DARING SPLENDOUR• ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Oscar Mamooi is a multi-talented Italian designer/stylist and illustrator who launched his first fearless eyewear collection in 2020. Irregular shapes, conceived as a reflection of the connection between man and nature characterise his new eyewear collection.

The frames replicate the unexpected, unpredictable forms, structures and jagged edges of icebergs and glaciers, contrasted with the smoothness and tactile experience of pieces of ice. There is a daring splendour to his work, which hints at the multi-faceted aspects to our lives and the hidden depths in us all.

The designer has explored advanced technologies and techniques such as hot pressing, creating ad hoc moulds for every single part of the frame. “These parts are then compressed to create the acetate, giving life to surprising volume effects,” says Mamooi.