Come On In … (ABOVE)
The water is fine in Etnia Barcelona’s new #BeAnartist Spring/Summer 2019 campaign. Shot by world-renowned photographer Miles Aldridge, the campaign is a reinterpretation of David Hockney’s famous “A Bigger Splash” painting, and features the delightfully eccentric “Smith family,” as if they had just stepped out of an American comedy series from the late seventies and jumped head-first into swimming pools, towering palm trees and endless blue, sunny skies. Each member of the family represents one of the four latest collection segments for Spring/Summer 2019. Color, character, tradition and modernity all combine in these new models created with every unique style in mind. MSRP: $250-$300 | etniabarcelona.com
Empowered Eyewear
Launched this month, this line of interchangeable frames and lenses has a unique patented Lift, Switch, Click feature. The Confidence (shown) allows for switching between Rx, fashion, anti-blue light and sun lenses.
empoweredeyewear.com
$149
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Morel
Thin stainless steel temples and the company’s proprietary screwless, springless Omicron flex-hinge define the Lightec Collection’s Omicron 13, including the model 30090L.
morel-france.com
$269
Focals
Respond to texts, get directions, talk to Alexa (yes, that Alexa) and more with these custom-built smart glasses. Only the wearer can see the transparent, holographic display, which floats an arm’s length out.
bynorth.com
Starting at $599
Roger Bacon
Created via a process that takes a 3D-biometric scan to trace key measurements and provides a virtual and interactive 3D try-on experience, the style (MB-19, shown) is then custom 3D printed in the Netherlands.
(888) 321-3939, rogerbacon-eyewear.com
Starting at $399
CLR3D
Putting the 2.0 version of Scan2Print software to work, CLR3D is the just-announced 3D printed, ready-to-wear eyewear from Tech Print Industries. These unisex styles are prototypes of the customizable, 3D-printed options from CLR3D.
techprintindustries.com
Price upon request
3DNA
The eyewear design app from 3DNA allows for truly collaborative sessions to create frames like the Mara in Buffalo horn with sterling silver and platinum plating. Other materials include wood, cork, seashell, flat titanium, thin titanium, and carbon fiber.
v3dna-eyewear.org
$160 to $1,200
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Marchon NYC
The company’s first optical collection to incorporate Thermo-Memory technology, the M-3803 is rendered in a thermosetting plastic with shape memory.
(800) 645-1300, marchon.com
$123
Edward Beiner
The 3D-printed 1705 is part of the first line to launch in Edward Beiner’s new Eyes Forward campaign.
edwardbeiner.com
$390 as shown (custom frames $800-1,000)
Level
Activity wins the day with Level eyewear from VSP, which is produced at Marchon Italy, and includes the LV300. This eyewear tracks steps, calories, distance, and activity time. Daily steps help earn the wearer points toward exams and glasses for those in need.
leveltechnology.com
Starting at $270