Bangkok--17 May--Central Embassy
The Industrial Design Revolution was born on the back of a World War.
Young Men came home and found a new Lust for Life together with a desire to create and express. Music, literature, art and architecture all flourished under their influence.
Native Sons is a new eyewear and accessory brand that takes its name from the men who returned to create the wave we are still riding all these years to today. We thank those restless men who chopped military bikes, raced in the streets, put pen to paper and brush to canvas The Industrial Machine grew - creating larger, faster more fantastic machines and avant-garde architecture as well as the smaller utilitarian products that we use in our everyday lives.
With the appreciation of works gone by, Tommy OGara (Founder of the LIGHT Co. Ltd.) and Shinsuke Takizawa sat down and once again put pen to paper to create original well-balanced eyewear designs of the highest quality. Native Sons is 100% original, hand – drawn styles created in a black box situation. Created with simple handcrafted details, using only the best materials available, these products will last a lifetime.
All acetates are original cellulose (plant) based with original long-diamond-tooled core wires and original arrow-shaped hinge design and constructed using a star-nut configuration from days gone by to adjust and hold hinge tension, making it harder to loosen. What was once considered a utilitarian detail is now once again "GOOD DESIGN". The beauty marks accenting the front connections and side temples appear striated and are finished in antique plating then hand-polished to leave a hairline finish.
Metal frames are constructed in weld-lug style and are very bold, created with high-grade titanium and antique plated and hand finished with hairline damage. The temples are an interesting paddle configuration set to a length that will maintain tension on the temporal protrusion just behind the ear.
Native Sons: Acetate / Titanium : Titanium Optic Frames.
Concept: Highly Carved, Light-Weight Combination Frames w/ Acetate Fronts @ 5mm Thickness: Milled and Connected w/ Pin-Set & Single Pipe/screw config. welded on the back of the Beauty Mark Front Piece. The Front Piece (Grooved Head Cover Look) wraps around seamlessly dividing at the zero hinge point ; tapering down and forming a half-round temple arm. Temple tips are in Hockey format w/ Center open to accept hook, chain or leather. The Hinge is a 3 barrel Scooped Arrow design reflecting our acetate hinge configuration.
HITCHCOCK is a medium weight / look Round Boston Combination w/ Keyhole nose and a grooves 2.2mm Titanium Rim stock. Carved in 5.0 mm CBA The rims are fixed by welded pipe construction and plus screws. Double – Pinned Krings Nose pad systems are utilized with Titanium tear drop Pads
Native Sons will be available on 25th May 2018 at SIWILAI STORE Level 5, Central Embassy.