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Fukui's Handmade Sci-Fi Journey - Y CONCEPT Ultra-Lightweight Titanium Glasses

Based on the established impression, Japan's Fukui hand-made glasses should feel retro, elegant, with a strong taste of literary youth or gentleman, at least not a sci-fi or high-tech style. But reality will always surprise you. Y CONCEPT was launched in 2013, but the entire design concept actually dates back to 1994. Back then, designer ISAO HYOI set up his own studio in Fukui Prefecture to study various structural methods and components of glasses, eager to create a unique design of his own. Of course, it is easier said than done to break the old and establish the new. Mr. Hyoi made little progress in the initial period. By chance, Mr. Hyoi found that his friend's glasses were not only...

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American Whiskey Made in Japan — JULIUS TART OPTICAL

JULIUS TART OPTICAL can be said to be an old American brand. The origin of the predecessor TART OPTICAL ENTERPRISES can be traced back to 1948. In the 1940s, glasses design was still basically the world of the round frame, and the Aviator pilot frame also emerged after World War II, and both of them were basically small frames. However, Mr. Julius Tart did not follow the trend. Instead, he resolutely went in the opposite direction. Using thick and thick plates, he designed the model "ARNEL" that would become an immortal legend in the future. This is definitely an epoch-making design. With Mr. Tart's inspiration, coupled with stable and excellent quality, TART OPTICAL ENTERPRISES began to emerge, and was favored...

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What is Sun Platinum? Deconstruction of the ultimate material for Japanese hand-made glasses!

Speaking of the unique material of Japanese glasses, you may think of celluloid, but in fact there is a more representative material that is born and raised in Japan, but few people know it. This article is about the Taiyo Platinum developed by Shintaro Kato in 1930. Mr. Kato established the Sanjin Electrochemical Research Institute in 1920, and later reorganized it into the Sanjin Research Institute, and obtained a license for the white alloy developed by Mr. Kato, named "サンプラチナ" (Sun Platinum Sun Platinum Metal, referred to as SPM for short) ). What is Sun Platinum? Solar Platinum is a white gold alloy of 85% nickel, 11% chromium, 3% silver and 1% other metals. Because the sun platinum naturally emits...

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Made in the name of craftsmen - Japan CRAFSIS hand-made glasses

Japanese hand-made glasses have a firm place in the eyewear industry, relying on the dedication to details and the persistence of "people". This spirit makes Japanese handmade glasses more like works of art. CRAFSIS from Sabae, Fukui, whose name is actually the abbreviation of "Craftsmanship in Sabae", promotes "Craftsmanship in Sabae" under the banner of "Craftsmanship in Sabae". CRAFSIS is positioned as a brand with retro style. CRAFSIS is produced by SUNREEVE Optical Co., Ltd., which has a history of more than 60 years. The senior Tuna River craftsmen in the company are the brand soul of CRAFSIS. They polish each pair of glasses with their skillful hands who have witnessed the brilliance of Japanese glasses. , polishing, stereotype adjustment,...

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