Besides being seductively earthy, wooden glasses are said to be less harmful to the environment than conventional glasses, as they are made from a renewable resource. Some companies that offer wooden glasses are also more environmentally conscious in other ways (i.e. some plant trees).
On the other hand, many companies that sell wooden glasses are expensive and difficult to buy from. I have included a variety of wooden glasses companies in this list, including some that are affordable and easy to find.
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| Herrlicht of Germany has 8 styles of wooden frames. I called 10/10 Optics, a NYC store that sells these, and they said that the Herrlicht frames start at $600 |
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| Urban Spectacles of Chicago custom makes exclusively wooden frames, starting at $850 |
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| Proof of Idaho offers wooden frames, starting under $100. They are even sold in Massachusetts! |
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| W-Eye of Italy offers 10 styles of wooden frames with nickel-free aluminum on the inside to make the frames flexible. I'm not sure if they are sold in any English-speaking countries. |
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| M.A.D.E. of Denmark makes wooden frames that include metal details. |
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| Sire's Crown of California makes wood frames with wood pulp fronts. They plant 20-100 trees for every pair of glasses they sell. The frames pictured above are $300. |
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| ROLF Spectacles offers wooden and bamboo glasses frames, which are made completely out of natural material and with no metal parts. |
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| ICU Eyewear of California offers a few frames with bamboo temples (search "bamboo" on their homepage). The above pair is only $52. They're actually reading glasses, but I assume that you can have prescription lenses put in them. |
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| Amy Sacks offers the "Bamboo Masa" frame with a plastic (cellulose acetate) front and bamboo temples for $125. |
Here is an article with more information about wooden glasses frames.
Other places to buy wooden glasses:
Kayu Design (under $200, but only sell sunglasses)
Barbara Creations, Inc.
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Waiting for the Sun
Schwood (affordable and relatively easy to find, but only sell sunglasses)
Coming up next: A post on recycled & secondhand glasses.
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