Growing Fashion Eyewear Trend- Wood Eyewear And Sunglasses- Wood Eyeglasses are not new, they were among the first eyeglass materials ever used. Over the years Many companies have used Wood as decor or embellishments, but lately more and more eyewear designers are creating wood eyewear designs.
In Asia there seems to be a few individuals such as Mr. Takemoto, (who shows up frequently in google) and artisans out of China and India making wood eyeglasses and selling online. Then of course some companies such as Manik offer their own seasonal wood eyewear. Then other artistic designer such a Bendall Design make up an occasional limited edition pieces.
Just how many wood eyewear companies are there? Is this a trend? Of the below listed companies- Seven of them are new (this year) and a couple are fairly new (in the last 2 years. Did these budding eyewear designers start due to the economy?
Why I really like this trend
- Finally eyewear made in the USA, yes support our economy, buy local and support local entrepreneurs.
- Craftmanship- Some of the eyewear offers wood carvings and the handmade aspect set these apart from the standard plastic and metal frames.
- The majority of these companies are Eco Friendly and support causes and give back, whether by planting trees or an overall giveback program
- Wood eyewear is not a mass produced product, I like the fact that as a consumer I am not paying a licensing fee for a designer name, but paying for local sourced and individual products.
- Each piece looks different- Due to the inherent qualities of wood and the textures, each piece is unique to the wood.
- A few of the companies do custom work as well
Top 18 Eyewear Companies That Offer Wood Eyewear
- Capitol Eyewear- (New) eyewear launch, Twitter and Facebook
- Cartier Eyewear- Has has wood temples for years
- Drift Eyewear (New) Wood and Acetate, FSC Certified wood and gives back to 1% for the Planet
- Eye Shoulda (CO) Custom handmade wood eyewear 970.988.3314, also on Facebook, Twitter and a Blog
- Gold and Wood (Miami, FL) Luxury wood eyewear, also on Facebook
- Herrlicht (Germany) Handmade Wood eyewear
- iWood (KY) (Louisville, KY) Eco Friendly wood eyewear, fairly new company
- M.A.D.E (Danish) Founded in 2004
- Matteo Ragni (Italy) Handmade Wood Eyewear
- Micro Mega (Italy) Wood Top Bars for rimless Frames
- OGA (Morel, France) Has wood temples
- Rolf Spectacles (They Also Have Bamboo) and have won design awards for their wooden eyeglasses
- Shwood Eyewear (Canby, OR) Fairly new company- Handmade wood eyeglasses- on Facebook, Twitter
- Sires Eyewear- (CA) New company-Eco Friendly biodegradable wood eyewear , Support Trees For the Future. YouTube Videos
- Spectacle Eyeworks (Canada) The wood collection is fairly new. At Vision Expo
- Urban Spectacles (Chicago, IL) Handmade Wood Spectacles, eyewear made from records and bicycles. Eco Friendly eyeglasses
- Villa Eyewear- Allesandra Soresina Wood Temples, new launch
- Wooden Specs Studio (Indianapolis, IN) New company-Wooden eyewear
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Scott Urban of Urban Spectacles has an absolute true gift when it comes to wood working. I visited his studio last year in Chicago and all I can say is “F-yeah!” I purchased a few frames from his competitors, since they were cheaper than Scott’s prices, but after repeated disappointment with them I finally broke down and purchased a pair from Urban. It’s absolutely amazing to hold a pair of hand crafted perfection.
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I have rimless Cartier wood eyeglasses. cannot seem to tighten them I am an optician and did adjust the nose pads and brought the temples in a lot. the hinges are a bit soft and glasses are a bit loose. Please help Thank you
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Root Sunglasses ® Spain is spanish brand with a very large of premium different kind of woods sunglasses.
http://www.rootsunglasses.com
Wood eyewear sunglasses collections Pure Wood & Mixed are carefully handcrafted with natural woods. UV400 polarized superior lenses provide a clear and safe vision for you eyes
I’ve contacted over a dozen wood sunglass companies and none of them are chemical free. I tell them I have skin cancer and sensitive skin, and so far all of them have told me to be safe to not get their glasses. I have to give them props for being honest…but what can I do!? Have you come across companies that don’t use a stain or coating that is toxic? Many websites say “eco-friendly” but do a little digging and they aren’t human friendly.
Quite a few of the companies us a non toxic finish. There are several aspects to Eco Friendly and one of them is using reclaimed wood and another is giving back. If you want a non-toxic finish, check out and or call Sires eyewear or Urban Spectacles. Urban will do custom work and Sires might if you request it.
You should also mention http://republicofsol.com/ from Austin Texas. I have a pair and love them!