Nine interpretations of the spectacle frame, by nine renowned creatives. Artists and designers, harnessing their vision to enhance ours.
Each Spectacle Maker worked with a Cubitts designer, transforming their drawings, maquettes, sculptures, detailed schematics, and found objects into a spectacle frame. Those designs were then handmade in the Cubitts King’s Cross workshop in editions of two. One for the creator, one for a winning bidder.
Each Spectacle Maker worked with a Cubitts designer, transforming their drawings, maquettes, sculptures, detailed schematics, and found objects into a spectacle frame. Those designs were then handmade in the Cubitts King’s Cross workshop in editions of two. One for the creator, one for a winning bidder.
Shona Heath
Layered acetate and hand-sculpted softening. Designed by the Oscar-winning set designer.
David Shrigley
A frame with 'one big eye, one small eye' by the Turner-prize nominated artist.
Yinka Ilori
Joy goggles by the British-Nigerian designer, with signature floral motifs and a sunset fade lamination.
Erica Toogood
Hand sculpted to recreate the surface texture of clay, after a model by Toogood's head of design.
Faye Toogood
Heated, folded, and sprayed to recreate the texture of Faye's tin foil maquette, completing the Toogood duo.
Wilfrid Wood
Spectacles that look like hands that look like spectacles, by master of plasticine Wilfrid Wood.
Laxmi Hussain
A silhouette drawn from the flowing line of Laxmi's paintings, suffused in her trademark blue.
Jaimus Tailor
A multi-tool frame with pattern cutouts and a ruler, by the founder of Greater Goods.
Daniel Weil
Fine-tuned by the renowned designer, a frame in crystal acetate with a hand-pinned brass frontispiece.
For two weeks, the frames will be available to bid on in an online closed auction, along with additional objects donated by the Spectacle Makers. All proceeds will be donated to Create, a charity seeking to empower lives, reduce isolation, and enhance wellbeing through the creative arts.
Bids are open 14-28 September, alongside an exhibition of the frames at Cubitts Islington. To be the first to know when bids open, register your interest here.