Silmo has released the nominations for the highly regarded Silmo d’Or awards, which recognise the talent and creativity of the eyewear industry, ahead of the Parisian optical fair later this month.
Awards are presented to leaders in design, innovation, manufacture, and more. Winners will be announced at Silmo, which is held at Paris Nord Villepinte from 29 September to 2 October.
This celebration has been described as “an unmissable event” since its launch in 1994.
Companies nominated at the 30th Silmo d’Or are:
Children
- De Rigo with UK136:Police
- Etnia Eyewear with BA-BAAAANG!
- Kaleos Eyehunters with Philip C004
- KNCO with GEO
- Variation Design with K186 Chance
Sport
- Bollé with Windchaser
- Cébé with S’tech Autofit
- Marchon with Flyfree – NIKE
- Marcolin with Adidas sport SP0088_02L
Vision
- EssilorLuxottica with Varilux XR Series
- Divel Italia with Re-Live
- Morrow with Morrow eProgressives
- Optiswiss with Concept Biometrics
Material and Equipment
- Cosium with e-StoreConnect
- EssilorLuxottica with Shamir Spark 4 – Shamir
- Saargos with Quicksee Free – Plenoptika
- SBrusset&Co with Bootle Glass Set
Optical Frame Brands and Labels
- Bollé with Epid 02
- Eschenbach Optik with 503216 Col.30 – Marc O’Polo
- Marchon with PS24607 Kimpton – Paul Smith
- ODLM-Seaport with KAAL71 – Vear – Paul & Joe and also CC1086 – Ved=o – Carven
Sunglasses Brands and Labels
- ADCL with MAUS2318 01 – Mauboussin
- De Rigo with P8966 – Porsche Design
- Grosfilley with Billie – LA91033 C1 – Lancel Paris
- Marchon with CK24503S – Calvin Klein
- ODLM-Seaport with CC4091S NOVE – Carven
Technological Innovation in Eyewear
- 15-1 diffusion with Aloha
- Atavu with Person nez lissée – Les Petits Ponts
- Bust Out Eyewear with Twist
- SBrusset & Co with Meyro-nde OP
- Urband International with Urband Carbon 3
Sunglasses Eyewear Designer
- Andy Wolf with Blossom col.05
- Clément Lunetier with Opportunity – 5517
- Jean Philippe Joly with Jean Philippe Joly x Gimm
- Lucas De Staël with Glacier #01
- Sasaki with Suekichi
Optical Frame Eyewear Designer
- Blake Kuwahara with Kellogg
- Caroline Abram with Line
- Cutler and Gross with 9126 Lunettes Cat-Eye
- Rigards with model RG1009TI
- Veronika Wildgruber with Tyrell