Lesca Pica. The story of a crown panto
Picasso inspires the angles; Joël Lesca brings them to acetate. Pica’s story starts with a French shape and ends at your mirror.
Look at the corners. There is a little Picasso in there.
Joël Lesca takes a classic French eyewear shape and changes its expression: cutting, sharpening corners and revealing the planes of acetate. The reference is Cubism. The name offers a clue: Pica, from Picasso. A small frame with a very clear idea.
How to put a crown on a lens
Follow the rim from the bottom. Its curve traces the lens, then rises to meet the upper corners. There is the crown in crown panto. The keyhole bridge opens a little space above the nose.
In Pica, all this happens within a few centimetres. The lens stays compact while the surrounding acetate takes up space and its bevels create more surfaces. That is why it looks so definite from the front, then reveals more as you turn it.
Colour changes the mood.
Black
In polished black, you first notice the complete outline. The crown stands out against the face; the rim brings the lenses together. You recognise Pica immediately.
Then tilt it. A line of light catches a bevel, revealing another plane in that black surface. One colour lets the cut do the talking.
Discover Pica Black
053
With 053, your eye pauses inside the acetate too: amber, brown, lighter areas and darker ones. Tortoiseshell brings warmth to the same geometry.
Try it beside Black. Same measurements, same model, yet one may feel instantly more like you. Sometimes colour is where the decision is hiding.
Discover Pica 053The final touch shows in the reflections
Shaping acetate is only part of the work. Surfaces must meet cleanly, edges need finishing and polishing must bring out the design. Lesca retains traditional techniques and riveted temple attachments.
Hold Pica to the light, then put it on. The bevels you followed with your eyes now frame your gaze. At the table you chose a colour; at the mirror you discover the expression it gives you. This is when Pica can become your pair.
44–25–145: what it means on your face
The 44 is the width of one lens. There is still all that acetate around it, so a small lens measurement does not automatically make Pica a tiny frame. The 25 refers to the bridge; 145 is the temple length.
Compare it with a pair you enjoy wearing, checking the nose, temples and stability. Our measurement guide explains the numbers; the Posh and Corbs comparison opens two more paths through Lesca.
| Model | Lens width | Bridge | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pica Black | 44 mm | 25 mm | 145 mm |
| Pica 053 | 44 mm | 25 mm | 145 mm |
Lens width, bridge and temples in millimetres. Photographs are not to scale.