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Zenni Optical to supply lenses for Meta Quest 3
Zenni Optical, which presents itself as “the world’s leading online eyewear retailer,” has announced that is has signed a partnership with Meta for the supply of prescription lens inserts for Meta Quest 3, the new $500 VR headset presented by Mark Zuckerberg, along with the new generation of Meta Ray-Ban ...
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ArticleAmazon smart eyewear range upgrade includes Safilo partnership
Amazon has announced the upgrading of its smart eyewear collection with the launch of seven new styles, including five Echo Frames models, its proprietary brand, and two designs by Carrera, a house brand of Safilo Group. It is the first time that the Italian eyewear company partners with Amazon. All ...
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Coburn and SDC find synergies in photochromic system
Coburn Technologies has announced the launch of a new photochromic system for optical labs. Called CrystalChrome, the new system is the first major product developed in partnership with SDC Technologies, an entity of the Mitsui Chemicals and Coburn’s new parent company since the end of last year. CrystalChrome allows optical ...
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De Rigo expands partnership with Philip Plein
De Rigo Group has announced the signature of a new license agreeement for the creation, production and global distribution of PLEIN SPORT-branded sunglasses and prescription frames, a brand of PHILIP PLEIN, the Swiss-based luxury fashion company. The Italian eyewear maker has been the licensee for PHILIP PLEIN’s main brand since ...
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Marcolin adds new licensed fashion brand to portfolio
Marcolin has announced the signature of a new eyewear license partnership with German luxury fashion brand MCM. The Italian eyewear group will design, manufacture and distribute globally MCM-branded sunglasses and optical frames until the end of 2028. The first MCM eyewear collections by Marcolin will be available from January 2024 ...
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Monoqool launches transclucent 3D-printed eyewear
Monoqool, the Danish eyewear brand specializing in lightweight and 3D-printed eyewear has announced the launch of semi-transparent 3D-printed glasses, which it says is a world premiere. The new translucent glasses feature a screwless hinge system, adjustable temples and non-slip end tips and nose pads. The company also highlighted the eco-friendly ...
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News briefsFrench specialist in readers extends its line
Nooz Optics, a French specialist in reading glasses, is expanding its collections to sunglasses and eyeglasses with the release of a new line of 35 models. Called Nooz Eyewear, the line makes use of Korean titanium and stainless steel as well as Eastman’s Acetate Renew. Nooz now produces some 200 ...
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News briefsMost Ray-Ban Stories shelf-bound, says WSJ
According to an internal document obtained by the Wall Street Journal, less than one in ten pairs of Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses ever sold are in regular use. Meta developed the product with EssilorLuxottica and released it almost two years ago, in September 2021. By February of this year it ...
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EssilorLuxottica signs perpetual global license with Kodak
EssilorLuxottica and Eastman Kodak Company have announced the signature of a perpetual worldwide license agreement granting the Italo-French group the exclusive right to use the Kodak brand for all products and services connected to its business. The brand has been part of the group’s portfolio of lenses since 2010 and ...
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Safilo renews three licences
Safilo Group has announced that it has extended until 2027 its partnership with Juicy Couture for the design, production and global distribution of optical frames and sunglasses under the Californian apparel and accessories brand. The Italian-based eyewear company has also renewed until the end of 2028 a similar agreement with ...
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ArticleEssilux to address hearing deficiency with glasses
EssilorLuxottica is moving into a new market, hearing aids, but with a twist. The company has established a “dedicated Super Audio team” and in-house research & development. More importantly, however, it has acquired the entirety of an Israeli company called Nuance Hearing. Nuance is the result of two brothers’ quest ...
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News briefsBMW solves the heads-up problem for motorcyclists
BMW Motorrad is providing motorcyclists with the same sort of heads-up display that drivers of cars have enjoyed for years now. Its solution to displaying information (gear engaged, speed, speed limit, street names, etc.) without requiring the rider to lower his eyes is smartglasses. It has developed these with a ...
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ArticleTen eyewear frames receive a Red Dot design award this year
Red Dot, the German-based company organizing every year since the early 90’s the eponymous international design competition, announced last month the winners of its Red Dot Design Awards for 2023. We take a look below at the ten eyewear frames that were rewarded this year. You will find one picture ...
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Bausch + Lomb expands drops portfolio with two acquisitions
Bausch + Lomb has announced the acquisition of two eye drops’ brands in the last two weeks as the company is aiming to expand its catalog of over-the-counter (OTC) eye care solutions. The first acquisition is the takeover of Xiidra, an eye-drop solution for the treatment of dry eye disease, ...
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ArticleGo Eyewear Europe signs first fashion license, opens new HQ in Italy
Portuguese-based GO Eyewear Group Europe is expanding its portfolio with the addition of a multi-year international eyewear license with Italian fashion brand Trussardi, which was previously licensed to the De Rigo Group. The first collections, including both optical glasses and sunglasses, designed by Go Eyewear were presented to VIP opticians ...
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EssilorLuxottica, Safilo announce licensed portfolio updates
EssilorLuxottica has announced the signature of a 10-year license agreement with Jimmy Choo for the design, production and global distribution of Jimmy Choo Eyewear. The agreement will be effective from Jan. 1, 2024 with an automatic renewal option for five more years. Sandra Choi, Jimmy Choo’s creative director, will oversee ...
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ArticleDe Rigo celebrates 40 years of Police
The De Rigo group celebrated the 40th anniversary of its house-brand Police with a large-scale and festive event in Rome on Wednesday last week. Dubbed “Daring Evolution”, the anniversary party gathered more than 500 guests, including De Rigo’s subsidiaries, distributors, licensing partners and customers, coming from over 80 countries around ...
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ArticleVuzix OEM consumer smart eyewear business enters countdown phase
Vuzix’ management was not short of images, martial or witty, to describe the state of its business to its shareholders during the annual meeting held at the group’s headquarters last week: shipping boats, battleships, a dog and even a frog helped to convey the company’s expectations for its imminent takeoff, ...
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Innovative Eyewear expands partnership with Authentic Brands Group
Miami-based Innovative Eyewear has announced the signature of a new license agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for the development and global distribution of Reebok-branded smart eyewear. Both companies already have similar agreements in place for Eddie Bauer and Nautica, two other brands in ABG’s portfolio. Founded in 2019, Innovative ...
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News briefsZeiss to supply lenses for new Apple’s headset
Zeiss will be offering corrective optical inserts for Apple’s new Vision Pro augmented-reality (AR) headset. According to TechCrunch, these inserts will be magnetic. As readers might recall from our reports in January and March, Apple has of late both reduced and expanded its ambitions in AR, scrapping plans for ...
