Journal · Design
One of the first things to look at on a Cubitts frame is also one of the smallest: the rivet on the front. It looks like a tiny metal butterfly. Its story takes us to King’s Cross, London.
Cubitts began here in 2013, taking its name from the Cubitt brothers, architects and builders. Its rivet recalls those of Lewis Cubitt still visible in the neighbourhood. An unexpected connection for a pair of spectacles, until you look a little closer.
That small piece connects two scales: the building we walk through and the object we wear on our face. It makes you want to inspect the joints, open a temple and work out how the parts fit together. A good place to begin getting to know Cubitts.
Tom Broughton and the beginnings of Cubitts
Tom Broughton starts with a simple idea: to make spectacles for people who want to wear them. Something you recognise yourself in each morning, in the mirror. A personal object, chosen with the same care as a favourite piece of clothing.
The first shop opens in Soho: a nineteenth-century façade, a chequered floor and signs inspired by the neighbourhood’s milk bars. The story continues in the former stables of The Yard, in King’s Cross, now home to the workshop, archive and training spaces.
How a frame is made
Four polishing stages within a fifty-stage making process. They bring the acetate to the finish you see and feel between your fingers. In the photograph, the frame is guided by hand against the wheel, bringing a lustre to its surface.
The rivet from our opening passes through the acetate and holds the hinge in place, allowing it to be serviced. Careful construction serves this purpose too: helping you keep wearing a pair you have grown attached to.
One frame, two ways to wear it
Panton is one of the Cubitts frames we have chosen for OCCHIO. Its quadrangular lenses, defined corners and soft lines bring a little of the Sixties to a frame you can wear every day.
Stone Blue is translucent and luminous; Olive is a deep green that brings out the shape of the front. The model is the same, yet its presence on the face changes immediately.
Panton · Stone Blue · XL
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Panton · Olive · M
Discover this frame →The shape you love, in the right size
Cubitts sizes let you look for proportions that suit your face within the same model. The design remains the one you fell for; what changes is how much space it occupies on your face.
For Panton, the three sizes in the selection below have these widths:
| Size | Total width |
|---|---|
| Panton M | 141.5 mm |
| Panton XL | 150 mm |
| Panton XXL | 154 mm |
Official Cubitts measurements. Each size links to the corresponding frame in the OCCHIO selection.
Always read the size together with the model name. Front width measures the full width of the frame; eye size measures a single lens. Our frame size guide also helps you compare bridge and temple measurements.
Your Cubitts, from OCCHIO
At OCCHIO, we choose spectacles for the way they are made and the way they frame a face. With Cubitts, we love the attention to detail, the acetate colours and the chance to find the same design in different sizes. You can buy the Panton frames pictured here directly online, or explore the other spectacles and sunglasses in our selection.
In our Crema boutique, you can see the difference for yourself. Try on a frame, compare colours and discover how another size changes the proportions. We help you find what suits you and adjust the fit, from the way the frame rests on your nose to the position of the temples. Come and find the Cubitts that feels like you.
