembourg and London.
- Ahlem — The LA studio’s Paris-named, French-made frame, with honest caveats.
- Karen Walker — The NZ house’s retro cat-eye, with honest caveats.
- Kaleos — The Barcelona brand’s colourful acetate frame, with honest caveats.
- Lunetterie Générale — The Montréal house’s quiet-luxury frame, with honest caveats.
- Gold & Wood — The Luxembourg house’s wood-and-horn frame, with honest caveats.
- Epokhe — The Byron Bay brand’s surf-art acetate sunglass, with honest caveats.
- Zanzan — The London brand’s vintage-artisanal frame, with honest caveats.
Sculptural and architectural frames
From Res Rei and Face à Face to Eyevan 7285.
- Bonnie Clyde — The LA brand’s bold artistic acetate sunglass, with honest caveats.
- Le Specs — The Australian brand’s fashion-collab sunglass, with honest caveats.
- Res Rei — The Treviso brand’s laminated-acetate sculptural frame, with honest caveats.
- Face à Face — The Paris house’s architectural-art frame, with honest caveats.
- Yun — The Berlin brand’s affordable minimalist frame, with honest caveats.
- Götti — The Swiss brand’s 3D-printed frame, with honest caveats.
- Eyevan 7285 — The Japanese house’s heritage vintage-modern frame, with honest caveats.
Craft and engraving
Hand-engraved, 3D-printed and bespoke eyewear.
- Matsuda — The Japanese brand’s hand-engraved eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Hoet — The Belgian brand’s 3D-printed titanium eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Tom Davies — The British brand’s bespoke eyewear, with honest caveats.
- L.G.R — The Italian brand’s handmade vintage eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Robert La Roche — The Austrian brand’s 1980s-minimalist eyewear, with honest caveats.
- SALT. Optics — The California brand’s understated eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Stephane Christian — The Korean brand’s refined design eyewear, with honest caveats.
Makers and designers
Independent makers from Sabae to Zurich.
- Yuichi Toyama — The Japanese brand’s architectural, Sabae-made eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Black Eyewear — The British brand’s 1950s jazz-revival eyewear, with honest caveats.
- JF Rey — The French brand’s bold, colourful eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Corlin — The Swedish brand’s accessible-minimal eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Nirvan Javan — The Swiss brand’s metropolitan, purist eyewear, with honest caveats.
- AM Eyewear — The Australian brand’s handcrafted eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Markus T — The German brand’s own-factory lightweight eyewear, with honest caveats.
Architecture in a frame
Constructed, lightweight and layered-wood eyewear.
- Boston Club — The Japanese brand’s Sabae-made, craft-finished eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Kirk Originals — The British brand’s bold, characterful acetate eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Caroline Abram — The Paris brand’s bold, feminine, colourful acetate eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Kilsgaard — The Danish brand’s architectural, aluminium, single-screw eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Blake Kuwahara — The LA designer’s architectural frame-within-a-frame eyewear, with honest caveats.
- LOOL — The Barcelona brand’s ultralight, screwless, steel-system eyewear, with honest caveats.
- feb31st — The Italian brand’s handmade, layered-wood eyewear, with honest caveats.
Own-factory makers
Brands that make frames in their own factories and workshops.
- Masunaga — The Japanese maker’s own-factory, Fukui-made heritage eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Yellows Plus — The Japanese brand’s own-factory, featherweight Fukui eyewear, with honest caveats.
- State Optical — The Chicago-area brand’s own-factory American eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Hoffmann — The German maker’s own-atelier horn frames, with honest caveats.
- Banton Frameworks — The Scottish two-person studio that CNC-mills its own acetate frames, with honest caveats.
- Hapter — The Italian brand’s own-workshop steel-and-textile eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Nina Mûr — The Madrid studio’s own-workshop birch-plywood eyewear, with honest caveats.
Where it is made
Makers and the countries their frames come from.
- Kame Mannen — The Sabae maker’s precision titanium eyewear, with honest caveats.
- W-eye — The Friuli workshop’s hingeless single-piece wood eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Naoned — The Nantes maker’s Breton multi-material eyewear, with honest caveats.
- OVVO — The New York brand’s screwless steel eyewear, made in Poland, with honest caveats.
- Finlay & Co — The London brand’s acetate eyewear, made in Italy, with honest caveats.
- Pacifico Optical — The Bondi brand’s acetate eyewear, made in Italy, with honest caveats.
- Gigi Studios — The Barcelona house’s fashion-acetate eyewear, with honest caveats.
Sourcing and sustainability
Houses and where they make their frames.
- Classico — The Taiwan house’s Japanese-made retro eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Monc — The London house’s Italian-made sustainable eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Pugnale — The Udine house’s engineered metal eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Stealer — The Seoul house’s metal-led eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Fellow Earthlings — The PEI house’s handmade recycled-acetate eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Rigards — The Hong Kong house’s natural-material eyewear, with honest caveats.
- Local Supply — The Bondi house’s accessible sustainable eyewear, with honest caveats.
Optical retail chains
GrandOptical, Hans Anders, Krys, Lenskart, Optical Center, Optic 2000, General Óptica, MultiÓpticas, America’s Best and Eyemart Express.
- GrandOptical — GrandOptical’s identity: the optical chain that opened its first shop at Belle Épine, Thiais, in 1989, grew into GrandVision, signed Zinédine Zidane with a FutureBrand identity in 2007, and has belonged to EssilorLuxottica since 2021, with a new Dutch campaign in 2026.
- Hans Anders — Hans Anders’ identity: the Dutch optical and hearing-care chain founded in Rotterdam in 1982 and named by founders who wanted to sell glasses differently, now part of nexeye, with a long-running price line, celebrity campaigns and a KKR owner.
- Krys — The French optical chain run by a cooperative of opticians since 1966, born from the Guilde des Lunetiers de France, with a lens plant at Bazainville, sister banners Le Collectif des Lunetiers, YOU DO and Krys Audition, and a Tour de France partnership.
- Lenskart — The Gurugram eyewear company that began as an online contact-lens shop in 2010, grew into a chain of thousands of stores, added John Jacobs, Owndays and Meller, and listed its shares on India’s stock exchanges in November 2025.
- Optical Center — Optical Center brand guidelines: the French optical and hearing chain founded in 1991 by optician Laurent Lévy in Boulogne-Billancourt, which franchises only to its own staff, reached 529 points of sale by 2018 and opened in Dublin in 2025.
- Optic 2000 — Optic 2000 brand guidelines: the French opticians’ cooperative created on 6 January 1969 by the 1962 buying group GADOL, run on one member, one vote, which added Audio 2000 and Switzerland in 1999 and Lissac in 2003, and renamed Lissac as Maison Lissac 1919 in 2026.
- General Óptica — The optician chain with roots in Barcelona, where the sculptor Josep Maria Subirachs designed a GO monogram for shop doors from 1966, which changed its mark in 1997 and 2012, and which has belonged to the Italian eyewear group De Rigo since 2000.
- MultiÓpticas — The Spanish optician network founded in 1977 as the cooperative Ópticos Asociados, renamed in 1980, which built the Mó house brand from 2012, turned into the limited company Mo Global Eyewear in 2024 and opened its first Mó shops in Mexico.
- America’s Best — America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, founded in Chicago in 1978 by Bill Grody and part of National Vision since 2005: an owl mascot introduced in 2015, a 2025 VML rebrand that swapped a flag logo for an AB mark, and a 2026 flagship store in Alpharetta, Georgia.
- Eyemart Express — Eyemart Express, the doctor-founded optical chain of Farmers Branch, Texas, dating from 1990: a lens lab in every store, a 2017 cheetah campaign built on speed, sister brands such as Vision 4 Less, and ownership by VSP Vision since January 2025.
At a glance: founding, base and signature
Taken from each guide’s fact panel. Follow the link for detail and caveats.
| Brand | Founded | Based | Signature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace & Tate | 2013 (Amsterdam) | See guide | Direct-to-consumer |
| Ahlem | 2014 (LA) | Los Angeles, US | Paris-named frame |
| AKILA | c. 2016–18 (USA) | Los Angeles | See guide |
| Alain Mikli | 1978 (Paris) | See guide | See guide |
| AM Eyewear | 2003 (Sydney) | IT & JP | Named frame |
| America’s Best | Chicago, Illinois (July 1978) | See guide | Owl mascot, AB mark, “Every Eye Deserves Better” |
| Andy Wolf | 2006 (Hartberg) | See guide | Handmade |
| Anne et Valentin | 1980 (Toulouse) | See guide | Colour & character |
| Bailey Nelson | 2012 (Australia) | Bondi, Sydney | See guide |
| Banton Frameworks | c. 2012 (Scotland) | Scotland, UK | Transparent frame |
| Barton Perreira | 2007 (Los Angeles) | See guide | See guide |
| Bird | 2017 (UK) | Exeter | Plantix bio-acetate |
| Black Eyewear | 2005–06 (London) | London, UK | Jazz-revival frame |
| Blackfin | See guide | See guide | Beta-titanium |
| Blake Kuwahara | 2015 (Los Angeles) | Los Angeles, US | Frame in a frame |
| Bonnie Clyde | 2016 (LA) | Los Angeles, US | Artistic sunglass |
| Boston Club | 1984 (Japan) | Sabae, JP | Sabae craft frame |
| Caddis | 2017 (USA) | Salt Lake City | See guide |
| Caroline Abram | See guide | Paris, FR | Colour frame |
| Cazal | 1975 (Passau) | See guide | The 607 |
| CHIMI | 2016 (Sweden) | Stockholm | See guide |
| Classico | See guide | Taipei, TW | Retro-minimalist acetate |
| Corlin | 2017–18 (Stockholm) | Made in CN | Accessible-minimal frame |
| Cubitts | 2013 (UK) | London | A butterfly rivet |
| Cutler and Gross | 1969 (London) | See guide | 42 steps |
| Dick Moby | ~2014 (Netherlands) | Amsterdam | See guide |
| Epokhe | 2012 (Byron Bay) | Byron Bay, AU | Surf-art frame |
| Etnia Barcelona | 2001 (Barcelona) | See guide | See guide |
| Eyemart Express | Texas, United States (1990) | See guide | In-store lens labs, cheetah campaign |
| Eyevan 7285 | See guide | Tokyo, JP | Heritage frame |
| Face à Face | 1995 (Paris) | Paris, FR | Art frame |
| Factory900 | 2000 (Japan) | Sabae, Fukui | Future eyewear |
| feb31st | 2011 (Italy) | Bergamo, IT | Wooden frame |
| Fellow Earthlings | 2015 (Canada) | Prince Edward Island, CA | Handmade recycled acetate |
| Finlay & Co | 2012 (UK) | London, UK | London frame |
| Garrett Leight | 2010 (Venice, CA) | See guide | The Kinney |
| General Óptica | Barcelona, Spain (over 50 years before 2012) | See guide | Subirachs GO monogram, eye logo |
| Gentle Monster | 2011 (Seoul) | See guide | Retail as art |
| Gigi Studios | See guide | Sant Cugat, ES | Fashion frame |
| Gold & Wood | 1995 (Luxembourg) | Luxembourg, LU | Precious-materials frame |
| GrandOptical | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Götti | 1998 (Switzerland) | Wädenswil, CH | 3D-printed frame |
| Hans Anders | Rotterdam, Netherlands (1982) | Gorinchem | See guide |
| Hapter | 2013 (Italy) | Belluno, IT | Material frame |
| Hoet | See guide | Bruges, BE | 3D-printed titanium |
| Hoffmann | 1978 (Germany) | Eifel, DE | Horn frame |
| ic! berlin | 1996 (Berlin) | See guide | Screwless sheet metal |
| Izipizi | 2010 (France) | Paris | See guide |
| Jacques Marie Mage | 2015 (Los Angeles) | See guide | ~500 numbered |
| JF Rey | 1995 (Marseille) | France / IT | Bold-colour frame |
| Kaibosh | 2013 (Norway) | Bergen | Eye-chart type |
| Kaleos | c. 2013 (Barcelona) | Barcelona, ES | Colourful frame |
| Kame Mannen | 1917 (Japan) | Sabae, JP | Titanium frame |
| Karen Walker | See guide | Auckland | A subtle arrow |
| Karen Walker | See guide | Auckland, NZ | Retro cat-eye |
| Kilsgaard | 2008 (Denmark) | Denmark | Aluminium frame |
| Kirk & Kirk | See guide | See guide | Italian acrylic |
| Kirk Originals | See guide | London, UK | Character frame |
| Komono | 2009 (Belgium) | Antwerp | See guide |
| KREWE | 2013 (New Orleans) | See guide | The St. Louis |
| Krys | France (1966 (cooperative); association 1964) | See guide | Krys shops, Bazainville lenses, Krys Audition |
| l.a.Eyeworks | 1979 (Los Angeles) | See guide | Portrait campaign |
| L.G.R | ~2005 (Italy) | Italy | Asmara heritage |
| L.G.R | 2007 (Milan) | Milan, IT | Vintage frame |
| Lapima | 2016 (Brazil) | Brazil | See guide |
| Le Specs | 1979 (Sydney) | Sydney, AU | Fashion sunglass |
| Lenskart | India (2008 (as Valyoo Technologies); Lenskart.com 2010) | See guide | Lenskart stores, John Jacobs, Owndays, Meller |
| LINDBERG | See guide | See guide | Spiral hinge |
| Local Supply | 2013 (Australia) | Bondi, Sydney, AU | Accessible sustainable design |
| LOOL | 2016 (Barcelona) | Barcelona, ES | System frame |
| Lunetterie Générale | 2018 (Montréal) | Montréal, CA | Quiet-luxury frame |
| Lunor | 1991 (Black Forest) | See guide | Classic Round |
| Markus T | 1999 (Germany) | Gütersloh, DE | Lightweight frame |
| Masahiro Maruyama | 2011 (Japan) | Sabae, Fukui | Unfinished art |
| Masunaga | 1905 (Japan) | Fukui, JP | Heritage frame |
| Matsuda | See guide | Sabae, JP | Engraved frame |
| Meller | 2014 (Spain) | Barcelona | See guide |
| Monc | 2016 (United Kingdom) | London, UK | Sustainable bio-acetate |
| Monokel | early 2010s (Stockholm) | Stockholm, SE | Minimalist sunglass |
| MOSCOT | See guide | See guide | LEMTOSH |
| Mr. Leight | 2016 (Los Angeles) | See guide | See guide |
| MultiÓpticas | Spain (agreed in Barcelona) (1977 (as Ópticos Asociados)) | See guide | Mó house brand, Multilens, Multisound |
| MYKITA | 2003 (Berlin) | See guide | Screwless hinge |
| Naoned | 2012 (France) | Nantes, FR | Breton frame |
| Neubau | 2016 (Austria) | Linz, AT | Bio-acetate frame |
| Nina Mûr | c. 2018 (Madrid) | Madrid, ES | Sculptural frame |
| Nirvan Javan | 2015 (Zurich) | Made in JP | Metropolitan frame |
| Oliver Peoples | 1986 (Los Angeles) | See guide | No front logo |
| Optic 2000 | France (6 January 1969 (buying group GADOL, 1962)) | See guide | See guide |
| Optical Center | Boulogne-Billancourt, France (1991) | See guide | Glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids in large shops |
| OVVO | 2010 (USA) | New York area, US | Screwless frame |
| Pacifico Optical | 2015 (Australia) | Bondi, AU | Coastal frame |
| Persol | 1917 (Turin) | See guide | The Arrow |
| Projekt Produkt | 2014 (South Korea) | Seoul | See guide |
| Pugnale | 2013 (Italy) | Udine, IT | Engineered metal frames |
| Res Rei | 2011 (Treviso) | Treviso, IT | Laminated frame |
| RETROSUPERFUTURE | 2007 (Milan) | Milan, IT | Bold acetate |
| Rigards | See guide | Hong Kong | Horn, copper and silver |
| Robert La Roche | 1973 (Vienna) | Graz, AT | Minimalist frame |
| Rolf Spectacles | ~2008 (Austria) | Tyrol | See guide |
| SALT. Optics | 2006 (California) | Costa Mesa, US | Understated frame |
| Silhouette | 1964 (Linz) | See guide | Titan Minimal Art |
| State Optical | c. 2016 (Chicago) | Chicago, US | American-made frame |
| Stealer | See guide | Gangnam, Seoul | Metal-led frames |
| Stephane Christian | 2013 (Seoul) | Seoul, KR | Refined frame |
| Sunday Somewhere | 2010 (Australia) | Sydney | See guide |
| Sunski | 2012 (USA) | San Francisco | Recycled resin |
| theo | 1989 (Antwerp) | See guide | See guide |
| Theo | 1989 (Antwerp) | Antwerp, BE | Avant-garde frame |
| Tom Davies | 2002 (London) | London, UK | Bespoke frame |
| Valley | 2011 (Gold Coast) | Gold Coast, AU | Brutalist frame |
| Vava | 2014 (Porto) | Porto, PT | Architectural frame |
| Vinylize | c.2004 (Budapest) | See guide | Recycled vinyl |
| VIU | 2013 (Switzerland) | Zurich | See guide |
| Vuarnet | 1957 (Paris) | See guide | See guide |
| W-eye | 2010 (Italy) | Friuli, IT | Wooden frame |
| Warby Parker | 2010 (Philadelphia) | See guide | Home Try-On |
| Yellows Plus | c. 2001 (Japan) | Fukui, JP | Light frame |
| Yuichi Toyama | See guide | Sabae, JP | Architectural frame |
| Yun | 2015 (Berlin) | Berlin, DE | Everyday frame |
| Zanzan | 2009 (London) | London, UK | Vintage frame |
| Ørgreen | 1997 (Copenhagen) | Copenhagen, DK | Titanium frame |
Frequently asked questions
Why is Warby Parker called Warby Parker?
The name comes from two Jack Kerouac characters, according to our guide.
Which eyewear brands make frames in Sabae, Japan?
Our guides cover several, including Masahiro Maruyama, Factory900, Kame Mannen, Yuichi Toyama and Boston Club.
Part of our Fashion & Apparel brand guidelines. See also all collections.