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We hope to create an interesting links page, not just of commercial content, but something with interest and educational value. Small companies and individuals doing it “their way” will get high priority here. Larger companies that we feel are really doing their stuff well will also get a look in. Artistic content will also be very highly regarded.
Australasian Dispensing Opticians Association is the peak body for dispensing opticians in Victoria. Learn more about what they do and how to become one. Younger Optics. American lens manufacturer famous for its range of polarised and Trilogy lenses. Nidek. Japanese manufacturer of high quality optical instruments and lens finishing equipment. We use Nidek equipment at Designed Eyes. It gives a great result! Antiquespectacles.com Very interesting website featuring great articles and images about the history of spectacles. Brendan O’Keefe Melbourne based designer/artist/ optician making unique hand crafted spectacle frames from aluminium and acetate. Roger Henley Adelaide based frame maker producing some very cool and colourful acetate frames. Kees Wennekendonk Artist from Holland who makes frames from exotic materials such as horn, ivory etc. Operaopera English Optometrists/Opticians who manufacture frames for their retail store, and can also make one-off “bespoke” frames from acetate. Masato Ito Masato Ito handcrafts some very interesting eyewear in Japan. Opticampus Optical education website for optical professionals put together by Darryl Meister. It is a fantastic resource and has some great articles. Handmade sterling silver frames by Ric Kolseth in the U.S.A. Glass Tailor order made frame shop in Japan. All the frames are custom made from acetate. The site is all in Japanese, but just click on the options on the navigation bar and you’ll get the idea of what’s going on. The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is a society formed in the 1600’s as the qualifying body for optometrists and dispensing opticians. This is a beautifully traditional society encapsulating the fine traditions of our trade and the esteem in which it is held in the U.K. Urban Spectacles produce hand made frames made in the USA primarily from fine timbers. They truly are magnificent pieces of art and some of the timbers have the most exquisite grain. Have a look, this is mind blowing stuff. |