I spent some time in Italy this summer: the region between Venice and the Dolomites. I was there to tour factories and have meetings, but you can’t get away from the 2500 or so...
The art of gold filled eyeglass frames, stamped with intricate designs, usually in the Art Deco style, flourished during the interwar period. The process was not simple. It was an apex of achievement in...
As enclosed automobiles became more common in the 1920s the nature of driving glasses changed. Motoring glasses were no longer goggles meant to protect against the elements: glare had become public enemy number 1....
I think it’d be nice to start the week with an interesting pair of sunglasses, eyeglasses, etc. Mondays often entail adjusting from weekend mode to weekday mode. Somehow cool eyewear helps one maintain an...
In Part One (link) and Part Two (link) we covered 19th Century hinged bicyclist’s shields early hinged motoring glasses, and how practically every pair of shield style aviator sunglasses descends from them. But what,...
Moss Lipow has been variously referred to in media as "The Genius of Eyewear Design" and "The Most Talked About Eyewear Designer in Decades". His custom work has been worn by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Elton John, the Olsens, M.I.A. and more. These include some of the costliest and most elaborate pieces of eyewear ever.
He curated and collected 3000 vintage and antique pieces spanning five centuries for his acclaimed definitive history of the medium "Eyewear", recently published by Taschen.
His eponymous line of eyewear is sold worldwide.
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