Blake Kuwahara
Blake Kuwahara is recognized as one of the preeminent designers in eyewear today. Kuwahara launched his exclusive eponymous range of sunglasses and optical frames in Fall 2014, as inspiration from a conversation with a friend looking for ‘stylish, but understated’ glasses. By using laborious production techniques and a lot of handwork, an inner silhouette is encased in an unexpectedly fresh outer shape. This seamless fusion of two frames and the juxtaposition of contrasting form and color create a design tension that is thoroughly modern yet comfortably familiar. They are artful but wearable.