Unique frame designs that function beyond practicality!

Traditional spectacle frame essentially consists of a frame front that holds the lenses and is joined together to the temples by screws. In recent years, advancements in technology and product designs have made possible the fabrication of unique frames that function beyond practicality.

VO was introduced to four such interesting brands recently! We were both intrigued and impressed by how cleverly the designers of these brands successfully married advanced technologies with innovative designs.

The concept used in the art of paper origami is clearly visible in the designs under Urband. Borrowing from the idea of the traditional Japanese art (whose goal is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and patterns) designers of this brand created the frame front through the bending of a piece of sheet metal, resulting in a frame design that is uniquely modern, simple yet durable. Innovation does not simply stop there. We were informed that the frame is constructed without soldering, screws or hinges. While the conventional frame uses screws at the temple hinges to attach the temples to the frame front, Urband uses a patented S-clip system to accomplish the same task and with more elegance. With the S-clip, the frame can be easily assembled or dismantled without using any special tools and the lenses are firmly secured. Urband has already won several awards, both locally and internally.






Colours, and lots of colours is what you would find in frames from Glossi! Apart from being light weight, durable and comfortable to wear, the designers of this series of frames seem determined to provide wearers a chance to celebrate everyday living with vibrant and glossy colours! A special feature we have to point out is that the frame front is joined to the top bar at both frame-ends by stitch concept (patent pending) using nylon string and not screws or pins. This soft connection allows more flexibility.





The world’s first soft-lock system using nylon string to lock the lenses within the rims of the frame is found in spectacles by Eyelet. The system replaces the conventional frame with screws and makes it easy to lock and unlock the lenses. It also helps to minimize the chipping of the lenses which are common with sheet metal frame front fitting. Wearers of rimless frames will find it easy to adopt Eyelet.





Another world’s first is found in this frame below by Linkskin. While the common highlight of frames by this brand is that they are made primarily from recycled materials (details will be featured in a separate article), it is the design of this particular frame that caught our attention! Notice how ingeniously the designers utilized stitches to decorate and enliven the frame!

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** images provided by Nanyang Optical.