Tag: spectacles

Craft June 2019

C.W. Dixey & Son: Seeing the truth

What do Sir Winston Churchill, seven Kings and Queens of England, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Qianlong of China, and James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, have in common? Here’s your answer…
News December 2018

Cubitts' Exhibition - Retrospecitive: London, Spectacles, and Half a Millennia

Thanks to Cubitts’ founder Tom Broughton and a range of contributors, a retrospective that takes a look at London’s history with eyewear is open to the public.
Craft September 2015

Maison Bonnet: Bespoken nostalgia

This passionately personable atelier houses the affable and highly esteemed brothers Franck and Steven Bonnet, one of the last remaining artisans of bespoke eyewear.