bamboo glasses

'ming' bamboo glasses
'ming' are bamboo glasses by chinese designer chen chun-hao & bamboo artist huang to-en
for yii collection. these lightweight eyeglasses borrow the features and silhouette of furniture
from the ming dynasty which is recognized for its elegant and minimalistic design.
the glasses are made entirely from bamboo with a patented hinge design developed
by huang to-en.




detail of the patented hinge designed by bamboo artist huang to-en
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