Top End Spectacles Maker From Paris
Helios Boys! What Do These Sunglasses look Like
Another spectacles~ glasses & sunglasses maker that I’ve not heard of… and strangely I found them through a “green” site (Self acclaimed “Tree hugger”) because they use wood!
Well they used to use wood - and almost only wood! (The gold bit I still don’t know about. Nowhere does it say there’s any gold in the glasses.)
A french gentleman called Maurice Leonard, says their French Spectacles website, was captivated by fine woods, so he “embarked on a fascinating adventure in a small spectacle-making enterprise … Starting originally with all-wood or wood and silk, he set out to make elegant, refined frames for people who appreciate beautiful objects”.
Wooden You Know It! Parisienne Spectacles
Sooner or later as it became successful and commercial (as well as appreciated by those inhabiting the “up-market”) and he used other materials too. “Gold & Wood started making metal fronts, while wood was reserved essentially for temples”. Then they started rimless (which seem to be the province of the most well heeled), still using wood (finewood) temples (arms). They then started using Buffalo horn. (I’m not sure how the Tree-hugger rationalised this but I guess it’s sustainable.) Buffalo Horn is very fragile.
Since then they’ve won prizes but that’s for another day. Meanwhile here are two pairs from their ranges; one sunglasses (Helios as above) and one spectacles (Jaipur). Both quite special!
on Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
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