New sunglasses from Graz

The Brave New World Of Eyewear

A world without blogs about eyeglasses...Who can even imagine it these days? Yet only few years ago friends looked at us in amusement when we mentioned the SFH blog is visited by more than 500 readers a day. That was novel, and there was nothing else like it out there. Nowhere to go, nowhere to learn and no one to get the real skinny on what's going in eyewear, who the real players are and most important what to put on your face without looking like a douche.

But the year 2010 is upon us and if you look around the net today there are more blogs on this topic than there are taco stands in Tijuana. Everyone is an expert and everyone has something to say, from credible to ridiculous, from righteous to shameless copycatting and beyond.

At the moment we prefer to stay tight-lipped about current fashion and market trends, reserving information strictly to our friends and clients. Too many people in the business benefited from what we had to say as it is and we are simply letting others talk. It is, so to speak, our turn to sit and watch what others do and how well they do it.

But as the original blog about spectacles our job is far from done and we are not ready to bid farewell just yet. There is still plenty to do and plenty to talk about.
For instance, as of immediately, Spectacles For Humans Los Angeles is proud to offer you the entire Ogreen Optics Collection. Still our favorite brand in the world Orgreen Optics is showing no signs of creative stagnation, nailing down those shapes like the true pros they are. So whether you are on the market for a pair of Orgreens, or you never heard of them, come see us in beautiful Downtown LA and discover the worlds of Spectacles For Humans and Orgreen Optics for yourself. It's about time you did yourself a favor.

For appointments please call 213-793-0551.

Unoffical Model of SFH or What We Want For Christmas

MUSE on RAI...

When forced to play to a recording on Italian TV, MUSE members decide to take matters in their hands anyway...

Can't Hide The Bona Fides

MC GINN has just previewed its debut collection "Bona Fides" at Silmo in Paris last month. Here are some juicy details for all of you eyewear junkies. Until March 2009, founder and designer Brian Mc Ginn had been working as Creative/Design Director for Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses. Managing the design of various collections, as well as the visual nature of the brand and special collaborations, Mc Ginn gained a Silmo d’Or nomination for the Oliver Goldsmith – Hoffmann collaboration in October 2008. Before leaving the company he also conceived, designed and developed ‘Legacy’, an optical collection for Claire Goldsmith launching at this year's Silmo show.

Brian Mc Ginn graduated with first class honors in silver and goldsmithing from The National College of Art and Design, Dublin. He continued to develop his hand crafting skills, working with wood and training with a musical instrument maker in the west of Ireland. He returned to post graduate studies in 2000 to focus purely on eyewear design and handmaking. 2002 saw Mc Ginn launch his own bespoke eyewear design service and brand ‘Kid Oliver’ .

This tailored approach, working with the widest variety of materials from acetate and buffalo horn to decorative hardwoods, aluminum, stainless steel and bamboo, combined with Mc Ginn’s metalsmithing background has lead to the development of a recognizable signature style based primarily on form with a classic silhouette.

Recently Mc Ginn gained access to a Victorian factory in East London. Situated in the shadow of the 2012 Olympic stadium structure, the factory’s primary product is a traditional rolled gold frame. However, sequestered in the basement is their acetate facility, an Aladdin’s cave of machinery, hinges, pins, acetate and trims. This environment has given birth to the debut collection from MC GINN. It takes inspiration from current trends in street culture, splicing these with the designer’s trademark classic styling and meticulous attention to detailing and form. MC GINN has pared down the heavier, retro styling of his previous work to produce an elegant, sophisticated range, bringing the street into the boardroom. The frames are all crafted from Mazzucchelli acetate and feature vintage hinges, pins and decoration.

Coming soon to Spectacles For Humans.

"Blade Runner" and Los Angeles

ORGREEN TRUNK SHOW - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

We just realized how long it's been since we hosted ORGREEN Collection at Spectacles For Humans. And opportunity came up to snatch the entire collection for the weekend and we took it sans blinking.




So please come see all the new styles including the new collection of sunglasses.

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY ! 10 till 6!!
COME FOR DRINKS, BEATS AND COOL SPECS!

Grunhauser "Algorythm" LIVE in Downtown LA

Art Walk Downtown LA - tonight

Another second Thursday of the month and of course it's an ART WALK NIGHT in LA. Tonight Spectacles For Humans' one and only Dimitri Grunhauser will be performing as part of experimental audio installation "ANALOG VS. DIGITAL". Needless to say, Grunhauser will be representing DIGITAL.

http://www.myspace.com/grunhauser

All the same...

... and to be honest there is nothing exciting to write about. We've got all the cool stuff and work with it everyday. So until the next show comes around we plan on keeping a low profile.
Very low profile.