(PRESS RELEASE) Launched two years ago, the Optical Design Contest is preparing a new opus with the same objective: to be a stepping stone for the next generation and to stimulate creative innovation in eyewear through the eyes of students from design schools around the world. Based on the highest standards, this second edition takes on an essential theme: the evolving role of accessory eyewear.
The contest is open to all students enrolled in a design course at a level equivalent to or higher than the third year post-baccalaureate, and presents a detailed set of specifications designed to provide a comprehensive framework for the projects and a clear commitment to design. Lenses, frames, connected products, low vision or equipment for opticians and manufacturers, these designers of tomorrow will be able to create their concept by drawing inspiration from the vast world of optics and eyewear.
Olivier Jault
Chaired by Olivier JAULT and made up of optics and design professionals, the jury will meet to assess the projects received from the various design schools and select the most relevant.
A graduate of the ESAA Duperré fashion school, Olivier Jault is now a renowned accessories designer, teacher and curator, and has worked for many fashion houses including Jean Paul Gaultier, Repetto and Saint Laurent.
And the winner is…
DISTROAL by Thomas DENEUFBOURG & Adrien GALLOIS – École de Design Nantes Atlantique
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Glasses as support accessories for users that have specific needs, including people affected by disorders on the autism spectrum and anxiety disorders. Distroal means “calming’ in the Breton language.
As a reminder, the list of 2024 nominees here and the history of previous editions .
