Matsuda
Japanese luxury eyewear handcrafted in the Sabae workshops — up to 250 steps and 13 craftsmen per frame, with iconic side shields, pince-nez bridges, and materials from cured acetate to 18k solid gold.
Matsuda is one of the most recognisable names in Japanese luxury eyewear. Frames carry the brand's architectural design language — clean, structural lines paired with thoughtfully detailed components like its iconic side shields and signature pince-nez bridges. The aesthetic is restrained but unmistakable; these are frames for someone who wants design depth without volume, and for whom the way a hinge is finished or a temple is detailed matters as much as the silhouette.
Matsuda has been making eyewear in the renowned workshops of Sabae, Japan, for more than five decades. Each frame can pass through up to 250 individual steps — sometimes taking up to two years to complete — across 13 craftsmen, with master acetate finishers apprenticing for around ten years to perfect their technique. The materials are unusually broad for the category: titanium, stainless steel, sterling silver, and 18k solid gold, alongside a proprietary cotton-based acetate cured for more than three months before it's cut. The brand also re-issues its most iconic original designs from the archive in limited runs — heritage pieces brought back without losing their place in the present.
Explore more
Lindberg
Danish-engineered titanium eyewear — screwless, hingeless, and among the lightest, most technically refined frames in the world.
Akoni
Swiss-designed, Japan-crafted luxury frames with sculptural confidence — bold pieces meant to be seen.
Blake Kuwahara
Sculptural luxury frames built around the brand's signature "frame within a frame" construction — designed in Los Angeles, crafted in Japan.
Ørgreen Optics
Bold colour, architectural titanium, and Danish design — designed in Copenhagen and handmade in Japan over more than a hundred separate processes per frame.
MOSCOT
Iconic New York eyewear since 1915 — five generations of family-owned heritage, rooted in the original downtown Manhattan optical tradition.
SALT.
California-designed, Japan-crafted eyewear with a coastal sensibility — built on premium acetate and quiet confidence.
The Elusive Miss Lou
Colourful, character-led eyewear from an Australian mother-son studio on the NSW coast — frames with names like The Vavavoom and The Tiger, from a brand that openly "doesn't do boring."