The Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2018 eyewear collection features five distinctly refined product families that make up this season’s collection: Daisy, Retro Vintage, Iconic Stripes, Mix and Match and Colour Pop. Retro Vintage sports an oversized round shape, sophisticated metal construction and is embellished with colourful acetate inserts. Colour palette for marc 266/s: violet turquoise pink black Havana and dark Havana.
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Vision Expo has been nominated as a Trade Show News Network (TSNN) Awards Best of Show finalist. The award celebrates trade show excellence and innovation.
In the award submission the co-owners of Vision Expo, Reed Exhibitions and The Vision Council, featured the new partnership with OptiCon. OptiCon @ Vision Expo launched at Vision Expo East 2018 in New York City.
“We are honored to be nominated for this award,” said Melissa Ashley, Senior Vice President of Reed Exhibitions. “It is particularly exciting to be recognized due to the success of OptiCon @ Vision Expo East, which delivered a new, engaging program for Opticians and Contact Lens Practitioners and increased attendance among these important groups.”
“Opticians and Contact Lens Practitioners are a vital part of the optical community,” said Mitch Barkley, Vice President of Trade Shows at The Vision Council. “By joining forces with OptiCon and combining our resources, we were able to nurture connections with these key audiences and ensure a high quality and affordable Show experience.”
Social Media voting for this year’s TSNN award is now open and will end on June 16. Voting for the awards is available here.
Vision Expo West will take place at the Sands Expo from September 26 – 29, with education beginning on September 26.
The first six months of fiscal year 2017/18 (ended 31 March 2018) were successful for the ZEISS Group and saw its revenue rise by 9 percent to EUR 2.773 billion ($4.15 billion CAD), and as much as 13 percent after adjustments for currency effects.
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were high despite clearly negative currency effects compared to the previous year.
“It is our business in the high-tech fields of semiconductor manufacturing technology, industrial metrology and medical technology in particular that are enabling our growth and helping further advance the ZEISS Group,” said Prof. Dr. Michael Kaschke, President and CEO of ZEISS. “We are benefitting once again from our balanced and future-oriented portfolio and our broad global footprint.”
Revenue for the Vision Care/Consumer Products segment was $807 million CAD, compared to $829.5 million in the first 6 months of 2016/2017.
ZEISS also reports that they have increased spending on research and development by 20 percent to $447 million CAD and their number of employees by 8 percent. ZEISS now has a global workforce of 28,300 employess.
ZEISS executives were positive about the economic situation going forward: “At the present time, there is still excellent momentum for growth in Asia. Added to that is the sustained favorable impact of the global megatrends and a high demand in the semiconductor manufacturing technology segment,” says Kaschke. “The pleasing half-year figures motivate us to make fiscal year 2017/18 a record year for the ninth time in a row. Provided the overall economic framework conditions do not change in any major way, e.g. as a result of trade barriers, we are confident that we will succeed,” predicts the ZEISS CEO.
Source: ZEISS
Safilo Group and The New School’s Parsons School of Design announced the winner of the second installment of the Safilo x Parsons Design Thesis Competition on Monday, May 21st at the 70th Parsons Benefit gala which took place at Pier 60 in New York City. The benefit honours members of the greater design and performance community who exemplify the school’s mission while raising scholarship funds to support students throughout The New School.
Déshon Varnado, whose thesis was entitled Visions of Intersectionality, was announced as the winner and congratulated on stage by Parsons’ Dean of Fashion, Burak Cakmak, and by Alessandro Marcer, VP, creative director and head of Safilo Group’s global design studio in New York, who coached the students for the second year in a row.
The students’ completed projects are available to view online at www.galleriasafilo.com.
Click HERE to read the full press release.
adidas eyewear launches a new essential sports model for men and women who enjoy an active lifestyle and seek fashionable and stylish products. AD33 features an ultralight frame construction and a snap hinge with titanium pin. Flex zones and double snap nose pads™ ensure a comfortable fit, while the traction grip will keep the frame in place. All models come in 6 base Vision Advantage PC lens.
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EssilorLuxottica has launched Nuance Audio Glasses in Canada, introducing assistive listening eyewear designed for adults with mild-to-moderate listening difficulty.
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EssilorLuxottica has launched Nuance Audio Glasses in Canada, introducing assistive listening eyewear designed for adults with mild-to-moderate listening difficulty.
Learn More A new Canadian survey finds that opticians are highly engaged in supporting contact lens patients, with many seeking greater involvement and additional training opportunities.
Read more OptikConEd.com has collaborated with Dorina Reiz to offer a new 2-hour CE course for opticians on myopia care and the optician’s role as a key provider.
Read more GIGI STUDIOS is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, marking a decade of growth for the Barcelona-based eyewear brand, now present in more than 50 countries.
Read more Oakley will release Infiniloop on July 14, a limited-quantity eyewear design featuring a minimal dual-material frame structure and a connection to the brand’s Future Genesis storytelling platform.
Read more EssilorLuxottica has launched Nuance Audio Glasses in Canada, introducing assistive listening eyewear designed for adults with mild-to-moderate listening difficulty.
Learn More A new Canadian survey finds that opticians are highly engaged in supporting contact lens patients, with many seeking greater involvement and additional training opportunities.
Read more OptikConEd.com has collaborated with Dorina Reiz to offer a new 2-hour CE course for opticians on myopia care and the optician’s role as a key provider.
Read more GIGI STUDIOS is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, marking a decade of growth for the Barcelona-based eyewear brand, now present in more than 50 countries.
Read more Oakley will release Infiniloop on July 14, a limited-quantity eyewear design featuring a minimal dual-material frame structure and a connection to the brand’s Future Genesis storytelling platform.
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