Description
13&9 for Robert La Roche Diamond Shades brilliant black, Aix-en-Provence, Optique 27.
Magnifique lunette au design très structuré. Modèle dessiné par la célèbre agence d’architecture New Yorkaise 13&9. Un travail de facettes sur la lunette lui confère un look unique et hors du commun. Une lunette qui ne laissera personne indifférent.
Optique 27 – L’ ESHOP (achat en ligne sécurisé) présente une sélection exclusive de lunettes optiques et solaires réunissant les modèles forts de nouveaux créateurs, grands noms de la mode et lunetiers.
Robert La Roche, né en 1938, est entré très tard dans l’univers de l’optique, apportant son oeil de styliste (une profession qu’il a apprise en autodidacte) et la clairvoyance d’un génie du marketing. ll fonde sa propre marque en 1973, Alain Mikli sera son premier représentant en France, et son distributeur exclusif à Los Angeles pendant quelques temps sera L.A Eyeworks.
Ces 30 dernières années, Robert La Roche a été un personnage clé dans la transformation des lunettes en un véritable accessoire de mode. RLR dessine des lunettes extrêmement élégantes, dans des matériaux exceptionnels, titane, acétate et combinés, emprunt d’une certaine nostalgie des années 70.
L’objectif de RLR est de s’imposer comme une ligne haut de gamme avec une valeur réelle, un design actuel de qualité supérieur.
http://www.robert-laroche.com/personality/
The Geometric Collection “Diamond Shades” is the explosive result of a gathering of creative minds – all with their individual history, background and approach to design. 13&9, an internationally awarded design collective with its core in the field of fashion and product design, consisting of Martin Lesjak and Anastasia Su as well as Martin Lasnik, optician and eyewear designer. Robert La Roche, an established long- running eyewear brand with close ties to the art industry since its start in 1973, now in the leading hands of Anthony Reid and head of design Klaus Huber. What do they have in common? They are based in Graz, Austria, and they all love art and design and to push boundaries.
The inspiration behind the Geometric Collection comes from architecture. All shades are constructed with geometric precision strictly using converging lines and thus creating a perfect symmetry and therefore optimizing the relationship between angles and edges. The opening release within the Geometric Collection is called “Diamond Shades” – a limited edition collection with distinct contours and facets, produced in high-end craftsmanship quality, made in Austria. The special manufacturing process, including sandblasting and grinding by hand as well as the careful polishing of surfaces, creates the distinct matte finish for men and special high-gloss look for women. Custom made flat lenses are produced exclusively for this collection.
Design meets craftsmanship
The “Geometric Collection by 13&9 for Robert La Roche” is taking thecore values of a brand with a long history of ties to the art world (Robert La Roche) and accelerating it far into the future (13&9) with its geometric perfection. The result is a blend of visionary design and modern craftsmanship. Handmade in limited quantities for selected stores only,the “Diamond Shades” collection seeks to create a unique dialogue
between the individual and the environment.
GEOMETRIC COLLECTION DIAMOND SHADES 13&9 for Robert La Roche
-about the collaborators
13&9 Design
Founded in January 2013, 13&9 is an interdisciplinary design collective from Graz, Austria, that celebrates the unique talents and partnership between architects INNOCAD and product and fashion designer ANASTASIA SU. The interdisciplinary team’s successful cooperation withspecialist partners like Martin Lasnik has led to outstanding achievements in design of furniture, fashion, accessories, lighting and art objects, as well as for industrial design and sound installation projects. From the beginning on, projects of 13&9 have been recognized with numerous awards and architectural publications.
Projects: Renovation & redesign of the historic armory building in Graz; Design of the new information center for Graz Tourisms, collections of bags, fashion, lighting etc.
Prizes: First prize in Berlin’s noted LEAF Interior Design Awards 2013, iFProduct Design Award 2014 and acknowledged at the Architizer A+ awards and the FX International Interior Design Awards 2014.
Robert La Roche Eyewear
Founded in the early seventies by renowned Austrian eyewear designer Robert La Roche, the eponymous eyewear brand at once established itself on an international scale as an outstanding and truly trendsetting label during the fashion-crazed New Wave era of the eighties. Continuing its success with daring avant-garde designs throughout the nineties, in 2013 Robert La Roche partnered with eyewear aficionado Anthony Reid to subject the brand to a major and radical change where age old brand values nod to
modern day aesthetics and brand positioning.
A complete list of all projects and awards: http://www.13and9design.com.
