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These sunglasses were a fun design exercise I did with the help of Samvit Blass and his workshop LightFish. It came about due to a lack of options for sunglasses that suited my face (my head is quite small and most of the commercially available sunglasses look disproportionate on me. )
I designed a product that would use layers of wood and brass to create a strong frame and a custom design hinge in brass composed of three individual layers.
Laser cut tests in stencil sheet
Layer 3- 3mm wood, laser cut
Layer 2- 1mm brass, CNC cut
Layer 1- 3mm wood, laser cut
Lenses snapped into frame once pasted
Side piece in two layers of 3mm wood, laser cut
Hinge mechanism in brass, welded to second brass layer of main frame
I made an acrylic prototype to test the hinge most importantly. Using a brass nail as pivot, the prototype worked quite well. I was happy with the proportion of the frame to my face as well.
Unfortunately I did not have the time to make the final product but I hope to soon!
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ACRYLIC PROTOTYPE
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