
For us, it's glasses with a cause.
Why can't we combine urgent need with high value and significance. Responsible brands rely on glasses made of natural materials, for example Etnia Varsella, make frames from acetate that contains 98% cotton. The pros of this material are great for their wearer too - lightweight, comfortable yet durable.
On the other hand, the transparency of the material makes it ideal for applying all kinds of fashion touches. The brand has always been guided by art, it is no secret that the colours in their designs are from works of art such as Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" inspired by Byzantine mosaics, Eugène Delacroix's "Liberty of the People", dedicated to the events of 28 July 1830 in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci's "The Lady with the Hermelin", painted in oil on wood at the end of the 15th century.
The sophistication of the brand doesn't stop there. Barberini's glass collection, enriched with Venetian glass dating back to the Renaissance, Baroque, and most of all the golden ages of Murano, inspired Etnia Barcelona to bet on mineral lenses. The solid amorphous mineral from which they are made has two leading benefits - it transmits more of the visible light, in other words we see more clearly, and it has greater transparency. Their disadvantages remain their easy fragility and heaviness.
Glass has always been an art, an art that has remained in the centuries.
Glass production began in northern Italy at the beginning of the last millennium. The credit goes to the Benedictine monks. The first document confirming glassmaking is from Venice in 981. At that time, transparent glass was already being produced and used to make optical lenses.The rich colours of the glass transport you to a new world , a world where you can literally put on your rose-tinted glasses.
Other popular lens materials of sunglasses are organic and polycarbonate lenses.
In its 2019 collection Furla has opted for polycarbonate as a material, it has better optical properties than organic glass, it is similar to mineral glass but weighs less. The material is extremely suitable for children's eyes. After all, we all know how naughty our children are and how robust their glasses need to be.
The substance polycarbonate was discovered accidentally by the inventor Alfred Einhorn at the end of the 19th century. The discovery received no recognition and was taken to be harmful. In 1953, Schnell rediscovered polycarbonate. This compound proved to have no analogues among thermoplastics. A few days later, Daniel Fox also reached for the material polycarbonate. A controversial situation arises. Years later, its use in the optical industry began.
And now that we've learned so much about our sunglasses, shall we consider our cause. After all, every detail matters, everything we wear , see and use has its own story and specialness. The secret is to find our identity and choose what suits us best, what describes us best. In which narrative do we recognize ourselves . Which story do we want to tell the world .
We can wear our glasses for a cause , as a fashion accessory or just because. The important thing is to make a conscious decision.
I choose to fight for a cleaner world , because I believe everything is in my hands!