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Lens notesWinter 2026

38% VLT — the number that makes rose feel precise.

Visible Light Transmission is boring until it isn’t. A lens at 38% softens everything by a half-step; a lens at 15% hides your eyes. We picked a side.

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OH. — rimless aviator frame with rose lens

38% VLT — the number that makes rose feel precise.

Visible Light Transmission is boring until it isn’t. A lens at 38% softens everything by a half-step; a lens at 15% hides your eyes. We picked a side.

Full article on its way — this note is being written. In the meantime, each entry sits here with its title, excerpt, and the frame it belongs to.

“The collection is small on purpose. Each frame is one decision, held for longer than it should be.”

Three letters a year go to insiders. This journal is where the rest lives — longer pieces, notes on the lens, dispatches from the atelier, and a teaser whenever a new frame is cut.

AH. — rectangular rimless with engineered temple

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Hand-cut titanium, and why we stopped trying to machine it.

Every frame is milled by a family atelier that has been cutting rimless eyewear since 1972. We tried robot precision. We came back.

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