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An interview with Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook is one of Britain’s best-known public historians, celebrated for his bestselling books on post-war Britain, his BBC documentaries... [ Continue ]

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A New Chapter in the Art of Spectacle

We’ve reimagined our packaging and accessories from first principles; an exploration into what it means to care for the things we own. Working with... [ Continue ]

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Takiron: The Art of Patience

For almost a century, Takiron has been quietly perfecting the art of acetate in Japan. Their process is less industrial cycle and more ritual: two ... [ Continue ]

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A Golden Age

Our new collection of spectacles is drawn from the late 1920s, when London stood as the optical capital of the world. It was an age of smoky cafés ... [ Continue ]

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Nouvelle Vague

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Cubitts — KidSuper

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Cubitts — Toogood

Cubitts — Toogood: A collaborative duet that blurs disciplines, bringing fashion, furniture, function and precision spectacle making into satisfyin... [ Continue ]

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New York, 1980s

New York, 1980s: A sunglasses collection inspired by the city of excess, energy, and intrigue. Twenty-five exclusive frames, each named after a hal... [ Continue ]

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Cirrus: The art of iteration

True innovation rarely announces itself. It emerges quietly, through the careful refinement of details and the convergence of disciplines. Cirrus, ... [ Continue ]

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A moment in Marylebone

Marylebone is a place where history intertwines with vibrant community spirit, a village within the city that feels timeless yet alive. On a recent... [ Continue ]

Edward Hopper's visions of New York

Edward Hopper lived his entire life in New York and its surrounding areas. It was a place he knew deeply, his work celebrates its distinctive archi... [ Continue ]

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A history of the navigator

You’d be forgiven for thinking that ‘the aviator’ (spectacles and sunglasses featuring sweeping teardrop lenses and a double bridge) was the defini... [ Continue ]

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Spectacle Makers: Thoughts on design from Daniel Weil

Daniel Weil’s studio is a living archive. One gets the sense that nothing within is a complete artefact, all adding up to an ever evolving gestalt.... [ Continue ]

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Spectacle Makers: An interview with Faye Toogood

Toogood is a design studio that refuses to be constrained by any one discipline. Founded and led by Faye Toogood, she and her team create timeless ... [ Continue ]

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Spectacle Makers: An interview with Yinka Ilori

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Spectacle Makers: An interview with Jaimus Tailor

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An interview with Nicky Goulder, Founding Chief Executive of Create

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Spectacle Makers: An interview with David Shrigley

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Spectacle Makers: an interview with Laxmi Hussain

Laxmi Hussain is an artist from London, and one of nine Spectacle Makers for London Design Festival. Her spectacles transform her free flowing figu... [ Continue ]

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Talking bottoms with Wilfrid Wood

For as long as humans have been making art, they've been making it of bottoms. Show me a gallery, and I'll show you a patron peering over the top o... [ Continue ]

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New York in the frame

Seven one-off spectacle frames designed with an admiration for New York’s places and faces. From the Mudd Club to Studio 54, the Flatiron to the... [ Continue ]

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Cubitts' first garden tool

We've collaborated with Niwaki, makers of fine Japanese tools, to produce a spectacle frame designed to withstand the rigours of the garden. To cel... [ Continue ]