Best 18 Eco Friendly Wood Eyeglass Companies

Growing Fashion Eyewear Trend-  Wood Eyewear And Sunglasses- Wood Eyeglasses are not new, they were among the first eyeglass materials ever used. Over the years Many companies have used Wood as decor or embellishments, but lately more and more eyewear designers are creating wood eyewear designs.

In Asia there seems to be a few individuals such as  Mr. Takemoto, (who shows up frequently in google) and artisans out of China and India making wood eyeglasses and selling online. Then of course some companies such as Manik offer their own seasonal wood eyewear. Then other artistic designer such a Bendall Design make up an occasional limited edition pieces.

Just how many wood eyewear companies are there? Is this a trend? Of the below listed companies- Seven of them are new (this year) and a couple are fairly new (in the last 2 years. Did these budding eyewear designers start due to the economy?

Why I really like this trend

1. Finally eyewear made in the USA, yes support our economy, buy local and support local entrepreneurs.
2. Craftmanship- Some of the eyewear offers wood carvings  and the handmade aspect set these apart from the standard plastic and metal frames.
3. The majority of these companies are Eco Friendly and support causes and give back, whether by planting trees or an overall giveback program
4. Wood eyewear is not a mass produced product, I like the fact that as a consumer I am not paying a licensing fee for a designer name, but paying for local sourced and individual products.
5. Each piece looks different- Due to the inherent qualities of wood and the textures, each piece is unique to the wood.
6. A few of the companies do custom work as well

Top 18 Eyewear Companies That Offer Wood Eyewear

1. Capitol Eyewear- (New) eyewear launch, Twitter and Facebook
2. Cartier Eyewear- Has has wood temples for years
3. Drift Eyewear (New) Wood and Acetate, FSC Certified wood and gives back to 1% for the Planet
4. Eye Shoulda (CO) Custom handmade wood eyewear  970.988.3314,  also on Facebook, Twitter and a Blog
5. Gold and Wood (Miami, FL) Luxury wood eyewear, also on Facebook
6. Herrlicht (Germany) Handmade Wood eyewear
7. iWood (KY) (Louisville, KY) Eco Friendly wood eyewear, fairly new company
8. M.A.D.E (Danish) Founded in 2004
9. Matteo Ragni (Italy) Handmade Wood Eyewear
10. Micro Mega (Italy) Wood Top Bars for rimless Frames
11. OGA (Morel, France) Has wood temples
12. Rolf Spectacles (They Also Have Bamboo) and have won design awards for their wooden eyeglasses
13. Shwood Eyewear (Canby, OR) Fairly new company- Handmade wood eyeglasses- on Facebook, Twitter
14. Sires Eyewear- (CA) New company-Eco Friendly biodegradable wood eyewear , Support Trees For the Future. YouTube Videos
15. Spectacle Eyeworks (Canada) The wood collection is fairly new. At Vision Expo
16. Urban Spectacles (Chicago, IL) Handmade Wood Spectacles, eyewear made from records and bicycles. Eco Friendly eyeglasses
17. Villa Eyewear- Allesandra Soresina Wood Temples, new launch
18. Wooden Specs Studio (Indianapolis, IN) New company-Wooden eyewear

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