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Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear is marking a significant milestone in 2025, celebrating its 10th anniversary since the brand was founded in France. Over the past decade, the company has built a reputation for delivering clean, essential design rooted in French aesthetic sensibility, and is now looking ahead with an expanded global presence.

To mark the occasion, Simple Eyewear is reinforcing its commitment to the markets it serves while continuing to grow its international footprint. The brand’s approach has remained consistent throughout its history: offer eyewear that is refined, accessible and true to a distinctly French vision of simplicity.

In Canada, Simple Eyewear is represented by The Frame Affair, which is bringing the brand’s 10th anniversary collection and latest offerings to optical professionals across the country. Those interested in learning more about the brand or carrying it in their practice can reach out directly to Trevor at trevor@theframeaffair.com.

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Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

French eyewear brand Simple Eyewear is marking a significant milestone this year, celebrating its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to its founding philosophy and a growing international footprint.

Founded on the belief that eyewear should be elegant, understated and accessible, Simple Eyewear has spent the past decade refining its approach to what it calls “essential French design.” The brand has built its reputation on clean lines, quality materials and a pared-back aesthetic that resists trend-driven excess in favour of timeless wearability.

To mark the occasion, Simple Eyewear is expanding its global presence, bringing its collections to new markets and strengthening existing partnerships with optical retailers around the world. The brand’s growth reflects increasing demand for understated, well-crafted eyewear that prioritizes longevity over novelty.

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Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear, the French eyewear brand known for its understated aesthetic and commitment to essential design, is marking a decade in the industry with a renewed focus on global growth and an expanded international presence.

Founded on the principle that great eyewear does not need to be complicated, Simple Eyewear has spent ten years building a reputation for clean lines, quality materials, and accessible French style. The milestone anniversary comes as the brand looks to broaden its reach into new markets and strengthen its relationships with optical retailers around the world.

The brand’s philosophy has remained consistent since its inception: strip away the unnecessary and focus on what matters. This approach to design has resonated with consumers and eyecare professionals alike, earning Simple Eyewear a loyal following in France and beyond over the course of its first decade.

As part of its anniversary celebrations, Simple Eyewear is using the occasion to highlight its growth trajectory and outline its ambitions for the years ahead. The brand’s expansion efforts reflect a broader trend of European eyewear labels seeking to establish stronger footholds in international markets, including North America, where demand for European-designed frames continues to grow.

Optical professionals interested in learning more about Simple Eyewear and its tenth anniversary collections can reach out directly to explore the brand’s offerings and distribution opportunities.

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Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear Celebrates 10 Years of Essential French Design With Expanded Global Presence

Simple Eyewear is marking a major milestone, celebrating its 10th anniversary with a renewed focus on growth and an expanding international footprint. The French eyewear brand, known for its clean, essential aesthetic, has spent the past decade building a loyal following and is now setting its sights on a broader global presence.

Founded on the principle of essential French design, Simple Eyewear has remained committed to a philosophy of understated elegance throughout its first decade. The brand’s approach centres on creating eyewear that is thoughtfully crafted and free from unnecessary complexity, allowing the quality of materials and design to speak for itself.

As the brand enters its second decade, it is leveraging the momentum of its anniversary to deepen its reach in markets around the world. The expansion reflects growing international demand for the kind of refined, purpose-driven eyewear that Simple Eyewear has become known for.

The Canadian market is among those being targeted as part of this broader global push, with the brand working to connect with optical retailers and eyecare professionals who share its commitment to quality and design integrity.

Trevor from The Frame Affair is involved in bringing the brand’s story and product offerings to the attention of industry contacts and trade partners, helping to facilitate the brand’s growth in this region.

Simple Eyewear’s 10th anniversary represents not only a celebration of what the brand has built, but also a statement of intent for the years ahead as it continues to bring essential French design to optical markets worldwide.

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LINDA FARROW UNVEILS SS27 ROOM SERVICE

Linda Farrow has unveiled its SS27 collection, Room Service, ahead of Silmo 2026. Inspired by the great five-star hotels of London, the collection draws on the sumptuous atmosphere of 1970s hotel life, exploring “a world where luxury is found in every detail – where product, service and experience are considered with equal care.” The palette moves through scarlet interiors, warm taupes, deep browns and burnt orange tones, evoking polished wood, plush lounges and mirrored bars.

Rooted in the brand’s heritage of glamour and craftsmanship, each frame is handcrafted in Japan using fine materials and precise techniques. The collection considers how different generations experience luxury today, celebrating the dynamic between mother and daughter while recognizing that each values something distinct. “Room Service captures both worlds through a cinematic lens – celebrating women who move through life with sophistication, presence and their own distinct sense of style.”

The SS27 collection features a range of signature design details across its frames. Highlights include a reintroduced 1970s heritage logo applied in fine white ink, an industrialized titanium eyelet plate with hand-painted colour contrasts, sculpted Japanese titanium frames with precision bevelling, and a decorative encased core wire suspended beneath crystal acetate with Linda Farrow’s signature honeycomb detailing. Additional standouts include precious metal-plated lenses on the Marcelo and Sadie frames and photochromic lenses by Barberini on the Meret, featuring adaptive molecular technology that responds to changing light conditions.

Linda Farrow will present the SS27 Room Service collection at Silmo 2026 in Hall 7, Stand C037. For more information, visit lindafarrow.com.

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ic! berlin unveils first campaign featuring Audi Revolut F1® Team

ic! berlin has launched its first campaign featuring Audi Revolut F1® Team drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, both pictured wearing customized ic! berlin frames. The campaign, rolling out globally this week, marks the brand’s first official activation since announcing their partnership with Audi Revolut F1® Team in February, making ic! berlin the first official eyewear partner of the team.

Titled “From 0.05 mm to 300 km/h: engineering performance and precision at speed,” the campaign draws a direct line between ic! berlin’s ultra-light, screwless frames and the Audi R26 race car, engineered for lighter dimensions, active aerodynamics and high-speed agility. “The partnership unites two brands where form and function are inseparable,” the company noted, adding that qualities like focus, precision and confidence align naturally with ic! berlin’s design philosophy.

Shot by photographer Rupert Tapper with creative direction by visual artist Leif Podhajsky, the imagery uses motion blur to capture the speed and intensity of Formula 1 racing. Beyond the campaign visuals, ic! berlin will offer brand ambassadors and select media trackside experiences at races in Monza, Italy; Marina Bay, Singapore; and Austin, Texas throughout the season.

About ic! berlin: ic! berlin is a pioneer in screwless, high-end stainless-steel eyewear. We design, engineer and manufacture ultra-light and flexible frames that defy convention. Expertly crafted in Berlin for those who seek ingenious solutions and ultimate wearability. Since 1996, ic! berlin has revolutionized the eyewear industry with ultralight frames made of cold-rolled stainless-steel combined with a patented, screwless hinge. ic! berlin has been a Marcolin Group company since end of 2023 and part of the wider VSP group as of 2026. ic! berlin is sold in over 125 countries worldwide.

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ØRGREEN TAKES ITS SHEET TITANIUM TO THE SUN

ØRGREEN Takes Its Sheet Titanium to the Sun

Danish eyewear brand ØRGREEN has introduced a new collection that brings its signature sheet titanium craftsmanship into the world of sun eyewear. The release marks a meaningful extension of the brand’s technical and design expertise, applying the same precision-driven material work it is known for in optical frames to a new category of sun styles.

ØRGREEN has long been recognized for its use of sheet titanium, a material that requires exceptional skill to work with and allows for a distinctive combination of lightness, strength and refined aesthetics. The new sun collection carries those same qualities forward, offering wearers the performance and comfort associated with the material in a format suited to outdoor and lifestyle use.

The collection reflects the brand’s ongoing commitment to Scandinavian design principles, including clean lines, careful construction and a restrained approach to detail that allows the quality of the materials to speak for themselves.

Further details about specific frame styles, colorways and availability were not included in the source announcement.

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