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A modernist icon, reinvented for the 21st century: Falson realizes the promise of 1950s design using the latest advances from DITA’s optical practice. Falson envisions a bright new future for the panto frame, a model renowned for its keyhole bridge and articulated browline.
A modernist icon, reinvented for the 21st century: Falson realizes the promise of 1950s design using the latest advances from DITA’s optical practice. Falson envisions a bright new future for the panto frame, a model renowned for its keyhole bridge and articulated browline. Asian Fit.
DITA’s celebrated flight series soars to new heights with Flight-Seven, a confident “navigator” that blends the spirit of a classic aviator with the masculine shape of a traditional square lens. Flight-Seven began as a tribute to the supersonic military aircraft of the 1970s. These jets combined aerodynamic grace with revolutionary technology to reach...
Ever since the technical advances in sound & moving images of the 1930’s Hollywood has been one of the most visible and controversial businesses in America, The “Statesman” is a frame celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age of creativity, contention, and timeless iconic style.
Ever since the technical advances in sound & moving images of the 1930’s Hollywood has been one of the most visible and controversial businesses in America, The “Insider-Two” is a frame celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age of creativity, contention, and timeless iconic style.
Buckeye, Ash and Birch are the embodiment of Jeff’s dream to create an ultra-lite series of classic men’s optical frames in a variety of shapes and sizes that will flatter any face. Featuring custom Japanese acetate in a classic, angular shape with an elegant keyhole bridge and ultracomfortable beta titanium temples with a pressed diamond pattern.
Haliod propels optical craftsmanship to new and exhilarating heights with design innovations that conjure the expressive gestures and elegant proportions of ancient Japanese calligraphy. This riff on the traditionally conservative P3 silhouette features a continuous titanium wire exoskeleton that gracefully dips and meanders around titanium-cupped lens rims.
The retro sensibility of POLYMATH traces its roots to postwar Europe, where the Teddy Boy movement of early-1950s England set the dual currents of fashion and music on a collision course that forever changed the world. POLYMATH’s subversive reinvention of a menswear staple celebrates the swaggering, working-class appropriation of the Edwardian wardrobe.
East meets West in the form of Mann, a modern frame that infuses a quintessentially American silhouette with the unique historical signature of Japanese calligraphy. The frame’s unique contrast of volume and lightness draws upon the deliberate strokes of kaisho, an ancient artistic form that requires years of practice and extraordinary discipline to be...
I designed this frame as a testament to President Theodore Roosevelt’s enduring love of nature and his commitment to preserving America’s majestic landscapes; Roosevelt’s own classic round frames served as an early guide, updated with the innovative design and exceptional quality DITA customers expect.
The United might easily be mistaken for a classic Sixties frame were it not for DITA’s signature diamond press detailing at the temples and the bridge piece.
Dramatic proportions achieved with extraordinary craftsmanship, BRIXA lifts an eyewear classic to new heights with details inspired by Chinese artisans. A daring rendition of iconic browline frames, BRIXA features a host of carefully considered details designed to evoke advances in architecture and metalwork achieved during the Qing Dynasty.
Exceptional materials and groundbreaking technology converge in TORUS, a sleek acetate round frame inspired by the strength and beauty of Japanese arts and crafts. The circle is revered as a symbol of harmony and regeneration. From the ritualistic stone circles of Nonakado and Oshoro in northern Japan to the placid sculpted basins of the Ryoanji temple in...
At DITA, the pursuit of excellence is a way of life. Inspired by Hollywood’s iconic Golden Age, our timeless American designs can take as many as 320 separate steps over 8 months to create. Balancing east and west in perfect harmony, DITA frames are manufactured by artisans and craftsmen who have spent as many as 50 years perfecting their crafts.
The classic browline frame gets a modern tune-up in Monthra, balancing technical prowess with sophisticated architectural influences. A 1960s-inspired silhouette pays homage to frames of that era with striking modern details.
An irreverent P3 frame rendered in lightweight acetate, TOPOS blends two of DITA's most advanced production techniques in a discerning feat of optical engineering. As part of the DITA-FEATHERWEIGHT series, TOPOS is sculpted from precision-milled acetate and treated using DITA’s innovative heat-tempering manufacturing process.
Aggressively styled with a fresh weight and proportion, SHOWGOER lands a knockout punch to the traditional 1950s cat-eye frame. Inspired by the cool screen sirens of French new wave cinema, SHOWGOER tantalizes with the possibility of concealed identities. Its angular dimensions suggest a new and rebellious attitude, from the bold new weight of the acetate...
REBELLA is inspired by the classic cool of two women clad in old-school leathers roaring down Pacific Coast Highway side-by-side on vintage BSA and Norton motorcycles, REBELLA is dedicated to all the free spirits who dare to dream and live life on their own terms — its bold, whimsical, retro design proves that the only limits are your imagination.
A chic take on a playful 60’s classic: A subtle yet whimsical cat-eye rendered in an ultra-light technical frame. Starlets from the 60’s were just a starting point for the look of Arise, but the real story is in the techniques and technology involved in creating elegance of the silhouette and the innovation of materials used.
Inspired by the expressive stroke of a calligrapher’s brush, Mikro began as a testament to the minimalist artistry of Zen Buddhism. The frame’s graceful acetate casing embraces the concept of enso, a hand-drawn circle comprised of a single, decisive brushstroke. To practitioners of Zen calligraphy, enso is a fascinating expression of individuality.
A timeless shape, revived with innovative technology: Ashlar pays tribute to the pioneering men and women whose tireless vision propelled man into space. Boxy optical frames reached iconic status in the 1950s and 60s, when astronauts and engineers on the front lines of the space race made clunky glasses an essential component of the “geek chic” aesthetic...