Stories
Kuboraum: the ideas behind the Masks
A meeting in Berlin, five first frames and an idea: wearing a Mask. From K5 to Ocean Cage, we enter Kuboraum through its eyewear.
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Occhio! Journal
Stories of eyewear and the people who imagine it.
Shapes and colours
Aviator, cat-eye, round, oversize: the history of each shape, how to wear it and the models to try.
Brands and stories
The designers we select, seen up close: where they come from, how they work, the pieces that define them.
Stories
The story of a crown panto: Lesca Lunetier's Pica
Picasso inspires the angles; Joël Lesca brings them to acetate. Pica’s story starts with a French shape and ends at your mirror.
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Stories
Tianzhuo Chen and Ocean Cage: the story of the collaboration with Kuboraum
Six hand-enamelled Masks, art and sound: discover Ocean Cage, the ASIANDOPEBOYS × Kuboraum capsule, and explore the frames at OCCHIO.
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Design
Independent eyewear: the value of a point of view
An AHLEM gold rim, Kuboraum Rainforest, the red of VAVA × Ciani. Three encounters to help you find glasses you will want to wear again tomorrow.
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Collaborations
VAVA × Suzanne Ciani. Giving sound a shape
From the Buchla’s coloured cables to red glasses you can wear every day. Inside VAVA × Suzanne Ciani, where electronic music meets your choice of colour.
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Stories
Cubitts, London in a pair of spectacles
From the King’s Cross rivet to Panton on the face. The story of Cubitts, the care behind its frames and the choice of shape, colour and size.
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Japan, France, Italy, California: what changes from one workshop tradition to another.
Practical guides
Sizes, materials, fit and care: what to know before choosing a frame.
Guides
Lesca Pica, Posh and Corbs: the differences
Place them side by side: Pica, Posh and Corbs have three distinct personalities. Picasso, a rectangle and Le Corbusier help tell them apart.
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How to read glasses measurements
Your glasses say 49. The pair you want says 51. Before you rule it out, discover what those numbers are actually telling you.
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How to choose prescription glasses
The frame you want might be the one you nearly left on the tray. A moment at the mirror, from first impressions to “that’s me”.
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