Their differences are their strength

Their story

Vanessa Di Giovanni: spontaneous, thoughtful intuitive and dynamic after having studied international trade and marketing in Annecy, France, she worked for the lens-manufacturing industry. After being eyewear product manager, she then evolved towards design. From Italian origins, she does not mince her words and guides herself with her emotions.

Mehdi Gaurat: fiery, imaginative, passionate and sensitive.After having obtained a degree in graphic design at the "arts appliqués" (school of applied arts) in Lyon. France, he became eyewear designer in 1991. His own design is the result of his evolution at various firms operating in this field.

They joined Alain Mikli's design teams in 2003. In October 2007, they launched Iheir eyeglass collection. At this occasion, they obtained the Silmo d'Or award in the fashion design section.

Their idea

To wear a custom-made frame that is in harmony with the asymmetries of the wearer's face.Design a custom-made adjustment that corrects the tilt of both, the temples and the front. To bring an answer, to myopia and to adapt to the evolution of progressive lenses.

EXO 'IN: is a mechanism designed in MIM (Mould Injected Metal), this mechanism is moulded inside the temple. A micrometre adjustment feature allows temple height adjustment and tilt of the front.

Such as a clock-maker, the optician performs a customized fit for every frame, within a half-degree margin. The precision of the micrometric adjustment optimizes both the comfort of the frame and the vision quality.

Their collection

Together, Vanessa & Mehdi designed a collection, the technical integration of which gives birth to an unique look with unexpected lines.

A modern linefor the fans of custom-made items, in search of a timeless frame, with a different look.

The collection is made out of high-tech materials such as HDN (High Definition Nylon) and pure titanium.

Their communication

Under the influence of imaginary characters and new technologies, they designed the EXOS. These creatures with strange armours transform themselves into jointed and surprising frames!

The idea behind their collection is based on blending the frame with the face while overcoming the defects of facial asymmetry. They designed their collection featuring a technology that enables a “custom-made” fit to compensate for these defects by correcting the tilt of the temples and frame front. The technically innovative frame is inspired by exoskeletons and features volume-worked temples with unexpected, futuristic lines in colours like cherry crystal, anthracite with glossy black, brushed titanium, raspberry, a sateen-like sand finish or frosty pearl grey.

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