A chat with Dunelm Optical Commercial Director, David Baker
With their suave dress sense and a seemingly effortless sense of style, our Mediterranean counterparts have long out-performed us Brits in the fashion stakes. B...
Interviews
Paul Costelloe Interview at 100% Optical 2015
100% Optical ended just over a week ago and as I have mentioned numerous times I met designer Paul Costelloe at the show and I had a little chat with him about ...
Hugo Taylor Will be Attending 100% Optical
Now there are only 10 more days to go the countdown to 100% Optical has really begun and the excitement is mounting up because pretty much everyday something ne...
Actor Patrick Dempsey for Silhouette Eyewear
For my UK based readers who may not be too familiar with Patrick Dempsey, he is an American actor and a racing driver (pretty cool!). If you love American TV th...
Transitioning Our World with Just A Pair of Lenses
Transitions are probably one of the most well known lens companies to consumers. I am pretty confident to say most consumers have probably heard of Transitions ...
What is a Frame Communication Manager?
To some this may sound like a fancy job title and for smaller independent practices this job title probably just falls into the hands of the owner but neverthel...
Interview With Garrett Leight
I still remember how I managed to get this interview with the lovely Garrett Leight. I was actually in The Eye Company in Soho chatting to Steenie which is who ...
The Awesome Interview with The Eye Company Soho
Quite a while back when it was still freezing cold and not long after I got back from Hong Kong do you remember me mentioning about a filming I was involved wit...
30 Minute Chat with Framed!
If you live around the Angel area in London then you may have noticed a new optician called Framed Opticians has just opened up on Saint John Street - number 39...
Have You Ever?
I am pretty sure most consumers who wear glasses have no idea how or what process is involved to put lenses into our frames in order for us to see. I mean lets ...
My chat with the Creative Director of Cutler and Gross
Earlier in the year I met the Creative Director of Cutler and Gross, Monica Chong. I was lucky enough to have a tour of the Cutler and Gross Museum (...
Interview with Colin Leslie
Eyewear must be one of the most tricky things to design because there are only so many materials you can explore, most shapes that are suitable are already ava...
An Afternoon at Arthur Morrice
I was in Knightsbridge a few weeks back and I came across another cool and quirky optician called Arthur Morrice also on Beauchamp place, just abo...
Quick Visit to 36 Opticians
Knightsbridge, what does it remind you of? Well the first thing that comes to my mind is it is the home of two fabulous luxury department stores; Harrods...
Orb Optical Interview
A little while back I had a freelance job around Charlotte Street, just off Tottenham Court road and everyday I walked passed this really new, bri...