Building on its popular Sculptural Pebble frame collection, Paloceras – the high-end, Swiss-born eyewear brand – has introduced Nouvelle Fiction optical eyewear designed for prescription use from the outset.
Sculptural Pebble frames have been worn by cultural figures across music, film, and design, placed in more than one hundred boutiques worldwide, and covered in publications including Vogue, Numéro, and the Financial Times. Several releases sold out within days, confirming a strong appetite for the inflated silhouettes that define the Paloceras aesthetic.
Nouvelle Fiction adapts the sculptural design language of the Pebble frames into refined, lightweight spectacles made for clarity and daily wear. Each shape maintains a recognisable identity through defined volume, rounded contours, and spherical tips, while being carefully recalibrated to meet optical standards. Proportions, material distribution, and fit have been adjusted to support stable fitting and long-term wear in an optical context.
Nouvelle Fiction adapts the sculptural design language of the Pebble frames into refined, lightweight spectacles made for clarity and daily wear
A Hot-Press Process
The inflated shapes of Nouvelle Fiction frames are created through a controlled hot-pressing process that allows volume to be formed with precision rather than added as surface effect. This approach enables sculptural presence while maintaining structural stability and suitability across prescriptions.
The palette is composed specifically for optical use and includes soft neutrals, translucent hues, and expressive marbled patterns. Each frame is carved from premium Mazzucchelli cellulose acetate using DualLayer laminated construction and finished with custom gold-plated Visottica hardware designed for optical adjustment and long-term serviceability.
Technical refinement underpins the design shift. Lens geometry, bridge shaping, and temple ergonomics have been developed specifically to support optical clarity and prescription integration while maintaining the inflated aesthetic that defines the collection.
“It was about retaining the emotional charge of our sculptural frames while letting them settle into something quieter, more instinctive to wear,” said Alexis Perron-Corriveau, Design Director at Paloceras. “The expression is more restrained, but the identity remains unmistakable.”
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