JDO EYEWEAR APPOINTS THE HIVE STUDIO

The Hive Studio is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Italian eyewear design house and manufacturer, JDO Eyewear, producers of the renowned handcrafted frame collection, Jacques Durand. The PR agency will be responsible for trade media relations in Europe and worldwide for JDO from July 2025, as they prepare for the re-launch of their newly acquired label, HAPTER at SILMO Paris in September this year.

ABOUT JDO EYEWEAR
Since 2012 and its creation in Montecchio near Vicenza, Italy, JDO Eyewear has become a reference in the eyewear industry for the creation of fine-quality, handcrafted, timeless frames produced with a strict commitment to a sustainable, ethical, fully transparent supply chain.
The location of JDO near Vicenza has afforded them a completely unique position with regard to jewellery expertise applied to eyewear and collaboration with some of the most highly skilled Italian artisans trained as goldsmiths.
Today JDO is directed by two generations of the Concato family, Domenico (CEO), and Stefania, and their daughters, Emma, Clara and Alice. The family also owns the prestigious independent retail chain, Punto Ottico Humaneyes, a reference in international optical retailing at the very highest level, today operating with six stores in Italy, two in the US and two locations most recently opened in Serbia.

AN EXPANDING PORTFOLIO OF CURATED COLLECTIONS BY JDO EYEWEAR
2025 represents an important year of growth and development at JDO Eyewear, and the family-owned business is proudly producing four unique eyewear collections.

JACQUES DURAND
An exquisite design style, simple yet unique, always produced according to the most precise artisanal know-how: Jacques Durand frames are known widely for their timeless elegance and handcrafted finesse. 100% made in Italy, Jacques Durand Atelier is where the heritage of eyewear manufacturing know-how meets the goldsmiths’ expert touch. Emma Concato is the Creative Director & Designer of Jacques Durand Eyewear (since 2022).
@jacquesdurand – www.jacquesdurand.com

CLETO MUNARI EYEWEAR
Italian designer Cleto Munari has developed an exquisite one-of-a-kind collection of handcrafted heirloom frames with JDO, launched at SILMO in 2023. The collection includes handmade precious metal designs with jewellery embellishments.
@cletomunarieyewear – www.cletomunarieyewear.com

HAPTER
The award-winning Italian eyewear label, known for its brave experimentalism, material innovation and avant-garde spirit was acquired by JDO at the end of 2024. The first collection created under JDO’s artistic direction will be presented at SILMO in September 2025.
@haptereyewear – www.hapter.it

CONCEPTION GÉNÉRALE
A brand-new collection designed by Stefano Bellotto, whose professional experience at General Eyewear in London has led him to design his own collection, produced by JDO. Launch date – coming soon!
@conceptiongenerale – www.conceptiongenerale.com

JDO Eyewear will exhibit the portfolio of collections at
SILMO PARIS – Hall 7 Booth H 100