Maison Bonnet

Paris-based, Maison Bonnet, makes handcrafted eyeglasses using precious materials such as horn, turtle shell, and acetate.  This is a family affair beginning in the 1930's with Papa Alfred and continues on down son-by-son to Franck Bonnet who currently runs the luxury eyewear house.  Former French president Francois Mitterrand, architect Le Corbusier, and former first-lady Jackie Onassis are all fans.

Takeuchi made with black acetate

 

St. Louis made out of dark cherry shell

 

Thomas E. made of out black acetate with gold gloss using the kintsugi method

 

Elena made with dark marbled shell

There are a couple of things that I learned while looking over their About Us section:

1. Morez - fabled land of spectacle production.  On the border of France and Switzerland, near Geneva, a place which I simply must travel to one day.
2. Kintsugi Method - a Japanese method of artfully repairing broken ceramics.  The aim to to highlight the cracks and not hide them using gold dust mixed into tree sap as an adhesive.  It's so beautiful! "A master mends poetically"via Photonicsmedia