Obsidian No.1 sunglasses resting on stone beside an infinity pool

Obsidian  ·  No.1

The frame
that says
nothing.

Four hundred pairs were cut from a single block of obsidian-black acetate in a workshop above the Algarve. None of them carry a name.

Claim a pair — €79

€169  ·  53% off

Chapter I — Provenance

Made for people who were never going to advertise anything.

The mould was made by a family atelier that spent thirty years producing frames for houses whose names you would recognise instantly. When the last contract closed, the tooling stayed. One final run was pressed for private clients — the same acetate, the same seven-day polish, the same hand-set hinges.

Then the tooling was retired. Four hundred pairs exist. There will be no second run.

Close detail of the polished acetate frame and smoke lenses

Fig. 01 — 6mm Mazzucchelli acetate, hand polished

Man wearing the unmarked Obsidian No.1 sunglasses in strong sunlight

Chapter II — The Absence

No logo. That is the point.

You will not find a name on the temple, nor a stamp inside the arm. Branding is how mass-market eyewear borrows credibility it does not have. A collector piece does not borrow.

The people who know, know by the shape of the bevel and the weight in the hand. Everyone else simply sees someone with very good taste and no need to explain it.

Woman wearing the Obsidian No.1 frame against whitewashed architecture

Chapter III — Worn

One shape, cut to flatter every face it meets.

Laughing woman lifting the sunglasses, Algarve courtyardMan lowering the sunglasses by a poolWoman shielding her eyes wearing the frameMan in the sunglasses with hills behind himWoman in profile wearing the sunglassesMan wearing the frame in front of a blue-trimmed villa

Acetate

Italian 6mm block, seven-day tumble polish

Lenses

CAT.3 smoke, full UV400 protection

Hinges

Hand-set steel core, no visible screw

Edition

400 pairs, tooling retired

Private release

€169 retail.
€79 for this release.

Because there is no brand to pay for — no campaign, no boutique, no licence fee — the frame reaches you at the price of its craft. When the four hundred are gone, this page closes.

Reserve mine — €79

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