Glasses made of local wood
Ready for a trip to the woods Amazing Eyewear helps you discover the woods most appreciated by eyeglass designers.
Often, there is no need to go far to find a supply of quality wood. Managed in an environmentally conscious way, nearby forests often offer a local supply of high quality wood—from ash to birch, oak to walnut.
Solid and authentic: Oak glasses
Oak’s reputation is justified. Used for carpentry, it is solid and durable. Slightly flexible, it offers unusual resistance to shocks, falls, and even to heat. It is thanks to these qualities, as well as its organic, traditional appearance, that many designers choose oak for their wooden glasses.
At Wood Light, oak is selected for its raw and timeless appearance. Handcrafted, these wooden glasses capture all the strength and authenticity of the trees used to create them.
© WoodLight – Ring frame
Eyeglasses made of ash wood, nothing stops them
Extremely widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, ash is inexpensive. So it is logical that many new brands choose it as a lower risk investment. This is the case, for example, of Wood Light eyeglasses, which rely on ash for their accessibility and simplicity.
Eyeglass designers also choose ash for its resistant wood. WoodLight plays on the contrasts between the clarity of the material and the tinted lenses of its wooden sunglasses, for a look that’s both exciting and close to nature.
Did you know?
There are over 60 different species of ash.
© VuDuSud – Bis Esperanza frame
The nobility of the walnut tree on your face
From yellow to gray to brown, walnut contains innumerable nuances of hue. Used by carpenters and cabinet-makers, it is often found in moldings or the interiors of luxury cars. A noble and durable wood, walnut attracts designers in search of elegance.
Working with walnut requires respect for its complexity. The brand Ozed uses precisely this quality to fine effect. The shape of their walnut glasses is simple, with the wood varnished to bring out its innate beauty.
The English brand Campbell Marson uses walnut tree wood to manufacture unique glossy colored spectacles.
R.G. Artisan, a Quebec luxury designer, favors a very special tree: the Peruvian walnut tree. With its regular lines and its brown-black color, it is used to create sublte and elegant wooden glasses of very high quality.
© Ozed – Malcolm frame
© Campbell Marson – Rockets frame
Birch: a fine yet robust wood
Common in very cold climates, the birch is a highly resistant wood. Shocks, blows, twisting—it can handle all of it. Yet, unlike the oak, its wood is flexible, easy to shape. It is used for its lovely range of colors, from cream to pale yellow, in many wooden glasses.
© Kraa Kraa – Long Play frame
Finnish eyeglasses designer Kraa Kraa uses birch in many of its frames. The tree is omnipresent throughout Finland, and the brand manufactures its wooden glasses using this local, rustic material. In bright colors as well as natural wood, the brand offers frames that combine traditional craftsmanship, ecological awareness, and modernity.
Ozed also uses birch for wooden sunglasses both comfortable and durable. The motifs, engraved on the outside of the temples, give a summery and joyful air to the frames.
