5-in-1 glass set by Joe Colombo via Karakter
Dezeen Showroom: created in 1970 by Italian designer Joe Colombo and released by Danish brand Karakter, the 5-in-1 set features five glasses that stack together to create one sculptural object. More
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TCL unveils AR glasses that overlay the world with digital info
Chinese electronics brand TCL has launched a pair of augmented-reality glasses at CES 2023 called RayNeo X2, with features including language translation and GPS navigation. More
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Layer designs Viture One smart glasses to stream immersive video anywhere
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a pair of smart glasses for tech company Viture that puts a virtual screen in the wearer's line of sight so they can play games or stream media. More
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Reframd creates "Afropolitan" sunglasses designed to fit black faces
Berlin-based eyewear brand Reframd has designed a range of 3D-printed sunglasses specifically for people with low and wide noses. More
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Rolf designs 3D-printed glasses made from castor beans
Austrian eyewear manufacturer Rolf has designed a collection of glasses that are 3D printed from a mixture of water and powdered castor beans. More
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Apple Glass details discussed online amid rumours of forthcoming AR headset
Apple is developing an augmented reality wearable headset called Apple Glass, according to rumours circulating online. More
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Cubitts makes Redux glasses from waste materials including human hair and potatoes
Corn husks, wool and yoghurt pots are some of the materials used in a series of experimental spectacles by British eyewear brand Cubitts. More
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Dominic Wilcox's periscope glasses grant shorter people a height advantage
London-based designer Dominic Wilcox has created a pair of periscope glasses that allow the wearer to see over the top of people at music events. More
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Bentel Brothers design red glasses as "squiggle for your face"
New York-based designer Nikolas Bentel and his brother Lukas took cues from Instagram face filters when creating these undulated red glasses. More
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Kite offers eyewear that is 3D-printed to fit exact measurements of any face
London-based eyewear brand Kite has teamed up with Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer to launch a service that takes 3D scans of customers' faces, then uses them to produce perfectly fitting frames. More
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Ace & Tate's Copenhagen eyewear store features blocks of primary colours
Spacon & X designed the interior for Ace & Tate's new glasses store in Copenhagen using geometric shapes and primary colours to evoke the experience of entering an artist's studio. More
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15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear
Highly personalised frames, glasses that block out screens and lenses that put a filter on the world are among the eyewear concepts proposed by contemporary Israeli designers for the Design Museum Holon. More
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Four centuries of eyewear design go on display at Design Museum Holon
Inuit snow goggles, opera glasses disguised as ladies' handheld fans and experimental sunglass designs from the 1960s feature among a trove of historical eyewear that has gone on display at Design Museum Holon. More
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Snapchat branches into hardware with camera-integrated Spectacles
Video sharing app Snapchat has made its first foray into hardware with a pair of glasses that allow users to wirelessly send clips without touching their phone. More
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Apple store engineer designs hingeless eyewear for Freigeist
Structural engineer James O'Callaghan, whose firm Eckersley O'Callaghan is behind the glass stairs in Apple's stores, has designed a collection of men's eyewear for German brand Freigeist (+ slideshow). More
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Crafting Plastics designs plastic sunglasses that are biodegradable
Milan 2016: this eyewear collection by Crafting Plastics was created from test samples of new biodegradable plastics (+ slideshow). More
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Nendo redesigns Zerogra glasses to feature circular hinges
Japanese design studio Nendo has partnered with eyewear brand Megane-Ichiba to redesign one of its classic pairs of glasses, adding reverse C-shaped hinges. More
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Google granted patent for bendy Google Glass-style device
Google's latest approved patent is for a flexible heads-up display that could be the next version of Google Glass. More
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Nendo adds to its expanding design portfolio with flexible reading glasses
Nendo is rapidly establishing itself as one of the world's most prolific design studios, adding flexible polycarbonate reading glasses to a long list of diverse projects from the last 12 months. More
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"It's the first pair of glasses that is one component"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: designer Ron Arad launched a range of 3D printed eyewear in Milan earlier this month. In this movie he discusses his pioneering 3D printing experiments in 2000 and his views on the technology today. More
