Our team at SIGHT recently sat down with the owners, and brothers, of ROLF Wood Spectacles. These handmade, 100% all wood (even the hinge and screw) frames are both designed and manufactured in Austria.
Roland, Bernard & Chris are the 3 brothers who head up this growing eyewear line, along with designer Marija. The line is full of great passion and quality. They have won multiple Silmo d'Or awards for technological innovation in eyewear (among other categories) and the company prides itself on intense research and the highest quality - this proved very evident once we sat down and learned exactly how to handle, mold and even mend this beautiful product.
The collection includes frames made from lightweight wood, bamboo and woodstone materials. We took a few pictures of our time together - we even broke a few frames //gasp!
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| we gather to watch as Roland demonstrates. |
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| great explanations from this passionate designer. |
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| teaching us how to manipulate and mold frames. |
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| we broke this oak frame in order to learn how it is mended. |
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| team effort as we heat and cool the frame. |
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| back in PERFECT working order - like nothing ever happened. |
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| a gorgeous beveled piece from the new collection. |
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| you can really appreciate the different layers of wood from this angle. |
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| notice the ALL wood hinge. |
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| outstanding lines and smoothed out edges - extremely comfortable too! |
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| good times with great people and eyewear! |
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