My glasses are gentle

technical description

3D printed structure that resists strong pressures, foldable and developed to welcome a variety of different color components, shape inspired by soft sweets. Each component can be removed and reassembled. Silicone flipping mold, transparent resin.

concept

Many people wearing glasses have a problem with the nose pad indentations, finding them uncomfortable. Designer Xiaoyue Liu came up with the idea of interchangeable nose pads which aren’t meant to be invisible anymore: they are actually turned into a design feature focused on comfort. Her eyewear frames can be customised by the wearer, since all parts are detachable, turning them into a DIY based on colour and fun. She also looked at the fragility of frames, which often makes glasses very delicate objects. The concept of softness - both of the nose pads, for comfort, and of the frame parts, for practical purposes - becomes the light-motif of her entire design philosophy. Pull candy, marsh-mellows and skittles are her aesthetic source for an eyewear collection that responds to key practical features every person thinks about when wearing a pair of glasses.

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