With an abundance of food, gifts, lights, sparkles and excitement, the last thing anyone needs at Christmas is a tonne of rubbish. Sadly, the holiday period is 30% more wasteful than any time of year. So, instead of being a Scrooge, we thought we would share a few ways you can reduce your impact this year.
Last week, we gathered around our purpose built island to explore the Japanese art of Furoshiki. An ancient tradition of wrapping gifts in reusable Tsutsumi cloth that dates back over 1,200 years. Hosted by MONC friend Tomoko, guests left with her book and Tsutsumi cloth.
The 2024 Dezeen Awards celebrated creativity and innovation in architecture, interiors, and design—and we were honoured to be shortlisted for our mycelium packaging alongside such inspiring company. With highlights from Kvadrat, Fernando Laposse studio and Paul Croft, we've done a round up of the winners that caught our eye.
Every year, billions of demo lenses end up in landfills. These lenses, essential for maintaining spectacle shape and enhancing the customer experience before prescription lenses are fitted, are difficult to recycle due to the varied plastics that are used, and their anti-reflective coatings. So, we've been holding onto ours for something special. Suspended in our window, 1,400 demo lenses form a circle.
As the festive season approaches, we recommend skipping the bustle and chaos of Oxford street and invite you to explore Chiltern Street and the surrounding Marylebone area as the perfect locale for thoughtful and unique gift buying.
Three years ago, we opened our first store on Chiltern street. Over that time, we've won the Dezeen and Draper's awards for our store design and hosted intimate workshops with friends from The Caley Bros, the Botanical Boys and more. Explore all the ways our neighbours, friends and customers have made Chiltern Street our home.
By community, for community. GROW, agroecological farm based in North London, is powered by local volunteers and an appreciation for nature. Using agroecological techniques, they’re gradually enhancing soil health, biodiversity, and crop resilience, all while providing freshly grown produce.
A metal eyewear frame is made with 16 individual metal components. More often than not, each of these components are made in a varying countries and get shipped around the world for assembly, we do things differently.
Introducing our most recent project, (RE)MADE - an experimental micro collection of one-of-a-kind designs, each made entirely of ‘waste’.
Tinted lenses are the perfect colourful compliment to any outfit, with a similarly colourful history, we thought we’d explore how tinted lenses went from rocks and minerals to the fashion statement accessories of today.
If you’ve been following our What We're Made of Series so far, you’ll be familiar with Mazzucchelli’s M49 bio acetate. A key material used as the base for 90% of our frames, M49 is composed of 68% natural and renewable materials.
When it comes to sourcing a bioacetate producer, there are two key considerations we take into account, quality and location. Fortunately for us, Mazzucchelli ticks both boxes. Founded in 1849, they've been honing their craft for 175 years, from button makers to material innovators.
