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Framecraft

Our frames

Spectacles and sunglasses are so much more than functional items.

Engineered for your eyes, we marry traditional methods with modern technologies, to create frames for advanced vision, and better living. Each frame goes through fifty crafted stages of production over a period of six weeks, including four separate stages of polishing, to ensure a glorious lustre.

A pair of spectacles should accentuate the beauty of human form, not conceal it. So Cubitts shapes emphasise simplicity, line, and form. Good design never goes out of style.

We avoid unnecessary details like filigrees or external branding. We look closely at the small details—hinges, screws, temple tips, bridges.  We use materials honestly, without concealing their innate qualities. We simplify wherever possible.

Spectacles should be designed for a whole gamut of beautiful faces. So Cubitts frames come in multiple sizes for a range of heads, and a variety of fits for a miscellany of facial vagaries. Bespoke allows you to take this a step further, creating a frame designed to your exact measurements. 

Every frame is designed to be easily serviced and repaired, to serve the wearer admirably for many happy years.

The humble rivet. The sign of a hand-pinned hinge.

The Cubitts custom 'wire core', with dimensions conforming to the golden ratio.

Making spectacles

Each Cubitts frame goes through fifty crafted stages of production over a period of six weeks. Here are just ten of those steps: