Portrait Eyewear - Flavin Tortoise (C.03) - Sunglasses - Handmade in Italy - Exclusive Luxury Collection

Portrait Eyewear - Art-Inspired Eyewear - Handcrafted in Italy

Founded by two half-Venezuelan/Spanish siblings in Bassano del Grappa (Italy) in April 2016 with passion for authentic craftsmanship, contemporary design and supporting small enterprises with a meaningful vision, PORTRAIT Eyewear is the only brand in the eyewear market entirely influenced by contemporary art.

The shapes are the result of in-depth design research with experimentation at the heart of the product, strongly influenced by art-history movements and dedicated to iconic figures.

Coherent with the project’s art soul, the communication is based on the promotion of emerging artists in a fair cooperation that co- endorses both players; the brand and its fascinating testimonials.

Portrait Eyewear - Flavin Tortoise (C.03) - Sunglasses - Handmade in Italy - Exclusive Luxury Collection

Flavin - Dedicated to one of the neon-artist pioneers, Dan Flavin, this model represents that emotion worth declining a full collection. Lines connect the rounded frame and its circles, with a minimalistic yet retro approach, similar to Flavin’s art installations.

Like all our products, these sunglasses are entirely handmade in Italy by genuine artisans who combine traditional craftsmanship with a high-technology manufacturer, pursuing the highest quality standards.

The production process adheres to environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices. All of our suppliers have an energy-efficient philosophy and guarantee a slave-free workplace.

Opticals and sunglasses are the results of deep design research and experimentation, strongly influenced by art-history movements and dedicated to its most iconic figures.

Coherently with the project’s art soul, the communication is based on the promotion of emerging artists in fair cooperation that co-endorses both players, the brand and its fascinating testimonials.

Size

47 x 23 x 145

Total Frame Width

141 mm

Material

Acetate

Finish

Glossy

Handmade in Italy

In PORTRAIT ® we care about creating the best quality handmade eyewear with original design. All our frames are the result of the experimentation of form, materials, craftsmanship and Art-driven inspiration.

The Neon series, to which this specific eyewear belongs, have been inspired in the Neon ART movement, where the artistic innovation happens through the use of light and Neon.

The light in general is responsible of the creation of colour, the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye depending on how it reflects or emits it. Furthermore the neon lamps, vapor-tube devices filled with gas, were invented in the early 1900s and mainly used in advertising by the 1930s.

To such principles a series of artists have based their own artwork. The combination of color and light so unique to neon has made it a vehicle to​ ​convey​ ​emotion​ ​and​ ​ideas. Translated into eyewear our Neon series is characterised by holographic-like and customised acetate colours, rounded edges, sanded glass like finishes, among other interesting features.