The Curation

The houses we carry

The greatest assembly of independent eyewear lines available — sixteen houses, no mass-market names among them, each fitted by hand in Ada.

01

Lindberg

Danish titanium. Screwless, hingeless, almost weightless — engineered down to nothing.

Denmark · Titanium
02

Theo

Belgian avant-garde. Frames named like art pieces, made for people who want to be noticed for the right reason.

Belgium · Avant-garde
03

Anne et Valentin

French independent. Colour and proportion treated as a craft of its own.

France · Independent
04

DITA

Luxury, Japanese-made. Obsessive build quality and quiet, expensive detailing.

Japan · Luxury
05

Mykita

German, handmade in Berlin. A patented spring hinge and an industrial-design eye.

Mykita
06

Ørgreen

Danish, handmade. Layered titanium colour you don't see anywhere else.

Ørgreen window display at the Cascade Optical storefront.
07

Moscot

NYC heritage, since 1915. Honest, durable, the original of a hundred imitations.

Moscot
08

Matsuda

Japanese artisan. Hand-engraved metalwork and an old-world finish.

Matsuda
09

SALT.

California, handmade. Sea, Air, Land, Time — natural materials, no logos shouting.

California · Handmade
10

Hapter

Italian, hand made. Rubber and textile temples — eyewear that behaves like a tool.

Hapter frame with an orange textile temple, hand made in Italy.
11

LGR

Italian sun, built on a North-African heritage. Glass lenses, made to last.

Italy · Sun
12

Vuarnet

French sun and optical heritage. Mineral-glass lenses with a mountaineering past.

France · Sun & Optical
13

L.A. Eyeworks

California independent, since 1979. Sculptural, witty, unmistakably its own.

L.A. Eyeworks
14

Kala

Handmade, small-batch. The quiet kind of well-made.

Kala
15

Izipizi

French readers and sun. Easygoing, colourful, the right answer for a spare pair.

Izipizi
16

POC

Performance sun. Swedish engineering for people who actually go fast.

POC

Also

Sun, and a good spare pair.

Vuarnet·SALT.·POC·Izipizi·LGR

Independent sun lines with real glass and real heritage — and easygoing French readers for the spare pair you keep losing.

Come try them on.

Frames are fitted in person, not sold from a cart. Walk in during shop hours and we'll find the one.