A frame built on your face
Four weeks pass between the first measurement and the handover. In between there is a sheet of acetate, a milling cutter and many hours with a file.
The problem is not you
Why bespoke
If your glasses slide, mark your nose or squeeze your temples, it is rarely your face. It is a frame designed for an average face that does not exist.
Two millimetres wrong on the bridge and all the weight lands on your nose. Two millimetres on the temple, and the frame drops every time you look down.
Bespoke means starting from those numbers and building the frame around them, rather than hunting through a hundred for the least wrong one.
What we do, in order
Six stages, all in the studio.
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01
The measure
Lens width, bridge, temple, pupil distance and height, temple angle. Ten measurements in all, taken on your face.
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02
The shape
We start from one of the six shapes and correct it on your face: taller, narrower, a lower bridge.
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03
The acetate
You choose the sheet by holding it to the window. Tortoiseshell, solid black, clears, more than forty colours.
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04
The prototype
Before acetate we cut the shape in a test material. You wear it, look in the mirror, and we correct it.
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05
Cutting and polishing
The front comes out of a single sheet. Then the file, three passes of compound and the felt wheel.
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06
Assembly and handover
Hinges, centred lenses, and a final adjustment of temples and pads with the frame on your face.
Four appointments in four weeks
You come to the studio twice. We do the rest.
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01
First visit
Measurements, shape, sheet and a written quote. No commitment.
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02
Prototype
You try the shape in test material and decide the last corrections.
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03
Making
Cutting, filing, polishing, hinges. We send you a photo halfway through.
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04
Handover
We fit the lenses and adjust the frame on your face. It leaves with you.
Three ways to do it
Prices are for the frame only. Lenses are separate.
| Service | What it includes | Time | From |
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| Full bespoke | A shape drawn from scratch on your measurements, prototype, your choice of sheet | 4 weeks | €480 |
| Made to measure | One of the six studio shapes, adapted on lens width, bridge and temple | 3 weeks | €290 |
| Remake | Your favourite frame remade the same, in the right measurements and new acetate | 4 weeks | €520 |
A 30% deposit is due when you approve the prototype. The balance on handover. The full list is on the Prices page.
Before you book
The questions we get on the phone.
Do I need a prescription already?
No. If yours is less than a year old, bring it. Otherwise we examine your eyes in the studio, during the same visit.
What if I am not convinced at handover?
That is what the prototype is for: you approve the shape while wearing it, before we touch the acetate.
If anything is off in the measurements at handover, we remake it.
How long does an acetate frame last?
With normal use, many years. Acetate can be polished again and hinges can be replaced. A moulded plastic frame, once broken, is thrown away.
Do you make metal frames too?
Today we work in acetate, with metal hinges and cores. For full metal we will point you to a workshop we trust.
Then you need the lenses
The right frame with the wrong lenses is still the wrong pair of glasses.
It begins with ten measurements
The first visit takes an hour and the quote is in writing.