valerio sommella designs VS1 eyewear collection for modo

 

 

 

modo’s .6mm beta titanium frames have been re-imagined by milanese designer valerio sommella. ‘VS1’ emphasizes the relation between frame and lens, making clear the contrast and proportion between the two elements. 

valerio sommella VS1 eyewear modo
‘VS1’ optical collection
images © bea de giacomo

 

 

 

the collection includes optical and sun eyewear, with lenses housed in a TR 90 polyamide rim that warrants easy lens insertion. ‘VS1’ is composed of six models, each drawing a name from milan — where sommella lives and works. 

valerio sommella designs VS1 eyewear collection for modo
‘brera’ and ‘stendhal’ 

valerio sommella designs VS1 eyewear collection for modo
‘vetra’ and ‘isola’ 

valerio sommella VS1 eyewear modo
‘VS1 vetra’

valerio sommella designs VS1 eyewear collection for modo
‘VS1 isola’

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temple detail

valerio sommella VS1 eyewear modo
design process

valerio sommella designs VS1 eyewear collection for modo
lens samples

 

 

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edited by: nick brink | designboom