WOOD - FRAMES
The frames can be made of WOOD , they are very light and comfortable.
Out of the woods:
The frames are made with different kinds of woods, they can be colored,
and have also silk sheet to have beautiful colors. The frames are light
and comfortable.
Wood works wonderfully. It has a vast range of colours and grains to please
every taste, and is widely used in interior design, furniture, top-class
household goods, even the trim of exclusive cars. Now it is a rising trend in
eyewear. Janet Halliday takes a walk in the woods.
Why choose wood? "We wanted a more aesthetic, less technical look; using wood
with metal gives a warmer effect"; "The wood develops an attractive patina in
use" and "Wood's strength to weight ratio is unbeatable, not to mention the
beauty of its various colours and textures", are among reasons given.

Ranges using wood include Cottet's Öga line. Its Swedish designer Jonas
Blanking has worked in several areas of design, from interiors and furniture to
sports goods and fashion accessories. "As I was raised in Scandinavia wood has
always been part of my interior design tradition, and I am also inspired by the
Asian domestic tradition, for example their use of bamboo in everything," he
says. "It was important to find that link between interior design concepts and
portable accessories like eyewear... Sweden is in the north, life used to be
harsh and there was little time for decorative arts for common people, so you
had to design your utensils well from the beginning and keep them simple. Today
it is more a case of making it look simple but using the latest technology to
advance one's thinking."
Our current interest in all things natural, the way the warm tones of wood
flatter the wearer's complexion, and the comfortable feel of wood against the
skin, make wood a desirable material for eyewear. However, it is also a
challenging one. It must be dense and free of defects to accept machining;
precision engineering is required to ensure a perfect fit between the wood and
metal parts; and the effects of changes in temperature and humidity must be
countered. "Since steel and wood react differently to the same conditions, we
put in a lot of time to come up with a bonding material with not only the right
strength but the right flexibility to link the two materials," says Mr Blanking.
Woods are selected for their grain, colour - which besides being attractive
in itself, must complement the metal parts of the frame or case - and technical
properties, such as hardness. Ebony, sycamore, bubinga, snakewood, kotibe, box,
cherry, carbalho, rosewood and both European and African walnut are among those
chosen.
Frames incorporating wood are popular because every one is unique, since wood
grain is never the same twice; they follow the fashion for nature, and they have
the stamp of craftsmanship and quality.

However, when ordering frames and accessories incorporating real wood,
retailers should check that the manufacturer is using wood from a sustainable
source. Wooden eyewear has been around since the 19th century at least - the
Lapps protected their eyes from glare with splitted wooden masks. Now it is a
growing fashion story at the start of the new millennium.
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